This sounds ideal (as an introverted IC programmer). But the discipline required to keep this schedule would require everything related to communication and dec

This sounds ideal (as an introverted IC programmer). But the discipline required to keep this schedule would require everything related to communication and decision making to be combined into a single day. I could imagine that being a source of tension among those that work at different paces - some wanting to move faster with more touchpoints, some slower with less. Either way, once or twice a week feels like a good "compromise".