The D&E Arrival Protocol: A Time-Blocking Guide
How to spend your first 60 minutes at The Desk and Easel — a printable protocol to help you land, focus, and stay in the room with the work.
The first hour at work sets the tone for the next eight. This free time-blocking guide — built by The Desk & Easel and May Media — gives you a sample arrival protocol plus a blank, printable version so you can build your own.ur business has outgrown the kitchen table.
What's inside:
What's inside:
- The 60-Minute Arrival Protocol — A pre-built morning template covering the commute mindset shift, white-glove landing, your 90-minute "Eat the Frog" deep-work block, and the community break that follows.
- The Blank Time-Blocking Worksheet — A printable, fill-in-the-blank version so you can map your own Monday-through-Friday mornings around the work that actually moves the needle.
- The "Why" Behind Each Block —Short notes on the reasoning behind each block — from why email stays closed during the commute, to why the 10:45 coffee walk is structural, not optional.
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