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You Don’t Schedule Fun Because It Doesn’t Feel Productive

And you’ve forgotten how to do things that don’t move you forward.

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Scott D. Clary
Nov 13, 2025
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I’m looking at my calendar right now.

Next three weeks are full. Back-to-back meetings. Podcast recordings. Sponsor calls. Content planning sessions. A speaking gig. Two strategy meetings.

Everything color-coded. Everything purposeful. Everything moving something forward.

You know what’s not on there? Dinner with friends. A weekend trip I’ve been meaning to take. That concert I wanted to see. The random Tuesday afternoon where I do absolutely nothing useful.

Not because I’m too busy. Because I didn’t schedule them.

And I didn’t schedule them because they don’t feel like progress.

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