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Amazing tutorial! Just implemented this last night for my personal and work calendar. I made all 4 calendars for each (8 total) but made sure that each calendar was the same color regardless of whether or not it was personal or work, so I don't get confused. Love it!
I'm editing my calendar as I watch this video, I like the idea of just having seperate calendars instead of just changing the colour of each event you add.
Hi Lori, thank you for your brilliant suggestions. Google calender is working much better for me now and I'm finally getting more organised. Thanks again!
Watching this tutorial yesterday reminded me how against getting organized my brain is. I was listening and watchign what you were explaining and I found all kinds of excuses of why it wouldn't work for me. Fast forward to today and I implemented what you explained into my google cal and also did the same for my wife! I am very slow to start getting organized at my age of 34 but these calender tricks will keep me on top of all my appointments, obligations and bills. Thank you for this great tutorial and reminder that it's actually not hard to get organized, the hard part is changing your habits :)
Published on Jan 5, 2016?!!? this has been here that whole time?!!!? oy oy oy.... better late than never! this is really helpful information, thank you so much for sharing it!
I used this tutorial to set up my calendar. It was so very helpful to organize my frantic life as a teacher. I will be using this system this year to stay on top of my life .
Thank you. Perhaps the most useful thing I came across in a long time! I always hated the idea of not being able to mark calendar task as complete or strike thought them. I hated to just delete stuff, it feels like i have not done anything lol. Your simple idea of creating "history" solves that problem. Thank you!
This is so helpful! I love the idea of having a history tab, and moving things as you go. I will definitely start organizing things this way. Thank you!
Love your organisation! I have been using Google Calendar for years but it is always so messy, which stresses me out a lot. Thank you for sharing and I already can envision this will help me a lot.
I was just schooling myself and looking for a calendar that I could sync to my cell phone and also use as an organizer. After I figured out how to sync the 2 calendars I happened to stumble upon this video. I started to watch it and laughed when she started creating the different calendars because I am always making THINGS TO DO lists. When she showed this I knew I had to watch the whole video. Nice tips, thanks for the help. I hope you have a most excellent 2018 and I know you will be organized!
Thank you so much for this video, I have started to switch from pen to paper organising to electronic and have loved Evernote to keep track of projects and ToDO lists, but was struggling with Daily/monthly planning as I have a business, work and my personal life to schedule this is PERFECT for me. Im excited to set it up :)
I'm so happy you've found my system helpful, Jaimee! It really helps me to see my to-dos in the context of my calendar. If you have any questions while you're setting it up, feel free to email me. lori@sortedbylori.com Good luck!
Thank you ! I generally hate those calendar videos (is spite of the fact I would like to better understand using calendars) : yours is the 1st one I manage to see from start to end. You have a very soothing voice, and good tips !
+Saviglia Mariposa Yay, thank you! So glad it was helpful for you. :) Let me know if you have any questions about calendars... I'd love to help anytime!
Just found this yesterday. I have used Google calendars in a similar way but I still get stuck with it. I work from home so have all the tasks and deadlines for business in one color but in time slots. I have my personal one in anther color, birthdays etc in another color. and I am tied into my roommates calendar because we do so much together as my family has basically adopted her. I am excited to try this to see if it uncomplicates things or if I just have a personal problem!! Thanks so much for putting this out here.
@@sortedbylori2831 I got it all set up this weekend and printed the Personal and Business separate and it is great! By making the TO DOs or TASKS in ALL DAY mode makes them easier to read and to find; I can still give a few of them a time if I find it necessary after printing it out. I am planning on teaching my roommate to do the same as she is looking at working from home as well.
Awesome video.....I've been perfecting the GC for 5 months since Sunrise went away. Love the 1-2-3-4 with different calendar. Mine looks too busy ......Thanks so much for your knowledge sharing
Wow, exacly what I was looking for. Actually, more than I was looking for. I am a very organized person, but I used to use diferente apps, like reminders, wundelist, productive... with this ideas I can do it all with Google Calendar. I shared a to-do list with my husband and it seems that will work great. Thanks Lori
Hi! Thanks so much for the encouragement and I'm so happy that the video helped you! For sure, I can do weekly and daily planning videos. In fact, I'm working on a video about how I use Evernote to plan my daily routines. If you have any other ideas, lemme know and I'll try! :)
SortedbyLori Thanks!!! I've just started using wunderlist recently and I am now trying to combine it with my paper based planner. I am also using evernote for keeping information & references, so I am very excited to see how you use it for daily routines! Looking forward to it as well as weekly and daily planning videos!!
