Reality Check

Most days don't go to plan because the plan was never realistic. Too many tasks, meetings scattered through the day, and no clear sense of what actually needs to happen. You start with good intentions and end with a list of things you didn't do.

Daily Reality Check fixes that. When you call it, it looks at your open tasks and your calendar, works out how much time you actually have, and builds a day plan that fits. Not everything makes the cut — that's the point. What does make the cut is scheduled, prioritised, and ready to go.

What it does

It runs against your Notion tasks database and (optionally) your calendar. It blocks out your meetings, applies a 20% buffer for reality, and selects one primary task and up to two secondary tasks based on what's overdue, due today, and highest impact. Everything else goes to overflow with a suggested date.

The output is a single page: Daily task-calendar alignment. It rewrites itself each run, so you're always looking at a current plan, not a stale one.

The rules it follows

• Plan only what fits in available time
• Hardest work scheduled first
• Never compress time to fit more in — reduce scope instead
• Explicit about what won't get done and why

It won't mark tasks complete or edit your database. It only suggests. You stay in control.

What you need

A Notion tasks database with four properties: Status, Due, Priority, and Impact. Setup takes about two minutes. Calendar connection is optional but improves accuracy.

Default working window: 10:00am–4:00pm local time.

Call it when your day is feeling unmanageable, or as a clean start each morning. Either way, it takes under a minute and gives you a plan you can trust.