I’m one of those people who love having a written calendar. I enjoy writing things down, color coding my schedule and physically checking off my to-do list. Each year I get excited to shop around for the planner that I’m going to buy. There’s only one issue I have with written calendars. They often fail. […]
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Perhaps the number one reason why we’re addicted to smartphones is that they contain our entire lives in the device. You can check-in with friends, family, and clients, while booking a flight, running your business, and listening to a podcast. Here’s what you should look for in the ten best calendar apps. But, they’re always […]
“Have you ever tried to schedule an appointment or meeting with someone?” asked Howie Jones in a previous Calendar article. “It can get exhaustive, what with all of those back-and-forth emails trying to figure out a date and time.” Thankfully, “you can use your calendar to eliminate this time-consuming problem.” Here’s how to use the […]
When it comes to the calendar vs. to-do list debate, which do you think is better? The most common of the two is probably a to-do list. Most people have a to-do list of some sort. Maybe you list out what you have to do each day at work or create a weekend to-do list […]
Unlike your trusted wall or desktop calendar that’s always within your view, an online calendar can be spread across various sites and devices. To make things even a bit more complicated, some calendars are hiding out somewhere within a suite of tools. While finding these calendars isn’t overly complicated, it’s undoubtedly possible that you can […]
For being such a tech-savvy generation, it may come as a surprise that Millennials dig paper calendars. In fact, from 2014-15 to 2015-16 the sales of appointment books and planners grew 10 percent to $342.7 million. Additionally, decorative and other calendars increased by 8 percent to $65 million during that same period. Paper calendars. Once […]
You’ve had a brilliant idea for a business for some time now. It keeps nagging at you so much that you finally decide to take the leap and pursue it. The thing is — you can’t leave your full-time job just yet. After all, you have bills to pay and you’re still in the early […]
Effectively managing your time is a tough task to take on. However, once you’ve mastered your time, you have mastered your life. Time management is one of the most crucial elements of productivity, work-life balance, and ultimately, success. In fact, as the leading factor behind what you get done and where you focus your energy, […]
There are a lot of options when it comes to calendars and similar software. Microsoft has their version, Google has theirs, and there are other calendars and meeting scheduler software out there that may be useful depending on your needs. Microsoft Outlook, for example, can be a pretty complex piece of software. While Google keeps […]
Calendars are supposed to help us plan the future and prepare our schedules. The future though tends to have its own ideas. Plans can change and when they do, we need to be able to change the events we’ve put in our calendars. To be able to add what you need to in your calendar, […]