I'm going to give this a try! I'm in college, & working, I want to see if this is manageable... I may also try Planner Pad, it might be easier to use their funnel system & just put appts in Google calendar.
Thank you so much, I never understood before about all the different calendars. Best guide I've seen. I have done this on laptop, I hope it will connect with my android calendar too. Also I like the background colour around the whole text, which you said only happens on all day events - I never knew that before. Makes it easier to see. I have set up a birthday and a to do calendar now. Thanks again.
Great Video, love it ! But i still have 2 questions related to calendar : 1 - Why the 1,2,3,4 is important ? It is for Google or for better organization ? 2 - Why history ? Google keep any events, tasks ect ? Thanks for you support !
So happy you like my Google Calendar system! I use the numbers in the calendar titles so that they are organized according to my priority, rather than alphabetically. I keep a history calendar because I like to have the ability to go back and see what I did on a certain day if I want to. As far as I can tell, Google does not keep a history of deleted calendar items. Hope this is helpful!
Loved this. Ty so much. I normally do not sub to technology videos but you explain/teach about this subject so well, I didn't want to lose your channel. I like to stay in the know but hate all the standard channels
Thanks so much - I really like this organization. One question / issue? In recurring calendar events, it seems that google moves future events to the history calendar as well as current. Do you have a work around for that, other than re-creating the meeting on history and deleting on the main calendar?
@@sortedbylori2831 Yesterday , as I am in vacation and have a lot of time, I completly reorganised myself 1. Business Calendar for daily tasks management . I coose it over Google Calendar for week widget and drag and drop function to copy or move very easy tasks/events , features that Google Cal doesn't have. And are essential to me because I am 90% of time on the go and I use my smartphine GOR EVERYTING 2. Zoho blocknotes - for all general problems asnd ideas - kind of ugraded version of Google Keep Smth more user friendly and with files system 3. Google Drive - for storage files and folders And that's it. Simplicety Thanks
So glad to hear you found it helpful! I am not a big fan of the task feature. Just haven't found it useful, as I prefer to have all my tasks on my T2D calendar. I could see using the tasks feature for things that are not time-sensitive, but I don't do that.
Thank you for your helpful video! You have a great, cheerful voice that was pleasant to listen to ☺️ How do I move "This event only", an individual of a recurring event, from one calendar to another? I wouldn't be surprised if Google sneakily changed how it works; it moves all the recurring events without giving me an option. Edit: nevermind, I see now that it"s always been a problem. I"m resorting to changing the color of the event myself, instead of using a history calendar, though I"d"ve preferred your method were it more practical.
JJ i use google calendar at home on my computer, and on the road on my phone. The phone has a refresh button, to catch up with computer, but if I make an event on my computer I can't find a refresh button to also send that info to my phone.
Awesome, thank you so much! To add a recurring event, simply click "Edit Event" and check the "Repeat" box right below the date. Then you can adjust how often you want that event to recur.
Thank you so much for this video. Seeing your actual schedule and how you use it for reference helps more. I use to use iCalendar (Apple), it is not as versatile as google however.
Hi Suroshree, thanks so much! The reason I number the calendars is so I can order them how I want, rather than alphabetically. If you don't include the numbers, Google will organize them alphabetically.
Thank you very much for this video. I am the worst user of calendar programs ever and that is actually a carryover from my time as worst user of daily planners ever. Lol. I am going to try your way. Again, thank you this was so appreciated.
Google calender has a widget that gives you a view of your calender for the month on Android I'm not sure about Apple. You should check it out I live by mines.
Great video and great method of using Google Calendar for To Dos and organizing life. My question is concerning Task List…I want to use a task list for my grocery shopping list therefore I want to view the Task List on my iPhone when I get to the store. Is this list synced to my iPhone Google Calendar and how can I view “Task List” on my iPhone?
Hi Gary - thanks for watching my video! I don't use Task List because I prefer Evernote for lists and I keep my grocery lists on an app called "Shopping List". This system just works better for me. I've never been a fan of Google Task Lists. I just tried to find Google Tasks on the Google Calendar app and I can't find it. I tried following tips explained on Google, and I still can't seem to make it work. I'm sorry!
I am actually a productivity nerd lol but I found this so helpful as it’s so simplistic. Gave me an amazing simplistic perspective to how I think, meaning a little too complex sometimes lol so thank you :) I subscribed!
