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Koerner: People use heavily booked calendars as a comfort blanket for productivity

Chris Koerner · The Side Hustle King: “I’m making $8K/DAY from easy businesses” · Jun 18, 2025 · at 1:04:18

Serial entrepreneur Chris Koerner explains his personal productivity systems and why he prefers keeping an open, meeting-free calendar.

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“I think a lot of people kind of feel insecure about having an open calendar because it's like, it's kind of like a comfort blanket, like, okay, now I know I'll be productive today, right?”

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