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It’s easy to find excuses not to exercise, complete a course or clean up the garage. We all procrastinate and busy schedules cause us to neglect tasks we need, and also want, to do.
Calendar Goals was developed by Google to be our cheerleader and personal assistant.
The software uses machine learning to help you allocate time on your Google Calendar to complete your chosen goals, whether it’s an exercise regime or merely spending more time reading. Goals pinpoints gaps in your schedule fit your needs.
To use Calendar Goals, you need to be a Gmail user and use the Calendar app. After adding “Goal”, Google will ask you a few questions to establish what you want to do and which times of day would suit your best.
It has options, like Exercise, Build a Skill and Me Time, available, but you can also add your own. After entering your information, you can leave it to Google to schedule a few time slots and remind you to keep to them.
If it happens that something else is scheduled during Google’s suggested times, it will allocate another time and keep trying until it suits you. Of course, if you are a serial procrastinator, you will find a way around this, but the software will try its best to make it difficult for you to do so.
How to use Google Calendar Goals on Android and iOS
The new feature is available from this week for users on Android and iPhone, but not yet for the web-based Gmail calendar.
Google Calendar | Google Play Store via Google Blog
[SOURCES: http://gadgets.ndtv.com, http://techcrunch.com, http://www.idigitaltimes.com]
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Dis maklik om redes uit te dink om nie te oefen, jou studies te voltooi of die motorhuis reg te pak nie. Ons stel graag uit en gebruik tyd as ʼn verskoning om dit wat ons moet en soms ook wil doen, af te skeep.
Google het Calendar Goals ontwikkel om ons persoonlike assistent en rasieleier te wees.
Deur middel van sy masjienleervermoeë bepaal die sagteware waar op jou Google kalender jy tyd kan afknyp om jou doelwitte te bereik. Of dit nou oefening is of net meer tyd om te lees. Dit wys uit waar gapings in jou skedule is wat jou behoeftes sal vervul.
Om Calendar Goals te gebruik, moet jy ʼn Gmail-gebruiker wees en die kalendertoepassing gebruik. Voeg net jou “Goal” by en Google sal vir jou ʼn paar vrae vra om vas te stel wat jy wil doen en watter tye jou die beste sal pas.
Daar is ʼn paar opsies beskikbaar soos Exercise, Build a Skill en Me Time, maar jy kan jou eie byvoeg. Daarna kan jy dit aan Google oorlaat om tydgleuwe te skeduleer en gereeld daaraan te herinner.
Indien dit gebeur dat ʼn ander afspraak skeduleer word in die voorgestelde tye, sal Google dit aanskuif na ʼn volgende beskikbare tyd. As jy ʼn chroniese uitsteller is, sal jy natuurlik maniere kry om Goals te omseil, maar die sagteware sal probeer om dit vir jou moeilik te maak.
Hoe om Google Calendar Goals op Android en iOS te gebruik.
Dié nuwe funksie is die week beskikbaar op Android en iPhone, maar nog nie op die webgebaseerde Gmail kalender nie.
Google Calendar | Google Play Store via Google Blog
[BRONNE: http://gadgets.ndtv.com, http://techcrunch.com, http://www.idigitaltimes.com]
Tags: Google