Great video and well explained. I love how you set up your calendars. But how do you deal with family members if they have a different schedule? And do you use the Tasks list?
Thanks so much! If my husband has stuff going on that I need to remember, I add it to my Informational Calendar. (i.e. he has a work dinner one night and I'll be home by myself with the kiddos.) My children are little so because I need to be with them when they have activities, I add those to my Main Calendar. If they were older and their activities didn't require my presence, I'd add them to my Informational Calendar just like I do with my husband's stuff. You could also create a separate calendar for each child, but I would always include items that required my presence to my Main Calendar. I prefer to see my tasks in calendar form, so I add those to my Things to Do Calendar and I don't use the tasks list. :) Hope this is helpful!
At the end of your video you mentioned a calendar for your phone in which you can see the whole month. I listened 2 times but could not understand what you said. Cn you tell me in writing, please. Thanks for such a great video. Looking forward to working on this.
Great insight... I’m going to add an additional activity calendar, but would you suggest creating a work calendar within the personal calendar, or using the other work account to create events. I figured 1 primary calendar would be less overwhelming...
Hi Eric, so glad you found my video helpful! It might be good to have a separate work calendar, but it kind-of depends on how you work. If you have a consistent schedule where you are working on work stuff at the same time everyday, then I would say a work calendar could be very useful. However, if your work and personal tasks are intertwined, then just stick with one. (You can always try it together and then if it's not working, separate.)
Thank you so much! It was a great tutorial :) Just wanted to ask you how you manage to put many events on your "to do " calendar at the same time on the beginning of the week?? It was on Monday and then you move it as the week goes. LMK. Thanks
Thanks, Katty! I'm so glad you liked it. :) With regard to your question... I like to add my to-dos for the week on Mondays so it doesn't clutter the rest of my calendar. But that doesn't mean that I actually DO all of them on Monday. Typically, when Monday rolls around, I look at all my to-dos and figure out what I think I can reasonably accomplish that week and I'll move items around as appropriate. Sometimes, I'll move an item to the next Monday if I don't think I can get to it that week. Does that make sense?
Thanks, Ashley! That's the one annoying challenge with Google Calendar... you can't move one event of a recurring series to another calendar. What I do is just delete that single event and add it as a new event to my history calendar. (It's an extra step, but I haven't found a work-around for that.)
+SortedbyLori I ended up doing the same thing haha! I really appreciate you making this video. This has been the one way of organizing a calendar that actually works for me. Looking forward to more helpful videos!
Great video and awesome system for using GCal! I've been reading about the possibility of Wunderlist going away, and this provides a great alternative. Have you considered using Google Reminders as an alternative to the "Things To Do" calendar?
I'm so glad you like it! Totally unfamiliar with Google Reminders... I'll check it out! I used to use Google Tasks, which sounds similar, but I really find value in seeing my Things to Do in combination with my other calendar commitments so I can better plan my schedule. :) Thanks, Dave!
Thank you so much for this video, I love it but I got a question - did you only move your main calendar to History once it has been done? how about others like Thing to do and Informational?
This was a great video! I'm, currently trying it out. However, I'm having trouble with moving recurring events to the History calendar. I just keeps on moving all the events and not just the one which is "done". Have you experienced similar issues?
Hi, thanks! Yes, that is one of the annoying things about Google Calendar. They won't let you move just one event of a recurring event to another calendar. It's more steps, by my work-around is to duplicate the event (making sure the recurring box is unchecked) and then saving it to the History Calendar.
Thank you for the video- I have a question regarding the repeat events. How do you move the completed repeat event to the "history" calendar??? When I try to move a finished event that is also a repeat event, it forces me to change ALL events to the history calendar.
Hi Michelle, thanks for watching! You actually can't move only one event of an event that is repeated on Google Calendar. It's a pain, but what I do is just create a new event and add it to the History Calendar and erase the one event on the main calendar.
Nice video, i’m working somewhere along this line too. Can i confirm for all things to do and events under your main calendar, you would change to history once completed or that an event has passed?
Hello - Nice and Informative! But towards the end you mention something about getting a app for mobil that gives you calender view or something... Caption not picking it up and I can't understand what you mean and I see no link. Could you please provide a link to what you are referring to? Thanks
Is there a way to reorder the calendars on the side? I now have these 4 along with my other specific ones. I have one specifically for Drs appointments, school (full-time college student), and some for specific activities I am involved in. I did change the informational label to Good to Know because for some reason I couldn't remember what to put on that one or what was on it otherwise.
