Conflicts & Overrides

Events in Motion always take precedence over tasks. Because events represent fixed commitments, Motion resolves overlaps by protecting the event and shifting tasks.

Behavior

• Event vs Task → If an event and a task overlap, the event wins. Motion reschedules or flags the task. Two events can overlap one another, Motion will not reschedule if an existing event is already scheduled.

• Multiple events → When two events overlap, Motion mirrors whatever is set in the external calendar (e.g., double-booked meetings remain double-booked in Motion).

• Free events → Tasks can be scheduled on top of events marked Free, since they don’t block time.

• All-day events → Block the full day if marked Busy; no tasks are scheduled. If marked Free, Motion can still schedule tasks during that day.

• Tentative events → Treated as Busy unless declined or removed externally.

• Declined events → Do not block tasks and disappear from your active calendar view in Motion.

Why it matters Conflicts are resolved consistently to protect your calendar integrity: events anchor your schedule, tasks flex around them.