Summary of How to Organize Your Calendar - The Ultimate Guide
Being punctual is important for success, and using a calendar is key to staying organized.
- The productivity system includes external tools like a calendar to keep track of tasks, events, contacts, etc.
- Three rules for organizing a calendar: set it up to suit your preferences, add events with relevant information, and get information at the right time.
- Choosing between physical and digital calendars is a personal preference; use what works best for you.
- Google calendar is recommended for its free accessibility and integrations with other apps.
- Divide events into "life buckets" for better organization and color-coding.
- Use recurring events and add relevant information to event descriptions for better organization.
- Utilize quick capture tools and apps like Fantastical for easy event input.
- Set up notifications for important events and use a fudge ratio to account for the planning fallacy.
- Check your calendar daily and set multiple notifications for important events.
- Setting up a productivity system, including a calendar, is crucial for organization and success.
- Skillshare offers a course on productivity systems for further learning.
Speakers/sources
- Skillshare
- David Allen (productivity guru)
Notable Quotes
— 00:38 — « Your calendar is a part of what I love to call the productivity system which is a combination of external tools that come together kind of like Voltron robots to form this cohesive real world source of truth for everything going on in your life. »
— 03:42 — « In Google Calendar you can easily choose the color of each event and you can divide your events up into life buckets that way, but I like to go one step further and create an actual separate calendar for each of these buckets. »
— 09:17 — « Check your calendar every day. This is a very simple tip but a lot of people skip it, a lot of people dont look at their calendars even if theyre adding events to it and that doesnt make the calendar very useful. »
Category
Educational