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   Stephen Sekula (steve@mastodon.cooleysekula.net)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Jul-2025 02:57:11 JST Stephen Sekula

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   More and more over the last decade, as institutions allow people to book time in other people's calendars, there has been the presumption that "free" means "available".

   NO.

   NO.

   NO.

   Free means "ask me if I have time for you". Preemptive booking without consultation leads more and more to me hitting "Decline". When it comes to time, the verb should not be mine but, rather, theirs. They should ASK. I should not have to DECLINE just to begin the conversation.

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     Stephen Sekula (steve@mastodon.cooleysekula.net)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Jul-2025 02:57:12 JST Stephen Sekula

     I've been managing a bit more self-care in the last few days. It's been hard this year. I was able to break the cycle of not going for a run and have gone for two runs in the last 3 days. This needs to continue more, but it's a start.

     That said, I need to find the determination to got from a series of starts to a real routine, the way it used to be in the 2010s.

     One thing that has made this tough is the increasing disrespect for free time in work calendars.