24-Hour Contact Shield Timeline
Critical Tasks
Personal Break
Teen Safe-Harbor
Open Contact Window
Active Silence Shields
Designated Free-Time Contact Window
The source rule: announce explicit hours when friends and relatives are guaranteed an answered ring.
Live Simulation Telemetry (18 Ring Pulses Across 24h)
Dispatch Ready
Contact Charter Broadcast & Calendar Export
Prevent social friction by publishing your availability in advance, directly implementing Rosina Surovi Khan’s counsel to “inform your family, friends, and relatives when it would be the best time to reach you.”
Copyable Family/Colleague Broadcast
RFC 5545 Focus Calendar (.ics)
Import these focus shields directly into Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook to automatically trigger Do Not Disturb during deep work and teen safe-harbors.
Profile: Critical Work & Teen Shield
Safe-Harbor Span: 18:00 – 21:30 (3.5h curfew protection)
Protected Work: 09:00 – 12:30 & 13:00 – 14:00