Every year, I find myself wondering when summer vacation starts.
I thought I had plenty of time before my bills were due. But payday came, the weekend passed, and suddenly the payments were just around the corner.
There were fewer working days this month, but my monthly deadlines and subscription payments stayed exactly the same.
Apparently, we get fewer days off this year because some public holidays fall on weekends.
My older brother's school performance was on a Sunday last year. Mine might be on a weekday. Maybe my parents won't be able to come.
I emailed a business partner overseas, but there's been no reply. Oh, right. It's a public holiday there today.
I work part-time three days a week, but my paycheck changes every month.
I wrote “payment due at the end of the month” on the invoice. But what happens if the last day falls on a Sunday? Will the payment arrive on the next business day?
How many days should I use to calculate a daily rate this month? Will the numbers even divide evenly?
Our sales forecast looks different from last month's, simply because there are no public holidays this month. How reliable are these figures?
What happens to our regular Thursday meeting when it falls on a public holiday?
I'd love a longer break, but I'll have to request time off just to bridge the gap between holidays.
Sometimes, the way dates and weekdays shift from month to month makes life interesting.
But sometimes, it makes things a little more complicated than they need to be.
What if we could change the way we divide our time — just a little?
What if we could...
Have regular, predictable long weekends?
Finish the same monthly tasks on the same dates, every month?
Know exactly when summer vacation begins, without checking the calendar?
Stop worrying about whether a credit card payment date falls on a weekend?
Reuse our annual schedules instead of rebuilding them every year?
Make recurring tasks easier to automate with AI, because the calendar itself follows a consistent pattern?
Perhaps we could spend a little less time managing our schedules — and reclaim a little more room in our lives.
The calendar system we use today was established long before any of us were born.
We inherited it without ever being asked to choose.
But does that mean we can't change it?