Planning Pro-tips
Video tutorials for planning techniques including projections, scheduling, and weekly planning in Sunsama.
Pro-tip: using unique recurring task series for daily themes
Review: Task projections
Pro-tip: how to use Schedule settings for projections and planning
Pro-tip: Using projections and calendar view to plan week ahead
Pro-tip: repeating calendar events for optional habits
Pro-tip: Timebox a parent “bucket” task to create a time slot for merged tasks
Pro-tip: Tips for building your task list during Daily Planning
Pro-tip: should routine to-dos be recurring tasks or repeating events?
Pro-tip: Using objectives to prioritize and block time in advance
Separate work and personal tasks throughout the day
Filter Sunsama by #work or #personal context to effectively separate them as needed throughout the day.
Common use case example for creating weekly objective
Alex demonstrates a straightforward, real-world application for establishing and organizing fresh weekly objectives.
List high level goals in an integrated tool for easy reference
For quick referencing of your long term, high level goals for help in guiding your planning in Sunsama.
Auto-schedule many tasks in advance
Using just X and arrow keys, auto-schedule a week or month’s worth of tasks in advance in a few seconds.
How should I fit Lunch into my schedule?
Techniques for blocking out recurring, essential, non-work related events.
Using Google Focus Time events to block availability but allow auto-scheduling
Use Google Focus Time calendar events to prevent meeting booking, but still auto-schedule your Sunsama tasks during this time.
Planning an entire week in Sunsama
Use Calendar View to plan your week ahead.
Splitting a task on the calendar and multi-day tasks
Tips for splitting a task into multiple timeboxes on today’s calendar, and overview of techniques for dealing with multi-day tasks.
Using Objectives to plan backwards from a deadline
Use weekly objectives to plan aligned tasks that lead up to a deadline or due date.
Use recurring task notes for accurate, quick, personalized reflections
Use the notes of recurring tasks to help you write better ritual reflections.
How to manage your tasks ahead of vacation or OOO days
Tips for managing your Sunsama tasks ahead of holiday or vacation time.