Hi friends! I just made a follow up Google Cal video that answers some of these FAQ’s in the comments! ua-cam.com/video/SGfHD_Go1c0/v-deo.html ~ I listed the timestamps, so you can fast forward to the part that interests you the most! Hope this helps :)
I love how you talked about productivity as a form of self-care. Whenever someone asks me why I am so stringent with my planning and organization I always explain that I do it to avoid feeling stressed and a lot of people find that very weird but it is just what works for me haha
Omg same my friend exclaiming how efficient I am for packing my suitcase and making a list of what I'm packing weeks in advance but like....it's anxiety 😂 and my brain is forgetful so I need the extra precautions
Love the approach to calendar organization, especially task batching for productivity. To add to this, I’ve found boost app social invaluable for planning and creating social media content. It fits neatly into my time blocks, keeping my content strategy organized and stress-free.
Heard about that app but haven't tried it yet. If it can help streamline my social media tasks within my calendar, I'm all for it. Thanks for the suggestion!
Awesome aha moments for me: - Setting daily, iterating themes - setting time blocks vs tasks vs deadlines - then following these schemes actually having the foundation to do task batching - very limited and dedicated time slots for meetings, avoiding having all your energy getting eaten by other people And I certainly want to keep the color schemes in the back of my head.
This is my first time hearing about this as self-care and it resonates way more with me than self-worth where usually my negative self talk resides which in turn created a vicious cycle of "musts" and "shoulds". Thank you for the shift in mind-set!
I love this. I’ve been so afraid to have multiple calendars because I’m afraid of missing an appointment but this is so organized and calm. Very helpful.
Okay this was sooooo helpful. Been meaning to fully set up a functional google calendar and the pretty colors have officially inspired me to do so haha
Creating multiple calendars to separate personal, corporate, and UA-cam work saved me so much time long term! I was also able to use it as a data analysis tool to show when I was productive most often, and when I needed to take breaks so I didn't burn out while working on my goals. Thanks for sharing these tips!
This is soooo helpful! So glad i found your channel. Totally relate to approaching productivity as a means to make more time for self-care rather than pushing tasks to the brim to the point of not having a life at all. YES YES YES
Interesting that you mention the colors first. I LOVE the loud default colors, it's one of the best selling points for me. I love that it screams at me. 😂
another tip: click on any event or block to get the details to pop up,and in the 3-dot menu in the top right, you can duplicate the event. Great for making a single change to a series or for very short term recurring events
This really helped me get organized!! Honestly, I've used calendars for years and never knew you could do this much with it. Love your organization content!
I'm right there with you, it took me FOREVER to choose my colors lol. I started to choose colors based on seasons and then that got too much, so I used Newton's color wheel theory to understand how colors complement and contrast with each other and that gave me a great starting point! I really like the colors you came up with - especially the neon yellow for due dates!! Loved. I love how you categorize your days. It makes SO much sense! Thank you, I'll definitely use this concept for sure.
Never knew Google Calendar could be so easy to work with! I tried planning with it before, but it never worked for me. I also HATE default colours and the fact that you can change them blew my mind a little, haha. Thank you for such a good video!
This is SO GOOD. Thank youuu. I constantly find myself in the same toxic cycles of trying to make up for all the times I didn't do stuff. And then I burn out. I never thought to actually consider every task I have in my life and batch it. There are obviously consistent tasks such as laundry or reading etc. I never thought Google Calendar had this capacity. I'm going to try it now. 💕
Hi Jules. I watched your video 2 years ago and I've just come back to it for a refresher and also to see what I can pick up on this time. It's been a very helpful re-watch. So thank you!
This was actually brilliantly explained! It answered a ton of questions I had. I am transitioning in to an new role in a week and they are big on calendars like this where where I am coming from calendars are only for meetings. So I like the idea that the block has the task in it as well. That’s my Ah ha moment!! Thank you for this!!!
I've been doing this for a while and I love it. It takes a little bit of time to set the calendars up, find the colors you like and establish the recurring "skeleton" events/blocks of time. But once it's done? It's insanely easy to play around with it. I will say though, that the colors were specially annoying for me because I am an organization freak and I kept choosing colors that looked phenomenal on my macbook pro screen, but looked horrendous on my smartphone, so I spent an unnecessary amount of time finding colors that looked great in both. I personally have an almost monochrome calendar that consists of a few lavender shades, a few pink shades and then dark grey for tasks. I use the gradient of the same shade to differentiate my college/work stuff from my personal stuff. It's pretty neat!
