On Calendar Apps

The time has come; I'm officially a dusty, worn out fourth year, newly adjusting to the freakish amplification of the final year workload. I've waved goodbye to Freshers nights and have instead made the holy, start-of-year vow; be productive, keep up with the reading, and Don't Leave Things To The Last Minute™.  After all, we're about to be churned out into the working world; what better time to start grudgingly accepting responsibility?

The first step towards my "I'm an adult now" utopia involves getting organized. In an attempt to claw myself out of old habits, I made a promise to start scheduling and turned to the internet to achieve this. It did not disappoint.

Google Calendar scores highly in the world of calendar apps. This is a Google Chrome extension which can also be downloaded to your desktop; it has a simple design, is straightforward to modify, offers a toggle between day/week/month view, and has the additional bonus of being accessible in offline mode. It also has the option of scheduling email alerts for your events, so there is no excuse for bypassing upcoming lectures or society socials!

If, for you, organization has usually meant a) a colour coded study timetable laboriously created two weeks before exams, or b) buying the Leeds journal in the first week and abandoning it to a dust-gathering fate in the second, Google Calendar is the perfect upgrade. Leeds University offers so many ways to get involved in student life, and sometimes it's hard to balance this with studies. Apps like Google Calendar are a wonderful way of keeping on top of things and are always there for you when you've misplaced your diary or your pen is buried deeply within your stuffed rucksack.

So go ahead; abandon pen and paper and embrace the app side. I promise you won't regret it!