Until Google calendar can handle recurring tasks based on completion date, it's no good for me. For example, if you are a month late changing your air filter, do you want the next filter change to be a month early to keep the schedule? Obviously not.
Great job Lori, lil bit confused between main calendar and informational, why dont put ur hubby schedule at main? Is there other reason than just the looks?
Andre W Hi Andre! Thanks so much for watching. I like to reserve my Main Calendar for appointments that require my action at a specific day/time. I don’t want it to be cluttered with my husband’s obligations though I do like to know if he’ll be gone. Thus, I put his stuff on my informational calendar. Does that make sense?
Andre W Hi, Andre! For something like that, you might try a separate calendar (I.e. 5 - Diet) This way you can easily uncheck it. Try it out and let me know how it works! (Napa was so long ago!
hi lori. I was wondering can the calendar names/adding calendars be done on the phone? I can't seem to find how. Please help! Also why do you use evernote too. Couldn't you just use Google calendar for all?
Thank you so much... OMG.. love it!! Question, how do you know when you have not accomplished something that needs to be done, just by color and memory?
I’ve watched hundreds of productivity apps and never before have I immediately stopped what I was doing to implement it. Wow! Game changer
Wow, thanks so much! Would love to hear how it's working for you after you've been using it for a while... any feedback is appreciated!
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I somehow forgot the password. I appreciate any tricks you can offer me.
Amazing tutorial! Just implemented this last night for my personal and work calendar. I made all 4 calendars for each (8 total) but made sure that each calendar was the same color regardless of whether or not it was personal or work, so I don't get confused. Love it!
Just found out you can have different calendars and the "history" calendar idea is so great! Thank you for such an informative video!!
Thank you!!
I'm editing my calendar as I watch this video, I like the idea of just having seperate calendars instead of just changing the colour of each event you add.
Yay! I've been using this system for two years now and it works so well. :) Hope you like it!
Does anyone know how to do this on the app
@@Kamrylorin pls explain
Hi Lori, thank you for your brilliant suggestions. Google calender is working much better for me now and I'm finally getting more organised. Thanks again!
So happy to hear that you found my system helpful!! Thanks for watching!
Watching this tutorial yesterday reminded me how against getting organized my brain is. I was listening and watchign what you were explaining and I found all kinds of excuses of why it wouldn't work for me.
Fast forward to today and I implemented what you explained into my google cal and also did the same for my wife! I am very slow to start getting organized at my age of 34 but these calender tricks will keep me on top of all my appointments, obligations and bills.
Thank you for this great tutorial and reminder that it's actually not hard to get organized, the hard part is changing your habits :)
a year later I am doing better than ever in my organizing, and it literally all started here! Thank you again!
Published on Jan 5, 2016?!!? this has been here that whole time?!!!? oy oy oy.... better late than never! this is really helpful information, thank you so much for sharing it!
Thanks, Misty! So happy you're finding my system helpful!
I used this tutorial to set up my calendar. It was so very helpful to organize my frantic life as a teacher. I will be using this system this year to stay on top of my life .
Thank you. Perhaps the most useful thing I came across in a long time! I always hated the idea of not being able to mark calendar task as complete or strike thought them. I hated to just delete stuff, it feels like i have not done anything lol. Your simple idea of creating "history" solves that problem. Thank you!
Wow, what I nice compliment! I'm so happy you found my system helpful. The History Calendar is pretty much my favorite little trick.
This is so helpful! I love the idea of having a history tab, and moving things as you go. I will definitely start organizing things this way. Thank you!
Oh, I'm so happy you found it helpful! Thanks for the kind words. Let me know if you have any questions!
Thanks, I've been using Google Calendar like a caveman.
Love your organisation! I have been using Google Calendar for years but it is always so messy, which stresses me out a lot. Thank you for sharing and I already can envision this will help me a lot.
I was just schooling myself and looking for a calendar that I could sync to my cell phone and also use as an organizer. After I figured out how to sync the 2 calendars I happened to stumble upon this video. I started to watch it and laughed when she started creating the different calendars because I am always making THINGS TO DO lists. When she showed this I knew I had to watch the whole video. Nice tips, thanks for the help. I hope you have a most excellent 2018 and I know you will be organized!
