The Matter of Calendar Rescheduling

The task was scheduled for Monday at 10am.

Monday at 10am was a realistic time. The task was added to the calendar with the full belief that Monday at 10am would produce the task's completion.

Monday at 10am arrived. Something else was happening.

The First Move

The task was moved to Wednesday at 2pm. The move was made carefully: Wednesday at 2pm was checked for conflicts, found clear, and selected. The task was now committed to Wednesday at 2pm.

Wednesday at 2pm had a conflict that was not present when the move was made.

The Second Move

Thursday at 2pm. This was a good slot. Clear, after lunch, enough time to complete the task before the end of the day.

Thursday's 2pm became unavailable. A recurring meeting that occurs only on the third Thursday of the month occurred on this Thursday.

The Third Move

Friday morning. Before anything else. Fresh start. Clean slate.

It is Friday morning.

The Task's Status

The task has never left the calendar. It has moved within the calendar four times. Each move maintained the task's formal existence while deferring its actual execution.

The calendar accurately reflects every decision about when to do the task. The calendar does not reflect that none of those decisions have been kept.

The task is on Friday morning. It has been on four mornings and two afternoons. It is on this morning now.