I've been going through a lot of calendar organization videos so found yours! I absolutely love your potato day/creation day method, specifically because it tells you if you need to be prepped and ready to be super present with others even if it's just a camera. I'm going to try a version of that for my system!
Out of the many Google Calendar videos I've seen. I think this is definitely the BEST ONE! In June I just shifted from working full-time 9-5 at a company, to working freelance with a few clients. So this method of planning will definitely help me be more productive and avoid procrastinating or just feeling lost on when and what to start. Thanks soo much for this! Also greetings from Dallas : )
Hi Jules, thank you so much for all your productivity and digital organizing video. I love it. I found your google calendar time blocking video last and binge watch your videos and I also started setting up my calendar similar to yours. I also joined in your email list and I love your notion templates. I love more google calendar time blocking and notion videos. Thanks
Making a color scheme and entering the hex values is my take away from this! ✍️ I've always selected the most pleasant default colors I could, but after four or five it would start to look chaotic and I'd keep turning some off. Yours is a great example of how to have 12 calendars that can overlap without causing visual stress -- thanks for sharing!
Oh my gosh I didnt know you could change the colors! Im doing that now! I love the way you do this. Ive been using Trello to time block but i might try this out instead. This looks so nice. This was so helpful thank you for sharing
The music in the background is so cool and that definitely avoid people of getting tired while listening for hours voices teaching/sharing ideas. Great differentiation to retain attention, as we can’t play 2 simultaneous screens on youtube app yet, when using a mobile phone.
This was sooo helpful, thanks for sharing your thought process Jules! Currently fixing up my G cal, and don't know how I've lived so long without simply task-blocking!xx
I think that the loud colors are actually very helpful, they're bright and noticeable. These colors make you get reminded of your most important events.
This is one of the most helpful videos I've seen! I love Google Calendar and I've watched countless videos on how to better organise myself using this tool, and you were SO clear and to the point. Thank you so much for this golden info! :) xx
I’ve been doing my planning alllllll wrong. I love your explanation on the potatoe/creation days. I was struggling with that lol. I’m going to my calendar and getting it all they way together !
half way through I released that I How to batch the schedule just didn't know what my schedule looked like so mentioning that we need to take notes on our day to day to get an accurate schedule it makes it easy to actually set up a schedule thank you!
THIS VIDEO WAS AMAZING! Thank you for sharing a glimpse of your ACTUAL calendar. It was extremely helpful, especially the themes for specific days, which I will start implementing right now.
Whatttttttt, this video saved my life... you are SO helpful to me!!!!!! I NEED exact productivity but I chased it all the time... I will watch further videos to get some insights! thanks so much !!!!
I found your channel yesterday and have been going through your videos. I absolutely am in love with your content/aesthetic. I have been really wanting to get more organized this 2021. I am into planning but have not found a good way to really incorporate everything. I am so excited to use your ideas to flesh everything out. I am currently working on my google calendar and was wondering if you can make a video explaining a little bit more how you use different calendars as well as time-blocking. I'm looking forward to more of your content. I would watch an hour of your content if I could, your voice is so relaxing and peaceful. You also have so many great tips and tricks to planning/organizing.
I had no idea about the hot keys. Thank you for sharing this video! I love watching videos like this where you're actually showing us vs just telling us about it.
Just finished setting up my calendar with the time blocks and tasks like you said, *and* used your colors... it's beautiful! And helpful! Thanks so much for all of this!
So…I looked up “guided meditation for focus” and scrolled until one felt “right” to me and it was yours. So I clicked on your channel and this popped up. I NEEDED this today! Thank you!