Thank you so much for this video, I have started to switch from pen to paper organising to electronic and have loved Evernote to keep track of projects and ToDO lists, but was struggling with Daily/monthly planning as I have a business, work and my personal life to schedule this is PERFECT for me. Im excited to set it up :)
I'm so happy you've found my system helpful, Jaimee! It really helps me to see my to-dos in the context of my calendar. If you have any questions while you're setting it up, feel free to email me. lori@sortedbylori.com Good luck!
Thank you ! I generally hate those calendar videos (is spite of the fact I would like to better understand using calendars) : yours is the 1st one I manage to see from start to end. You have a very soothing voice, and good tips !
+Saviglia Mariposa Yay, thank you! So glad it was helpful for you. :) Let me know if you have any questions about calendars... I'd love to help anytime!
I was always intimidated to set up a calendar for some reason and this really helped with how to structure it for myself. Thanks a lot!
Oh, I'm so glad you found my system helpful! Let me know if you have any questions at all. Thanks!
Wow. What an innovative use of the google calendar! Thank you for putting this together and sharing it with us!
So happy to read your comment! I hope it's helpful for you :)
Just found this yesterday. I have used Google calendars in a similar way but I still get stuck with it. I work from home so have all the tasks and deadlines for business in one color but in time slots. I have my personal one in anther color, birthdays etc in another color. and I am tied into my roommates calendar because we do so much together as my family has basically adopted her. I am excited to try this to see if it uncomplicates things or if I just have a personal problem!! Thanks so much for putting this out here.
Good luck, Annette! I'd love to hear how it works for you. :)
@@sortedbylori2831 I got it all set up this weekend and printed the Personal and Business separate and it is great! By making the TO DOs or TASKS in ALL DAY mode makes them easier to read and to find; I can still give a few of them a time if I find it necessary after printing it out. I am planning on teaching my roommate to do the same as she is looking at working from home as well.
@@ARHoogi That's so great! I'm very excited it seems to be working out. Let me know if I can be of any help. I totally nerd-out on this stuff :)
Awesome video.....I've been perfecting the GC for 5 months since Sunrise went away. Love the 1-2-3-4 with different calendar. Mine looks too busy ......Thanks so much for your knowledge sharing
Thank you for watching, Pete! Let me know if you have any questions or additional thoughts. :)
Wow, exacly what I was looking for. Actually, more than I was looking for.
I am a very organized person, but I used to use diferente apps, like reminders, wundelist, productive... with this ideas I can do it all with Google Calendar. I shared a to-do list with my husband and it seems that will work great. Thanks Lori
So happy you found it helpful! Let me know if you have any questions. :)
Superclass ideas. Loved the idea of having the History calendar. Awesome.
Thanks so much!
thanks. easy and just what I needed! I am literally changing my calendars now!
That's awesome, thanks! Let me know how it works for you!
Wonderful explanation of Google Calendar. Thank you!
Thanks, Laura! So happy you found it helpful!
This video is great!!!! One of the most helpful videos that I have ever watched!!! If possible, can you do weekly & daily planning as well??
Hi! Thanks so much for the encouragement and I'm so happy that the video helped you! For sure, I can do weekly and daily planning videos. In fact, I'm working on a video about how I use Evernote to plan my daily routines. If you have any other ideas, lemme know and I'll try! :)
SortedbyLori Thanks!!! I've just started using wunderlist recently and I am now trying to combine it with my paper based planner. I am also using evernote for keeping information & references, so I am very excited to see how you use it for daily routines! Looking forward to it as well as weekly and daily planning videos!!
I'm going to give this a try! I'm in college, & working, I want to see if this is manageable... I may also try Planner Pad, it might be easier to use their funnel system & just put appts in Google calendar.
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Excellent. I use google all the time but never thought to use separate calendars like you do. Very helpful. Thanks.
Thank you so much, I never understood before about all the different calendars. Best guide I've seen. I have done this on laptop, I hope it will connect with my android calendar too. Also I like the background colour around the whole text, which you said only happens on all day events - I never knew that before. Makes it easier to see. I have set up a birthday and a to do calendar now. Thanks again.
I'm so happy you found my system helpful, Barbara! Please let me know if you have any questions. :)
Thank you! I'm a teacher and I needed this.
So happy you like it! It'll come in handy even more when you can actually leave the house, ha ha! Sending best wishes.
Great system, Lori! Thanks so much for sharing it. 👍🏼
Thanks so much, Deb!
