i left my camera at school, like, it's somewhere in my moving boxes
so i'm making do the best that i can
(nervous laughter) i'm so sorry if this is like, not in focus and if the audio quality is really bad
oh i'm so embarrassed
hello! it's seo from tbhstudying and i'm here
with four different to-do templates that you can use on notion
to boost your productivity and to keep track of the things you have to do
i figured that this might be a good video in lieu of a plan with me
since i'm still unable to like, really hold a pen properly
i thought this might be a good substitute for that
if you guys don't know what notion is, notion is a planning, i guess, sort of, app
that you can use on your laptop, your PC, your tablet, or your phone
it's been really popular in the studyblr community
and a lot of people have made their own personal dashboards,
to-do lists, and things like that. i was trying to figure out
how to make a good notion template that worked for me
and i still haven't found the perfect set-up for myself
on notion yet, but i came up with four different templates on the platform
and i figured that it might be nice to share them with you guys
the first to-do template is what i call a "today, tomorrow, this week" template
yeah, i don't have very creative names for any of these
but essentially, what you do is: you come up with a list of things you have to do
on the "this week" section and then you drag the ones that you have to get done
today in the "today" section and as you finish your tasks, when you complete them,
you can drag them over to the "finished" section. if you don't have enough
time in the day to complete all the tasks that you want to do, you can move them over
to the "tomorrow" section as a reminder for yourself
to figure out what you have to do tomorrow
and figure out what you have left to do from the "this week" section
i think this is a great template for people who just want an overview of what
they have in a week or if you have a hard time remembering what you have still left to do
or if you find yourself having a lot of tasks that keep getting slid over to the next day
because i found that when i was using a traditional planner on paper,
i found that i was writing down way too many things per day that i could possibly complete
and i constantly had to transfer those tasks to the next day
and the next day and the next day because i would over-estimate what i could do in a day
if you're the type of person that does that, this is a great template for you
the next template is just a simple weekly planner, there's nothing innovative about this
but this is a great template for you to use
if you're a person that likes the traditional planner layout
and i also prefer this weekly set up rather than using the calendar option that notion gives you
because that way, i can see all of the individual check-boxes and it won't
condense the text down into a smaller chunk like the calendar option on notion does
i know that doesn't sound like it makes a lot of sense
but if you use the calendar on notion, you know what i mean
i like seeing the check-boxes and i like being able to move things around
between day to day. you can do that on the calendar option but i just find this
to be a lot easier. also, this is a great template for you to use if you just like
the traditional planner layout or if you're not used to digital planning yet
and you kinda want to ease into learning the basics of notion while still having traditional elements
i added in a section for the classes that i have that day because i find that during remote learning
it's really hard for me to keep track of what day it is, what time it is, what classes i have that day
because i'm in the same space all the time so i don't really experience time passing
in a normal manner like i typically would in a normal semester
i just like keeping my classes in this weekly planner section but if you don't like using that
you can always take it out and edit it however you please
sorry, my camera ran out of battery.... i don't know if this is working anymore
where was i? oh, weekly, yes, yes
anyways, i wouldn't suggest you to use this planner if you typically use notion
on a tablet or a phone because the formatting gets kinda wonky
this is best for people who use notion on a laptop or a PC
the next to-do list is a class-based template
the name is fairly self-explanatory. it's set up organized by class / subject matter rather than
by the date and this is great for you if your to-do list is primarily focused on academic matters
or if you prefer to group your tasks based on the subject that they're related to
and i also included an "other" category for things like washing the dishes, vacuuming,
you know, general upkeep stuff that might not be academically related
this is actually a similar layout to what i have in my own bullet journal where i
group tasks together based on class, together in little chunks, on the page
so this is sorta what i do in my bullet journal but translated over to notion
i also have the days that the classes are on in the to-do list because like i said before,
i have a tendency to lose track of the day during this whole pandemic remote learning sort of system so
you can remove that if you want but i just like keeping it in there so i can keep track of the days
the last template is what i call a "sectional based to-do list"
this is a similar principle to the last one except there are three categories
academic, household, and personal
academic is self-explanatory. it's all the tasks you have to do that are related to school
whether that be studying for a test, a homework assignment, or an exam that you have
the household section is, again, for household chores like doing the dishes, vacuuming,
maybe you have a grocery list of things that you need to buy if you live by yourself
but the personal section is where this template really stands out
this template is best for people who need a little reminder to do some self-care
to schedule in time and tasks for you to do to help yourself ease stress and sort of
unwind from a long day. because i find that as i go through the semester, i prioritize
so much time towards academics that i forget to take time for myself whether that be self-care
taking care of myself, making sure i take breaks and things like that
and those are all the notion templates i have for you
again, if you want to use these templates, just go to my description box,
click the link, and make a copy of the template to your own notion account and feel free
to edit it however you want and adjust it and customize it to your own needs
thank you so much for watching and i hope this helped and as always,
i will see you in the next video. bye!