E👏PIC!👏 🤩 I love how you used task batching within your time blocks. It's all right there not hiding in a note or something. Plus it allows you to think ahead by asking yourself "how long do I think it will take to complete this task?" I find that when I don't plan for how long things will take I can easily take too long doing it or end sooner and then I'm a bit at a loss with what to do because I planned for too wide of a block. Also, not only do I appreciate your color choices but how you labeled your 'Days' with emojis. It's cute, whimsical and inviting. Plus I love emojis lol they give feeling to things that are often sterile or too serious when it need not be. Thank you so much! 💕
This is so helpful! I've always told myself I'm a pen-and-paper kind of gal, but the problem is that I have way too many calendars and to-do lists. I've had to accept that I need to change my system of planning, and need to consolidate ALL my tasks (I homeschool, a mil spouse who organizes events, and trying to develop homeschool video courses). This is really helpful and hopefully will keep me more organized and focused! Thanks xx
Love that you shared this! Although I find that having multiple calendars can be overwhelming... but I guess that’s the only way to pick your custom colors?
Seems like it. You can choose from a few colors within the same calender but not whichever you want. Google def needs to work on their calendar and make more options :)
All of this is brilliant but one thing that stood out for me is the time zone thing! I live in Poland but deal with a lot of people in EST zone so it's helpful to not have to think backwards 6h all the time hahaha thanks!
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Hi friends! I just made a follow up Google Cal video that answers some of these FAQ’s in the comments! ua-cam.com/video/SGfHD_Go1c0/v-deo.html ~ I listed the timestamps, so you can fast forward to the part that interests you the most! Hope this helps :)
does anybody else spend more time watching productivity videos than actually being productive?
That’s a mood for sure.
For sure 😂 but try not to do that
Yep 😂
Same!
Guilty 🙋🏿♀️
I love how you talked about productivity as a form of self-care. Whenever someone asks me why I am so stringent with my planning and organization I always explain that I do it to avoid feeling stressed and a lot of people find that very weird but it is just what works for me haha
Yesssss 🙌🏼
Omg same
my friend exclaiming how efficient I am for packing my suitcase and making a list of what I'm packing weeks in advance but like....it's anxiety 😂 and my brain is forgetful so I need the extra precautions
Love the approach to calendar organization, especially task batching for productivity. To add to this, I’ve found boost app social invaluable for planning and creating social media content. It fits neatly into my time blocks, keeping my content strategy organized and stress-free.
Heard about that app but haven't tried it yet. If it can help streamline my social media tasks within my calendar, I'm all for it. Thanks for the suggestion!
Awesome aha moments for me:
- Setting daily, iterating themes
- setting time blocks vs tasks vs deadlines
- then following these schemes actually having the foundation to do task batching
- very limited and dedicated time slots for meetings, avoiding having all your energy getting eaten by other people
And I certainly want to keep the color schemes in the back of my head.
This is my first time hearing about this as self-care and it resonates way more with me than self-worth where usually my negative self talk resides which in turn created a vicious cycle of "musts" and "shoulds". Thank you for the shift in mind-set!
this made me IMMEDIATELY go to my google calendar and change everything omg
Hi 💋🙋
I love this. I’ve been so afraid to have multiple calendars because I’m afraid of missing an appointment but this is so organized and calm. Very helpful.
I really appreciate how you spoke to productivity as self-care. Setting boundaries is so healthy for us.
Now, everytime I look at my now cute Google Calendar , I feel more organized, and my anxiety lessens with the cute colors. Thank you so much for this!
Unsure why but the concept of potato days just blew my mind. This video is FIRE
Same! I've been familiar with having a theme for certain days, but "potato day" just hit different. Love it!
def a lightbulb moment with putting the time block in a lighter color and a corresponding task in a darker color. loveee!
Hey Sarah, how do you do the meetings as a different colour?
Okay this was sooooo helpful. Been meaning to fully set up a functional google calendar and the pretty colors have officially inspired me to do so haha
woohoo!
Creating multiple calendars to separate personal, corporate, and UA-cam work saved me so much time long term! I was also able to use it as a data analysis tool to show when I was productive most often, and when I needed to take breaks so I didn't burn out while working on my goals. Thanks for sharing these tips!
This was an elite breakdown. Thanks for sharing this.
Thank you so much!
Thank you for the Hex codes. I'm so excited to make my colors less in my face!
Yay! It’s going to feel so nice!
