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HumanOS Volume IV
Here is my #1 recommendation for getting organized in every aspect of your life designed for students and professionals. This week is going to be the first deep dive into Google Calendar and one of its most powerful features, custom calendar notifications. If I had to choose one application to have all my readers download, it would be this. I also found a new YouTuber with some great ideas to share with you all! 🧠
App Spotlight: Google Calendar 📅
What is Google Calendar? 📩
GCal is a free calendar app for any platform that allows users to create and edit events. While many people use this app, there are so many features that are overlooked. You can find more information in last week's newsletter.
Why should I make multiple calendars within Google Calendar? 🧐
Having multiple calendars allows you to easily visualize the different parts of your life, and even better, allows you to have custom notifications already built in.
This means that you can have it remind you 10 minutes before class; 10 minutes, 4 hours before social plans; 1 week, 2 days, 8 hours, 2 hours, 10 minutes before meetings, or any other combination you can think of.
I cannot overstate how many times this has reminded me of social, academic, and professional events I completely forgot about.
Okay, I’m sold/I already use GCal. How do I use this powerful feature? 😲
I have made a fully comprehensive guide right here. 😃
Video of the Week: 3 Simple Ideas That Are Changing My Life💰
What is this video about? 🧠
I immediately binged five videos after this one from Nathaniel Drew, a general life YouTuber that I am honestly embarrassed I've never heard of before. Nathaniel does a great job talking about three things that are changing his relationships with others and the way he views himself as an individual.
This isn't directly related to productivity, but this video was too good to not share. I hope you all find these ideas as impactful as I did.
Some interesting thoughts:
"Decíme con quien andás y te diré quien sos" an Argentian proverb
Tell me who you spend your time with and I'll tell you who you are.
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel" - Maya Angelou
Without intent, content is empty. Don't get lost in the details.
People need to feel heard; people need to feel felt.
"Stay in your lane"
It is a massive waste of time and energy to try and change other people.
This is such a hard lesson to learn, but one that can really change the way you live your life.
"The most important relationship you have in life is with yourself"
It is so hard to value other people if you don't value yourself. You can only be as open to others as you are with yourself.
Don’t forget to check out my guide on Google Calendar and thanks for reading the fourth issue of HumanOS!
- Ariz, HumanOS Creator ⚡️
P.S. I added a few more fantastic Notion templates for you all to use, check them out!
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