Stop Wasting Time, Use Notion Calendar

Are you tired of forgetting important dates and deadlines?

Are you unable to balance your work and life?

Are you looking for a flexible & constraint-free solution to recoup control over your time?

If so, I present to you the greatest time management tool available; Notion Calendar.

Notion Calendar lets you add and customize events with an array of customization options.

Additionally, Notion Calendar is beginner-friendly and has a shallow learning curve.

So without further ado, lets explore Notion Calendar together.

How to Set Up Notion Calendar

1. Visit Notion Calendar and sign in using your Google account.

NOTE: Notion Calendar requires access to many Google Services, which may look intimidating. This, however, is necessary since Notion Calendar works on top of Google Calendar.

2. That's it, we are now ready to dive into Notion Calendar.

How to Use Notion Calendar

Here is an empty calendar to get started:

Events

To create a new event, drag your cursor across the calendar timeline, e.g. from 10:00 -> 11:00.

Now lets use the right side bar to customize our event.

Give your event a title, e.g. Exam Revision, then press Enter to save the event.
You may also re-schedule events here, however I would recommend dragging the event block for easier event rescheduling.
Change the color of an event by right clicking and selecting your preferred color.
Use Repeat to schedule an event to re-occur at specified intervals. E.g. Repeat the event titled "School" from "8:00 -> 15:00" on "Monday -> Friday" every week.
Add extra participants for a particular event, and this event will appear in their Notion Calendar interface.
Schedule a conferencing call for an event with Zoom or Google Meet.
Set Reminders to receive a notification prior to your event starting; handy for deadlines or important meetings.

Useful Shortcuts

The following shortcuts will promote efficient navigation inside your calendar and hence save you more time.

Press Ctrl K to access the command menu.
Press / to search for events by title.
Press . to jump to a particular date; an example of valid input is: "dec 25" - This will jump you to December 25th for this year.
Press T to jump to Today's Date.
Press D, W, M to access the Day, Week, and Month calendar views.
Press J and K to view later or earlier events for your current view. E.g. In the Week View W, pressing J will show the next week.
Use Ctrl X, Ctrl C, Ctrl V, and Ctrl D to copy-paste and duplicate events.

Remember that you can access every shortcut by pressing ? or by pressing Ctrl K to use the command menu.

Scenario: A Busy Student

Ok, so you are a busy student and you have finished reading this article.

Lets create an ideal calendar template together, applying everything we have learnt so far.

Here is a calendar template I created in only 2 minutes:

I have set three events: "Morning Routine", "Evening Routine", and "Dinner" that repeat daily.
I have set the event "Gym" that repeats every Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
Lastly, I have created an event "School" to block off school time; this event repeats every Monday->Friday.

Use this template to schedule more events, such as social gatherings or extra-curricular activities.

You may also schedule deadlines by navigating to the specific date using the . shortcut, then create an "All-Day" event with reminders. E.g. "Programming Coursework due for April 5th" from the template above.

Final Words

With Notion Calendar, the means for customizability are limitless.

Notion Calendar is a fantastic tool to help you win at time management, encompassing a variety of features that will boost your productivity.

I hope I have inspired you to stop wasting time, and use Notion Calendar.

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