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Reluctant
Motivation.

Subscribe once and a little note lands in your calendar every few days: some encouragement, some snark, the occasional calendar-nerd joke. It means well, mostly, and it never blocks your day.

Works in any calendar app that supports subscriptions.

July 2026

a sample month
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
You are not behind. Time is just ambitious.Encouragement, allegedly
2
3
Small win: you opened the calendar instead of the news.Gentle
4
5
6
"Gym" has recurred since March. The RRULE is the consistent one.Calendar joke
7
8
9
You've got this. Statistically, someone has to.Snark
10
11
12
Drink water. Coffee is an argument, not water.Gentle ribbing
13
14
15
All-day event. Like your to-do list. Forever.Calendar joke
16today
17
18
You woke up on time. Let's not peak too early.Gentle ribbing
19
20
21
Nothing scheduled today. That was, in fact, the plan.Snark
22
24
25
Be kind to yourself. You are doing better than this implies.Sincere, briefly
26
27
28
This note has no location. Neither do your goals. Kidding. Mostly.Snark
29
30
31
Made it to the end of the month. Low bar. Cleared it anyway. Proud of you.Sincere
1Wed
You are not behind. Time is just ambitious.Encouragement, allegedly
6Mon
"Gym" has recurred since March. The RRULE is the only consistent one here.Calendar joke
9Thu
You've got this. Statistically, someone has to.Snark
15Wed
All-day event. Like your to-do list. Forever.Calendar joke
18Sat
You woke up on time. Let's not peak too early.Gentle ribbing
31Fri
Made it to the end of the month. Low bar. Cleared it anyway. Proud of you.Sincere

Subscribe once

It updates itself. That is the only ambitious thing here.

Add the feed to any calendar app. New notes appear on their own every few days and refresh quietly in the background. No account, no app to install, no notifications yelling at you.

https://kashcal.onekash.org/reluctant-motivation.ics

In your app

KashCal

Settings → Calendar Feeds (ICS) → Add ICS Calendar. Paste the URL, pick a refresh interval, save.

iPhone

Calendar → Add Subscribed Calendar, or tap Add to calendar above.

Google

Other calendars → +From URL, paste, add. Or use the button above.

Outlook

Add calendarSubscribe from web, paste the URL, add.

Anything else

Look for Subscribe to URL or Add by URL and paste it in.

Common questions

The honest fine print.

What is Reluctant Motivation?

A free calendar feed you subscribe to. Every two to four days it adds a short all-day note: a bit of gentle encouragement, a bit of snark, and the occasional calendar-nerd joke. It means well, mostly.

How do I subscribe?

Copy the feed URL (https://kashcal.onekash.org/reluctant-motivation.ics) and add it in your calendar app as a subscribed or web calendar. In KashCal, go to Settings, Calendar Feeds (ICS), Add ICS Calendar, and paste the URL. It works in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, and any app that supports calendar subscriptions.

Will it clutter my calendar?

No. Every note is an all-day event marked transparent, so it never blocks your day or shows you as busy. Notes arrive every few days, not daily. Delete any single one you do not like and the rest carry on.

Does it update on its own?

Yes. The feed carries several years of notes and includes refresh hints, so your calendar app re-fetches it in the background. You subscribe once and new notes appear on their own.

Is it free and private?

Yes. The feed is free, needs no account, and is served as a plain static file. Subscribing does not create an account or send anything back. It is a KashCal project and open source.