For Amy (@chocolates-and-cream) who asked:
Hey! First of all, I freaking love your blog and second, I need some help getting my life organised. Do you by any chance know some apps that are like planners/agendas I can use? Thanks in advance! :))))) -amy xx
Thank you so much! Hereâs a few apps and extensions which Iâve found useful to sort my daily trainwreck of tasksâŚ
APPS TO GET YOUR LIFE SORTED
If you have a gmail account (who doesnât? rip hotmail you were too good to me) this is the one for you. Â You can sync all your events across all platforms (ty google) including your phone, laptop, basically anything that enables you to log onto your gmail account. Â You can enable alarms and desktop notifications alerting you to important deadlines and events or alternatively, an email will be sent to your inbox. You can colour code/ sort all your events aswell (e.g. âschoolâ, âsubject A, subject B, subject Câ, âhomeâ, âworkâ)
With every event you can include;
+time
+location (TY GOOGLE MAPS) and it can estimate your ETA
+alerts
+communicate to other invitees
Thanks to the juggernaut which is google (+google accounts) you can easily share your calendar with your contacts. This is particularly useful if youâre co-ordinating group projects or managing a team. Its much easier to invite your contacts to your events, given that you have immediate access to your entire email contact list/groups.
One of my favourite things about google calendar is that itâs so easy to import and export your calendar. You wonât have to worry about losing your data or scheduled events if you get a new phone/laptop etc. Its all on you google account. Perks!Â
If youâve sacrificed your first born to apple (as I have) this is the app for you. Think of it as google calendar, for apple. They share heaps of similar features.
Basically, iCal syncs all your events, deadlines (+ optional public holidays etc) across all platforms. Thereâs a daily, weekly and monthly view and itâs relatively easy to use. You can categorise each event (e.g. I have a sep colour for each subject). I love that you can add notes, attachments and links to every event. I usually attach the event flyer to the event so that I can have easy access to the dress code/ additional info handy. You can also add a google maps location to every event - be lost no more!
THE FEATURE THAT HAS SAVED MY ASS COUNTLESS TIMES IS the alert system which will send an email or a notification on your device prior to the event. If you set an alarm, itâll simultaneously scream at you from all your devices (and your inbox, if you want).
As an added bonus, you can sync a bunch of other events from other apps (e.g. your google calendar).
Note: I find iCal convenient (despite its limitations) as most of my devices run on iOS/ Mac OSX. If youâre smart and havenât outsourced your life to apple, obv a lot of the above will not apply.
Remember the Milk basically does what Google Calendar and iCal does with a few added features. You can âtagâ each event with things like âto doâ, âpriorityâ, âtomorrowâ etc. This is incredibly handy esp with the advanced search function. Similarly to the above apps, you can receive notifications alerting you to upcoming deadlines etc across all platforms.
I absolutely love the âcreate listsâ function. If you have a penchant for lists, Remember the Milk lets you create a to do list etc and then break it down into subtasks!
Note: You can import all your tasks from google calendar etc into Remember the Milk. This makes it incredibly easy to set up and to sync tasks.Â
The new Lanes update has a handy weekly planner. You can make a daily 'to do listâ or you can customise your own lists. Simply drag and drop to reorganise your tasks! Super handy if you need to reorganise your week.
My favourite feature is the 'Pomodoroâ tab. Lanes will automatically program your to do list into a timed Pomodoro session!
Note: Lanes is a chrome extension, not a stand-alone app.Â
Planner covers all the essentials the apps above can - notifications, lists, sub lists, you name it. All with the benefit of colour coding! One of its standout features is the project organisation + notes section. You can sort your to do list by each project (handy if youâve got concurrent projects) and write detailed notes for each task.Â
Note: The free version is extremely limited. Thereâs no week view, search function and doesnât have a project function.
For daily lists on the go or notes, I highly recommend One Note. The 'list functionâ on the mobile app automatically generates a checklist style list for all your tasks, and thereâs an inbuilt tagging system (important/remember for later/ highlight etc) on the desktop version.
Apps for a better life by @areistotle
App Masterpost by @studiyngÂ
Helpful Apps by @gracelearnsÂ
Helpful Apps by @studypeaksÂ
Time and Task Management by @pensandmachine
Theres an app for that by @studygene
Chrome Extensions by @living-the-ib-life
Apps to help you survive school by @sturdystudy
TimeTune recommended by @shreestudies hereÂ
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