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# Google Chat: Create a Recurring Do Not Disturb
- URL: https://www.jeffsu.org/productivity-ping-130/
- Published: 2023-11-17T01:00:24.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-05T13:01:11.000Z
- Description: #130
- Author: Jeff
- Tags: #newsletter, Google Chat

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## Breakfast time = Me time

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/11/image-2.png)

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and there’s nothing I hate more than getting work messages during this sacred time.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/11/image-4.png)

### Create a recurring DND schedule in Chat

First, head on over to Gmail Settings > Chat and Meet > Manage Chat Settings

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/11/image-3.png)

Scroll down and create recurring DND schedules so you don’t have to manually select “DND” in Chat everyday:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/11/image-5.png)

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****Pro tip:** See if you can get your team onboard with a weekly "Do Not Schedule" time slot on your collective calendars, to protect that time for focused work (Tuesday afternoons for my team)

## Bonus: Email everyone in Chat

To quickly email everyone within a group chat, simply navigate to:

- Group > Manage Members > Copy Member emails

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/11/image-7.png)

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