I can't open the HEX codes
help please!
where are they? the link just has a picture I can't read
@@sreyamiriam She explains that in the minute 2:05
@@julissasamanthavalarezomun7015 She asks us to copy the code but its unreadable.
This is soooo helpful! So glad i found your channel. Totally relate to approaching productivity as a means to make more time for self-care rather than pushing tasks to the brim to the point of not having a life at all. YES YES YES
I love your themes for your days, especially POTATO day. What a creative way to batch similar tasks.
WOW. I had no idea about the hot keys "W" for week, "D" for day, etc.. Mind blown. :D This was very helpful for me. Thank you, Jules!
Interesting that you mention the colors first. I LOVE the loud default colors, it's one of the best selling points for me. I love that it screams at me. 😂
I actually like her idea of using more subtle colors for time blocks, but the actual tasks/events are more screaming
LOLL
I changed my colors but changed them back. The subtle ones only looked good on desktop for me. On mobile, not cute.
😂😂😂
another tip: click on any event or block to get the details to pop up,and in the 3-dot menu in the top right, you can duplicate the event. Great for making a single change to a series or for very short term recurring events
This really helped me get organized!! Honestly, I've used calendars for years and never knew you could do this much with it. Love your organization content!
I'm right there with you, it took me FOREVER to choose my colors lol. I started to choose colors based on seasons and then that got too much, so I used Newton's color wheel theory to understand how colors complement and contrast with each other and that gave me a great starting point! I really like the colors you came up with - especially the neon yellow for due dates!! Loved. I love how you categorize your days. It makes SO much sense! Thank you, I'll definitely use this concept for sure.
Never knew Google Calendar could be so easy to work with! I tried planning with it before, but it never worked for me. I also HATE default colours and the fact that you can change them blew my mind a little, haha. Thank you for such a good video!
Same actually!! I missed the custom color options
YOU SHARED THE HEX CODES! Omg you are the best. 🥺🧡🧡🧡🧡
With these colors, its much relaxing to look at the calendar!
the most practical and useful tips! thank you so much for sharing this video🤍🍵
This is SO GOOD. Thank youuu. I constantly find myself in the same toxic cycles of trying to make up for all the times I didn't do stuff. And then I burn out. I never thought to actually consider every task I have in my life and batch it. There are obviously consistent tasks such as laundry or reading etc. I never thought Google Calendar had this capacity. I'm going to try it now. 💕
THANK YOU FOR THE HOT KEYS I DIDNT HAVE IDEA, MY DAY IS BLESSED NOW
i just spent the entire day replicating your organisation system for myself, and it was so worth it!!
Hi Jules. I watched your video 2 years ago and I've just come back to it for a refresher and also to see what I can pick up on this time. It's been a very helpful re-watch. So thank you!
I love the way that I can see who's talking because you show your face even when you are doing things like showing me your google calendar.
Best Google calendar tutorial by far!!!
Ah thank you so much!!
Wow! The times zones thing and world clock! LOVE this tip!! Thank you.
This was actually brilliantly explained! It answered a ton of questions I had. I am transitioning in to an new role in a week and they are big on calendars like this where where I am coming from calendars are only for meetings. So I like the idea that the block has the task in it as well. That’s my Ah ha moment!! Thank you for this!!!
When you're on Google calendar and type "?" it shows you all the hot keys 😊
Super helpful!! Even tweaking the colors and color-coding each item will help to better organize. Thanks, Jules!
That tip about adding the second time zone was great! Never knew that!
I've been doing this for a while and I love it. It takes a little bit of time to set the calendars up, find the colors you like and establish the recurring "skeleton" events/blocks of time. But once it's done? It's insanely easy to play around with it. I will say though, that the colors were specially annoying for me because I am an organization freak and I kept choosing colors that looked phenomenal on my macbook pro screen, but looked horrendous on my smartphone, so I spent an unnecessary amount of time finding colors that looked great in both.
I personally have an almost monochrome calendar that consists of a few lavender shades, a few pink shades and then dark grey for tasks. I use the gradient of the same shade to differentiate my college/work stuff from my personal stuff. It's pretty neat!
I've been going through a lot of calendar organization videos so found yours! I absolutely love your potato day/creation day method, specifically because it tells you if you need to be prepped and ready to be super present with others even if it's just a camera. I'm going to try a version of that for my system!
