Predictive scheduling. With clients I like to let them know when "office hours" are open. So let's say you subdivide your day into blocks of time. 8-12am is set

Predictive scheduling. With clients I like to let them know when "office hours" are open. So let's say you subdivide your day into blocks of time. 8-12am is set aside for actual uninterrupted work / coding. 12-2pm for lunch / long walks in nature. Then you can reserve 2-4pm for communications. My preference is actually for video chat. Delegating email to transfer design and business docs via attachment. Since 90% of that session tends to be putting out fires and lowering their blood pressure around whatever panic they have worked themselves into that day about the project not moving forward quickly enough for their liking. Having a set time each day when you make yourself available is itself soothing and a way to instil confidence into your process. Of course it all flies out the window during a crunch anyway ;)