Calendar Heroes: Elisa von Minnigerode, PhD Scholar at the University of Konstanz

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Google Workspace

I use a lot of different tools for different purposes. As a PhD Student, the most important tool is, of course, my reference manager. But in general, I mainly use Google Workspace to be more efficient. I use Google Calendar for my schedule, Google Tasks to keep track of all the different things that I have to do, and Google Keep for short notes or reminders. For longer and more complex notes, I use Notion. For example, I have a list on Notion for all the literature I ordered and why I ordered them in the first place.

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Tasks by Reclaim.ai

Since I work on multiple projects at the same time, it can be tough to actually find time to sit down and write on my manuscript, which is the most important thing in my job at the moment. Reclaim helps me to find this time: I've defined two Habits in Reclaim for each day, one for reading articles, and another for writing. Reclaim schedules these Habits for me around all the other appointments that come up during a week. I also plan all my Tasks with Reclaim now, and let it automatically block the time I need for each to-do in my calendar. I really like that I don't have to make the decision myself anymore on which task to take on next - this prevents me from overthinking and to just do it.

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Habits by Reclaim.ai

Since I work on multiple projects at the same time, it can be tough to actually find time to sit down and write on my manuscript, which is the most important thing in my job at the moment. Reclaim helps me to find this time: I've defined two Habits in Reclaim for each day, one for reading articles, and another for writing. Reclaim schedules these Habits for me around all the other appointments that come up during a week. I also plan all my Tasks with Reclaim now, and let it automatically block the time I need for each to-do in my calendar. I really like that I don't have to make the decision myself anymore on which task to take on next - this prevents me from overthinking and to just do it.

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ReclaimAI

Additionally, I like to do a hand-written to-do list every day - since I enjoy the part where you can cross off a task and see what you've achieved. But these handwritten lists are only for short-term planning, my long-term planning is online. My latest addition to that productivity system is Reclaim.ai. It's helped me a lot to improve my planning and time-blocking.

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