Out of the many Google Calendar videos I've seen. I think this is definitely the BEST ONE! In June I just shifted from working full-time 9-5 at a company, to working freelance with a few clients. So this method of planning will definitely help me be more productive and avoid procrastinating or just feeling lost on when and what to start. Thanks soo much for this!
Also greetings from Dallas : )
This was the best explanation for time blocking that I've seen. Thank you.
Hi Jules, thank you so much for all your productivity and digital organizing video. I love it. I found your google calendar time blocking video last and binge watch your videos and I also started setting up my calendar similar to yours. I also joined in your email list and I love your notion templates. I love more google calendar time blocking and notion videos. Thanks
short, sweet, to the point. but much more informative and as you said, had many "light bulb" moments for me!! thanks for the video!
Completely agree that the offered colors were screaming at me! Can’t wait to add your hex codes for a more calm and collected calendar ✨
Where do you paste the hex codes?
Making a color scheme and entering the hex values is my take away from this! ✍️ I've always selected the most pleasant default colors I could, but after four or five it would start to look chaotic and I'd keep turning some off. Yours is a great example of how to have 12 calendars that can overlap without causing visual stress -- thanks for sharing!
Oh my gosh I didnt know you could change the colors! Im doing that now! I love the way you do this. Ive been using Trello to time block but i might try this out instead. This looks so nice. This was so helpful thank you for sharing
The music in the background is so cool and that definitely avoid people of getting tired while listening for hours voices teaching/sharing ideas. Great differentiation to retain attention, as we can’t play 2 simultaneous screens on youtube app yet, when using a mobile phone.
Exactly what I needed!! So concise and straight forward! Creating my calendar now!
This was sooo helpful, thanks for sharing your thought process Jules! Currently fixing up my G cal, and don't know how I've lived so long without simply task-blocking!xx
Wow i think i found one of the best asthetic calendar organizations ever!!! Thanks for providing many useful tips ❤️❤️❤️
So excited to try this method!! Never considered how the color palette also helps a lot psychologically. Thanks for the video!
Same. This looks super helpful. We're implementing it into our calendars this week :)
I really enjoyed this! I have ADHD and I am really trying to be more productive as an entrepreneur. These were great tips!
Hello fellow entrepreneur! How are the tips working for you?
Yeah how is it working out? Me too!
Yes! Love learning new tips and tricks for planning1 Love those hot keys and the additional time zone; much needed! Thanks, Jules!
i literally love your page oh my gosh, this has helped me so much with school and feeling better about organizing my schedule :DD thank you so much!!
thanks, jules
Thank you so, so much for this video! Setting up my calendar now with new colors, time blocks, and a streamlined workflow. You're the best!
I think that the loud colors are actually very helpful, they're bright and noticeable. These colors make you get reminded of your most important events.
This is one of the most helpful videos I've seen! I love Google Calendar and I've watched countless videos on how to better organise myself using this tool, and you were SO clear and to the point. Thank you so much for this golden info! :) xx
ahh thank YOU! i appreciate the kind words!
Oh she really cracked the code folks. Thanks for the video, will start immediately
the colors are so pretty!!
I’ve never thought to change the default colors on the calendar! You’re right - looking at those harsh hues is not motivating. Thanks for the tip!
I've always overlooked the secondary time-zone option, but just added it to my calendar - thanks!
I’ve been doing my planning alllllll wrong. I love your explanation on the potatoe/creation days. I was struggling with that lol. I’m going to my calendar and getting it all they way together !
oh, i fall in love with this comfortable atmosphere ✨
I loved that bit about self-care vs self-worth. Thank you for this💛
You’re very welcome!
Love this video, your creativity, and willingness to help others organize their lives!
Gorgeous color palette! I'd never thought of doing a custom palette for my google calendar before. Thanks for the tip!
This was definitely simplified, and great! And thanks for the color links!
I love your intro talking about self-care
half way through I released that I How to batch the schedule just didn't know what my schedule looked like so mentioning that we need to take notes on our day to day to get an accurate schedule it makes it easy to actually set up a schedule thank you!
