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Auto-schedule breaks & travel time with ‘Buffers’

Turn on smart buffers in Reclaim to automatically schedule breaks after meetings, and/or tasks and habits.

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Buffers give you space to reset, decompress, and follow up – so you're not scrambling between back-to-back events. These small breaks help you protect your energy and stay productive without burning out.

How to add Decompression Time after Meetings

  1. Click Buffers in the left-hand navigation

  2. Click Add Decompression Time after Meetings (bottom option)

  3. Enable and set the default duration

    • Additional settings will expand below that allow you to:

    • Modify the default duration for Decompression Time

    • Apply Decompression Time to all meetings, or just videoconference meetings

    • Customize the Title & Emoji

    • Decide whether you want the Title or Busy to appear to others

How to enable Travel Time

  1. Click Buffers in the left-hand navigation

  2. Click Add Travel time before & after events

  3. Set the Default travel duration (it’s auto- saved)

How to add Travel Time to an event using an address

  1. Create an event on your work calendar and add a physical address to the location

  2. On either the Planner or your Calendar, take note of the travel time buffer added before and after the event

How to add Travel Time to an event using smart hash tags

  1. Create an event on your work calendar and add #needs_travel to the title or description

  2. On either the Planner or your Calendar, take note of the travel time buffer added before and after the event

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