## Capacity Check | Metric | Hours | | ------------------- | -------: | | Available | 35.5 | | Fixed commitments | 6.5 | | Protected buffer | 5.8 | | Planning budget | 23.2 | | Estimated task load | 24.0 | | Balance | **-0.8** | **Reading:** The week is over capacity by **0.8 hours** before anything goes wrong. It does not fully hold. The protected buffer stays untouched, so one low-priority task has to move. **Assumptions made:** “Thursday morning” means **Thursday 8:30–12:00 unavailable**; Nordvik is estimated at **10 hours**, Casa Mila at **4 hours**, portfolio update at **4 hours**, taxes at **4 hours**, invoices and discovery replies at **1 hour each**. --- ## Weekly Plan ### Monday | Time block | Task | Priority | Note | | ----------- | ---------------------------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------- | | 8:30–10:00 | Deliver brand identity for Nordvik | High | Peak creative time; main priority. | | 10:15–11:45 | Deliver brand identity for Nordvik | High | Second deep block before quality drops. | | 12:00–13:00 | Answer discovery call requests | Medium | Light communication before fixed gym block. | | 13:00–14:00 | Gym | Fixed | Cannot move. | | 14:00–15:30 | Deliver brand identity for Nordvik | High | Medium-production work, not fresh concepting. | | 15:30–16:00 | Invoice three clients | Medium | Admin after design capacity fades. | --- ### Tuesday | Time block | Task | Priority | Note | | ----------- | ---------------------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------- | | 8:30–10:00 | Deliver brand identity for Nordvik | High | Protected peak slot for Wednesday delivery. | | 10:15–11:00 | Deliver brand identity for Nordvik | High | Finalize direction before client call. | | 11:00–12:00 | Client call | Fixed | Cannot move. | | 12:00–13:30 | Deliver brand identity for Nordvik | High | Continue while context is still active. | | 13:45–15:00 | Deliver brand identity for Nordvik | High | Production and packaging. | | 15:00–16:00 | Invoice three clients | Medium | Admin only; design judgment is weak here. | --- ### Wednesday | Time block | Task | Priority | Note | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------- | | 8:30–10:00 | Deliver brand identity for Nordvik | High | Final deep QA before deadline. | | 10:15–11:45 | Deliver brand identity for Nordvik | High | Export, presentation polish, handoff. | | 12:00–13:00 | Deliver brand identity for Nordvik | High | Sendable delivery window. | | 13:00–14:00 | Gym | Fixed | Cannot move. | | 14:00–15:30 | Second round of edits for Casa Mila landing page | Medium | Post-deadline execution work. | | 15:30–16:00 | Quarterly tax paperwork | High | Start admin due Friday. | --- ### Thursday | Time block | Task | Priority | Note | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------- | | 8:30–12:00 | Coworking desk closed | Fixed | No usable work block counted. | | 12:00–13:30 | Second round of edits for Casa Mila landing page | Medium | Focused continuation after Nordvik is shipped. | | 13:45–15:00 | Quarterly tax paperwork | High | Due Friday; needs uninterrupted admin time. | | 15:00–16:00 | Quarterly tax paperwork | High | Admin fits the post-15:00 slump. | --- ### Friday | Time block | Task | Priority | Note | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | 8:30–10:00 | Quarterly tax paperwork | High | Deadline day; finish while attention is intact. | | 10:15–11:15 | Second round of edits for Casa Mila landing page | Medium | Final edit pass. | | 11:30–12:00 | Second round of edits for Casa Mila landing page | Medium | Ship or prepare handoff. | | 12:00–14:00 | Protected buffer | — | Empty by design; absorbs overruns and surprises. | --- ## The Three Non-Negotiables **1. Deliver brand identity for Nordvik** — It is the stated priority, due Wednesday, and the week has to be built around it. **2. Quarterly tax paperwork** — It has a hard Friday deadline and cannot be left to the final hour. **3. Second round of edits for Casa Mila landing page** — It is client-facing work and fits after Nordvik, but it cannot displace Nordvik before Wednesday. --- ## What Does Not Fit | Task | Why it was cut | Suggested move | | ----------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Update portfolio with two recent projects | Four medium-focus hours with no stated deadline; it competes directly with deadline work and pushes the week over capacity. | Defer to next week or reduce to a 45-minute outline only after Friday’s deadline. | --- ## Verdict The week **does not quite hold**: the task list is **0.8 hours over the real planning budget**, and that is before ordinary friction. The single change that most improves the odds is cutting the portfolio update entirely this week; without that, Nordvik and taxes are being asked to share capacity that does not exist.