The rule then checks if the invitation conflicts with your other events on your primary calendar and decline the invitation if a conflict occurs. When someone sends an invitation to your primary calendar, it triggers the automation rule. Your primary calendar is the only source for managing meetings, no 2nd calendar or group calendars or shared calendars. The video demo is an oversimplified case. By enabling the auto-decline feature, you can save time, avoid embarrassing conflicts, and maintain a healthy work-life balance.

The need for an automated solution becomes apparent when you have a busy schedule with numerous commitments. Manually juggling conflicting invitations can be time-consuming and prone to errors. Before we dive into the solution, let's take a moment to understand the impact of such conflicts on our productivity and overall well-being. This can lead to confusion, double bookings, and unnecessary stress. Understanding the ProblemĬonflicting invitations occur when you receive multiple event invitations that overlap with each other. The rest of article explains using Foresight, a workflow automation tool, to auto decline conflicting invitations in Google Calendar. This article is NOT about Google Calendar's Out of Office or Working Hours features since it aggressively and unfavorably blocks all invitations at a particular time.

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