THIS VIDEO WAS AMAZING! Thank you for sharing a glimpse of your ACTUAL calendar. It was extremely helpful, especially the themes for specific days, which I will start implementing right now.
Yay you’re so welcome!
Also, you are right looking at the loud color palette can be stressful. I can't wait to try your color palette.
Wow! The timezone tip really helps! Thanks for sharing! 🤩
Whatttttttt, this video saved my life... you are SO helpful to me!!!!!! I NEED exact productivity but I chased it all the time... I will watch further videos to get some insights! thanks so much !!!!
Love the colors!! I could certainly use some more structure in my daily routine. Going to try this. Thank youuuu💕💕
this is the BEST video on Calendar Organization. Thank you so much! :3
Aw thank YOU so much!
Not confusing at all, extremely clarifying! Thank you for this!
I found your channel yesterday and have been going through your videos. I absolutely am in love with your content/aesthetic. I have been really wanting to get more organized this 2021. I am into planning but have not found a good way to really incorporate everything. I am so excited to use your ideas to flesh everything out. I am currently working on my google calendar and was wondering if you can make a video explaining a little bit more how you use different calendars as well as time-blocking. I'm looking forward to more of your content. I would watch an hour of your content if I could, your voice is so relaxing and peaceful. You also have so many great tips and tricks to planning/organizing.
Aw you’re so kind!! Thank you! Glad you found me & will definitely share more on this topic in the future :)
I had no idea about the hot keys. Thank you for sharing this video! I love watching videos like this where you're actually showing us vs just telling us about it.
Great video, I´m so thankfull for the colors, my anxiety loves you
Just finished setting up my calendar with the time blocks and tasks like you said, *and* used your colors... it's beautiful! And helpful! Thanks so much for all of this!
So…I looked up “guided meditation for focus” and scrolled until one felt “right” to me and it was yours. So I clicked on your channel and this popped up. I NEEDED this today! Thank you!
I never noticed the plus sign to add custom colors!! This is life changing.
Jules... You just blew my mind with the hotkeys. 😯😯
just love the background music (intro)
E👏PIC!👏
🤩
I love how you used task batching within your time blocks. It's all right there not hiding in a note or something. Plus it allows you to think ahead by asking yourself "how long do I think it will take to complete this task?" I find that when I don't plan for how long things will take I can easily take too long doing it or end sooner and then I'm a bit at a loss with what to do because I planned for too wide of a block.
Also, not only do I appreciate your color choices but how you labeled your 'Days' with emojis. It's cute, whimsical and inviting. Plus I love emojis lol they give feeling to things that are often sterile or too serious when it need not be. Thank you so much! 💕
Two timezones displayed on google cal?! I SO needed this!!! Mind blown. :-) I loved this walkthrough, thank you!
This is so helpful! I've always told myself I'm a pen-and-paper kind of gal, but the problem is that I have way too many calendars and to-do lists. I've had to accept that I need to change my system of planning, and need to consolidate ALL my tasks (I homeschool, a mil spouse who organizes events, and trying to develop homeschool video courses). This is really helpful and hopefully will keep me more organized and focused! Thanks xx
This was an amazing idea! I've been trying to figure out how to get myself organized digitally. I love this!
Love that you shared this! Although I find that having multiple calendars can be overwhelming... but I guess that’s the only way to pick your custom colors?
Seems like it. You can choose from a few colors within the same calender but not whichever you want. Google def needs to work on their calendar and make more options :)
Hot keys!! This is so simple, but a fantastic tip.
Such a helpful video thanks for sharing!! I love google calendar but had no idea that you could show a different timezone - that's amazing!!
All of this is brilliant but one thing that stood out for me is the time zone thing! I live in Poland but deal with a lot of people in EST zone so it's helpful to not have to think backwards 6h all the time hahaha thanks!
yesss love the time zones! such a game changer!!
needed this so much!! planning can be overwhelming for me sometimes, but this inspired me - thank you!
THANK you for this!! Changed everything and feeling more productive now!
Potato days -- I love this term!
didn't know about the time zones!! life changing!
The addition of secondary time zone is such a helpful feature!
Thanks for sharing! Great video!!💯
Hands down the best planning video I've seen so far! I love it that you put some light unto the self care aspect! I feel calmer already haha :)
Aw thank you!