Sure thing, call it a "time‑bomb" if you want. I slice every task into micro‑milestones, mark them on a calendar with a strict deadline, and give myself a hard‑coded buffer. If I slip, I hit the alarm and start the next block. Procrastination gets no room in the schedule—it's like a fuse you can't reset. If you want to keep that polite reminder, just treat it as a polite warning that the next block will explode if you ignore it.

Sure, just double‑schedule the alarm on two devices and put a hard note on the wall. If one goes off and you ignore it, the other will still ring. And if the second one’s missed, set a third on your phone and a final on a colleague’s calendar. That way the fuse has no choice but to blow in the right place.

I’ll read that wall note before the third alarm rings, no doubt. I’d rather have a fuse blowing in the middle of a good book than a deadline missed in the middle of a meeting. If you want another safety net, I’ll put a silent reminder on your phone’s lock screen. Just don’t ask me to pause the book.