Great Video, love it ! But i still have 2 questions related to calendar :
1 - Why the 1,2,3,4 is important ? It is for Google or for better organization ?
2 - Why history ? Google keep any events, tasks ect ?
Thanks for you support !
So happy you like my Google Calendar system! I use the numbers in the calendar titles so that they are organized according to my priority, rather than alphabetically. I keep a history calendar because I like to have the ability to go back and see what I did on a certain day if I want to. As far as I can tell, Google does not keep a history of deleted calendar items. Hope this is helpful!
Now that I have Processed Lori's Valuable Information, I just listen to her SQQTHING VOICE in the Background....... Relaxes me.....
Loved this. Ty so much. I normally do not sub to technology videos but you explain/teach about this subject so well, I didn't want to lose your channel. I like to stay in the know but hate all the standard channels
Thank you!!
Man!!!! You are ONE organized lady (pun intended). I am gonna make some changes in my calendar. Thanks for this informative video.
Thank you for sharing! I'm going to give this a try to see if it will help me stay on top of things!
Thanks!
Thanks so much - I really like this organization. One question / issue? In recurring calendar events, it seems that google moves future events to the history calendar as well as current. Do you have a work around for that, other than re-creating the meeting on history and deleting on the main calendar?
You should have milions of views. It is so so simple and useful. IN ONE APP
Wow, thanks, Stefan! I appreciate the encouragement and so glad you found it helpful!
@@sortedbylori2831 Yesterday , as I am in vacation and have a lot of time, I completly reorganised myself
1. Business Calendar for daily tasks management . I coose it over Google Calendar for week widget and drag and drop function to copy or move very easy tasks/events , features that Google Cal doesn't have. And are essential to me because I am 90% of time on the go and I use my smartphine GOR EVERYTING
2. Zoho blocknotes - for all general problems asnd ideas
- kind of ugraded version of Google Keep
Smth more user friendly and with files system
3. Google Drive - for storage files and folders
And that's it. Simplicety
Thanks
Great video, just what I was looking for! Thanks
So glad it was helpful to you! :)
Love this but was wondering if you use the "task" feature at all?
So glad to hear you found it helpful! I am not a big fan of the task feature. Just haven't found it useful, as I prefer to have all my tasks on my T2D calendar. I could see using the tasks feature for things that are not time-sensitive, but I don't do that.
Thank you!!!
Nice tip. Thanks.
Thank you for your helpful video! You have a great, cheerful voice that was pleasant to listen to ☺️
How do I move "This event only", an individual of a recurring event, from one calendar to another? I wouldn't be surprised if Google sneakily changed how it works; it moves all the recurring events without giving me an option.
Edit: nevermind, I see now that it"s always been a problem. I"m resorting to changing the color of the event myself, instead of using a history calendar, though I"d"ve preferred your method were it more practical.
This was really helpful! Thank you thank you thank you!
So happy you found it helpful! Thanks for watching!
How would you mark repeating tasks/appts completed? They edit them all when you change calendars or colors on one.
JJ i use google calendar at home on my computer, and on the road on my phone. The phone has a refresh button, to catch up with computer, but if I make an event on my computer I can't find a refresh button to also send that info to my phone.
very informational. Thanks
This is super helpful. Thank you !!
So happy you found it helpful! Thanks for watching!
The way you categorize your tasks is so interesting! :)) Thanks a lot!
By the way, can you tell me how to add weekly or monthly tasks?
Awesome, thank you so much! To add a recurring event, simply click "Edit Event" and check the "Repeat" box right below the date. Then you can adjust how often you want that event to recur.
SortedbyLori Thank you very much :D
Very interesting way to set up google calendar. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for this video. Seeing your actual schedule and how you use it for reference helps more. I use to use iCalendar (Apple), it is not as versatile as google however.
Excellent video. Loved it. Please explain why did you numbered your calenders? Thank you so much for the great tutorial.
Hi Suroshree, thanks so much! The reason I number the calendars is so I can order them how I want, rather than alphabetically. If you don't include the numbers, Google will organize them alphabetically.
Super helpful video! Thank you :)
I want to have a family calendar that we all share in addition to my own. Would you keep adding numbers, for example 5- Husband, 6- Kid #1, 7- Kid #2?
Sorry for the late reply! Yes, I would add continue to add numbers, just like you wrote. :)
i am so happy to find your video!!
i have trying to find a way to organize, thank u!
Wow, thanks so much! So glad it's helpful!
