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Jacob Barnes

Jacob is the co-founder and co-creator of FlowSavvy. He has been studying and evaluating time management methods and tools for over eight years, with a focus on time blocking. Outside of work, you’ll find him hiking and rappelling with friends.

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  • Time Blocking Google Calendar: Step-by-Step 2026 Guide

    Time Blocking Google Calendar: Step-by-Step 2026 Guide

    Jan 6, 2026

    Background In November and December of last year, Google rolled out the ability to block time for tasks in your Google Calendar with a duration, visibility controls, and more. While Google Calendar was already a go-to time blocking tool for millions of people, this update makes it even more powerful for time blocking your tasks… Read more

  • New feature: Easily Adjust Auto-Scheduling With Drag & Drop

    New feature: Easily Adjust Auto-Scheduling With Drag & Drop

    Sep 18, 2024

    If you’ve ever tried to drag & drop an auto-scheduled task on the calendar view, you probably noticed that that would lock the task in place and turn off auto-scheduling for that task. This was understandably frustrating if you wanted to drag the task to another day/time but keep auto-scheduling on. We’re happy to say… Read more