Ratgeber

Damit sich dein Kalender von selbst plant

Diese Ratgeber sind für die Fragen geschrieben, die man sich stellt, bevor man sich für ein Werkzeug entscheidet, und handeln deshalb vom Problem und nicht von uns. Wenn du das alles lieber von Hand machst, funktioniert alles hier genauso gut ohne Abo.

So funktioniert es

Fang hier an, wenn du verstehen willst, was ein automatischer Terminplaner eigentlich macht, oder wenn du das, was dahintersteckt, nämlich Time-Blocking, erst einmal von Hand ausprobieren möchtest.

Ein Werkzeug auswählen

Fang hier an, wenn du schon weißt, dass du eines dieser Werkzeuge willst, oder wissen möchtest, was dich ein bestimmtes im Vergleich zu den anderen kostet.

Bisher nur auf Englisch

Diese Ratgeber gibt es noch nicht auf Deutsch, und die Links führen deshalb zur englischen Fassung.

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Four steps separate a task list from a scheduler. Knowing them tells you what to ask before you hand one your calendar.

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FlowSavvy's free tier actually schedules tasks. The question is what sits behind the paid tier once your work has real sequencing.

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Looking for a Reclaim alternative

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Looking for a SkedPal alternative

SkedPal can express constraints nothing else here can. Getting there means learning a system first.

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Looking for a Lifestack alternative

Lifestack schedules around your energy, not just your deadlines. Here's what that costs if energy modeling isn't the problem you're trying to solve.

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TickTick alternative: when you want your tasks placed for you

TickTick is a strong task list with a calendar you arrange by hand. The question is whether the arranging is the part you want to stop doing.

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Clockwise shut down: what to use instead

Clockwise did two jobs in one product, moving team meetings and protecting your own focus time. Each now has a different replacement, and nothing could be exported, so start by working out which one you miss.

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What automatic time blocking actually changes

Placing the blocks was never the hard part. Keeping them true to a week that keeps changing was. Here is what a scheduler can and cannot take off your hands.

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Turning a task list into a calendar

A list has no relationship to time. A calendar cannot avoid one. That difference is the whole reason lists grow and calendars fill up.

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A glossary of task scheduling terms

Scheduling tools use the same words to mean different things. One plain definition per term, then how the tools actually differ.

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The best automatic task schedulers, compared honestly

Six tools claim the same job. The right one depends on whether you run a team, what calendar you are on, and what you are actually protecting, not on which table has the most checkmarks.

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