Thank you very much for this video. I am the worst user of calendar programs ever and that is actually a carryover from my time as worst user of daily planners ever. Lol. I am going to try your way. Again, thank you this was so appreciated.
So happy you found it helpful! Let me know if you have any questions. :)
Thank you.
Google calender has a widget that gives you a view of your calender for the month on Android I'm not sure about Apple. You should check it out I live by mines.
Amazing video. Made Google calendar make total sense...
Thanks
Thanks a bunch, James! Really happy it was helpful to you.
This is excellent. It's the sort of thing I watch and go, "Duh. I should know this." But I don't. So thanks!
This will change my life. You are my hero
Ha, ha! So glad you like my little system. I've been using it for 3 years now and it's still working. Let me know if you have any questions!
Great video and great method of using Google Calendar for To Dos and organizing life. My question is concerning Task List…I want to use a task list for my grocery shopping list therefore I want to view the Task List on my iPhone when I get to the store. Is this list synced to my iPhone Google Calendar and how can I view “Task List” on my iPhone?
Hi Gary - thanks for watching my video! I don't use Task List because I prefer Evernote for lists and I keep my grocery lists on an app called "Shopping List". This system just works better for me. I've never been a fan of Google Task Lists. I just tried to find Google Tasks on the Google Calendar app and I can't find it. I tried following tips explained on Google, and I still can't seem to make it work. I'm sorry!
Thanks great help!
I am actually a productivity nerd lol but I found this so helpful as it’s so simplistic. Gave me an amazing simplistic perspective to how I think, meaning a little too complex sometimes lol so thank you :) I subscribed!
Thanks a lot!!!Amazing tutorial!
What's the app you recommended at the end of this video? Calingo?
It's called "Calengoo" There might be a better app now, but I still use this one! :)
This system was helpful. Thank you
It was very helpful, Thank you very much, Lori!
So glad! Thanks very much for the kind words, Abdullah.
Great video and well explained. I love how you set up your calendars. But how do you deal with family members if they have a different schedule? And do you use the Tasks list?
Thanks so much! If my husband has stuff going on that I need to remember, I add it to my Informational Calendar. (i.e. he has a work dinner one night and I'll be home by myself with the kiddos.) My children are little so because I need to be with them when they have activities, I add those to my Main Calendar. If they were older and their activities didn't require my presence, I'd add them to my Informational Calendar just like I do with my husband's stuff. You could also create a separate calendar for each child, but I would always include items that required my presence to my Main Calendar. I prefer to see my tasks in calendar form, so I add those to my Things to Do Calendar and I don't use the tasks list. :) Hope this is helpful!
At the end of your video you mentioned a calendar for your phone in which you can see the whole month. I listened 2 times but could not understand what you said. Cn you tell me in writing, please. Thanks for such a great video. Looking forward to working on this.
Hi! The app is called Calengoo and I still love it
Thanks Lori, Excellent and Powerful Tutorial - Subscribed Now
Awsome! Thanks Lori!
Thanks, Barnabas!
Great insight... I’m going to add an additional activity calendar, but would you suggest creating a work calendar within the personal calendar, or using the other work account to create events.
I figured 1 primary calendar would be less overwhelming...
Hi Eric, so glad you found my video helpful! It might be good to have a separate work calendar, but it kind-of depends on how you work. If you have a consistent schedule where you are working on work stuff at the same time everyday, then I would say a work calendar could be very useful. However, if your work and personal tasks are intertwined, then just stick with one. (You can always try it together and then if it's not working, separate.)
Thank you so much! It was a great tutorial :) Just wanted to ask you how you manage to put many events on your "to do " calendar at the same time on the beginning of the week?? It was on Monday and then you move it as the week goes. LMK. Thanks
Thanks, Katty! I'm so glad you liked it. :) With regard to your question... I like to add my to-dos for the week on Mondays so it doesn't clutter the rest of my calendar. But that doesn't mean that I actually DO all of them on Monday. Typically, when Monday rolls around, I look at all my to-dos and figure out what I think I can reasonably accomplish that week and I'll move items around as appropriate. Sometimes, I'll move an item to the next Monday if I don't think I can get to it that week. Does that make sense?
Hey great video! Quick question, how do you move past recurring events to the history calendar without all future events moving too?
Thanks, Ashley! That's the one annoying challenge with Google Calendar... you can't move one event of a recurring series to another calendar. What I do is just delete that single event and add it as a new event to my history calendar. (It's an extra step, but I haven't found a work-around for that.)
+SortedbyLori I ended up doing the same thing haha! I really appreciate you making this video. This has been the one way of organizing a calendar that actually works for me. Looking forward to more helpful videos!
Great video and awesome system for using GCal! I've been reading about the possibility of Wunderlist going away, and this provides a great alternative. Have you considered using Google Reminders as an alternative to the "Things To Do" calendar?
I'm so glad you like it! Totally unfamiliar with Google Reminders... I'll check it out! I used to use Google Tasks, which sounds similar, but I really find value in seeing my Things to Do in combination with my other calendar commitments so I can better plan my schedule. :) Thanks, Dave!
Thank you so much for this video, I love it but I got a question - did you only move your main calendar to History once it has been done? how about others like Thing to do and Informational?
Oh great, thanks, Beth! I move all completed items to my history calendar. :)
You’ve built your own custom Kanban-board! :)
Fantastic stuff !!! thank you so much
Thank YOU! :)
This was a great video! I'm, currently trying it out. However, I'm having trouble with moving recurring events to the History calendar. I just keeps on moving all the events and not just the one which is "done". Have you experienced similar issues?
Hi, thanks! Yes, that is one of the annoying things about Google Calendar. They won't let you move just one event of a recurring event to another calendar. It's more steps, by my work-around is to duplicate the event (making sure the recurring box is unchecked) and then saving it to the History Calendar.
This video was extremely helpful. Thanks for the tips!
This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank You :)
I'm so happy you found it helpful! :)
Thank you so much! This is so helpful!
So glad it's helpful for you! Thanks!
Thank you for the video- I have a question regarding the repeat events. How do you move the completed repeat event to the "history" calendar??? When I try to move a finished event that is also a repeat event, it forces me to change ALL events to the history calendar.
Hi Michelle, thanks for watching! You actually can't move only one event of an event that is repeated on Google Calendar. It's a pain, but what I do is just create a new event and add it to the History Calendar and erase the one event on the main calendar.
really helpful thanks
loved it!!! thanks a lot
Thanks! Great ideas!
Very helpful, thank you.
Holy. Bleep. So neat. THANK YOU.
This calender is amazing
Fantastic video.
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Nice video, i’m working somewhere along this line too. Can i confirm for all things to do and events under your main calendar, you would change to history once completed or that an event has passed?
Hello - Nice and Informative! But towards the end you mention something about getting a app for mobil that gives you calender view or something...
Caption not picking it up and I can't understand what you mean and I see no link.
Could you please provide a link to what you are referring to?
Thanks
neat, thanks for the video. but do you have another plan for when there is no cell signal or electricity?
Is there a way to reorder the calendars on the side?
I now have these 4 along with my other specific ones. I have one specifically for Drs appointments, school (full-time college student), and some for specific activities I am involved in. I did change the informational label to Good to Know because for some reason I couldn't remember what to put on that one or what was on it otherwise.
Until Google calendar can handle recurring tasks based on completion date, it's no good for me. For example, if you are a month late changing your air filter, do you want the next filter change to be a month early to keep the schedule? Obviously not.
THANK YOU
How did you get the background colour on the month view? I only seem to be able to change the text colour.
Hi! The background color is only on "all-day" events. The text color is for those events that occur at a specific time. Hope that helps!
Great job Lori, lil bit confused between main calendar and informational, why dont put ur hubby schedule at main? Is there other reason than just the looks?
Andre W Hi Andre! Thanks so much for watching. I like to reserve my Main Calendar for appointments that require my action at a specific day/time. I don’t want it to be cluttered with my husband’s obligations though I do like to know if he’ll be gone. Thus, I put his stuff on my informational calendar. Does that make sense?
SortedbyLori Lori, if I want to journal my diet, where should I put it? Btw really enjoy your video, esp. Napa...woohoo...:)
Andre W Hi, Andre! For something like that, you might try a separate calendar (I.e. 5 - Diet) This way you can easily uncheck it. Try it out and let me know how it works! (Napa was so long ago!
hi lori. I was wondering can the calendar names/adding calendars be done on the phone? I can't seem to find how. Please help! Also why do you use evernote too. Couldn't you just use Google calendar for all?
Thank you so much... OMG.. love it!! Question, how do you know when you have not accomplished something that needs to be done, just by color and memory?
thank you!
This has really helped me, thank you!
So happy to hear that! Please let me know if you have any questions.