Weekly Planning in Benji

Plan your entire week with a comprehensive calendar view.

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Weekly Planning Overview

Benji's Weekly Planning view provides a comprehensive overview of your entire week, allowing you to see all your scheduled events, tasks, and time blocks in one place. This powerful planning tool helps you visualize your schedule and ensure you're allocating your time effectively.

Key Weekly Planning Features

  • Full week view with all seven days visible at once
  • Time-based scheduling with hourly slots
  • Integration with todos, habits, and other Benji features
  • Color-coded events for easy categorization
  • Drag-and-drop interface for easy rescheduling
  • Time block visualization

Time-Based Scheduling

Unlike traditional calendars that only show events, Benji's Weekly Planning view integrates with your todos, habits, and other activities to provide a complete picture of your week:

  • Schedule specific times for your todos
  • Block out time for habit completion
  • See meeting and appointment times
  • Allocate focus blocks for deep work
  • Schedule breaks and personal time

This integrated approach ensures that you have a realistic view of your available time and helps prevent overcommitment.

Drag-and-Drop Interface

Benji's Weekly Planning view features an intuitive drag-and-drop interface that makes scheduling and rescheduling quick and easy:

  1. Drag unscheduled tasks from your sidebar into any time slot
  2. Extend or shorten events by dragging their edges
  3. Move events between days by dragging them to a new location
  4. Quickly reschedule when conflicts arise

This visual approach to planning makes it easy to see your entire week at a glance and make adjustments as needed.

Time Block Visualization

Benji's Weekly Planning view helps you implement time blocking, a productivity technique where you dedicate specific blocks of time to similar tasks or activities:

  • Create color-coded blocks for different types of work
  • Group related tasks within a single time block
  • Visualize how much of your day is allocated to different activities
  • Ensure you're balancing different areas of responsibility

Time blocking helps you stay focused on similar tasks, reduces context switching, and makes your schedule more intentional.

Integration with Other Benji Features

The Weekly Planning view seamlessly integrates with other Benji features:

Todo Integration

Schedule specific times for your todos, see their estimated duration, and mark them complete directly from the calendar view.

Habit Tracking

Block out time for your habits, see your habit streaks, and log habit completions without leaving the calendar.

Pomodoro Timer

Start pomodoro sessions for scheduled tasks directly from the calendar, with automatic tracking of completed pomodoros.

External Calendars

View events from Google Calendar, Outlook, and other calendar services alongside your Benji tasks and activities.

Benefits of Weekly Planning

  • Gain a clear visual overview of your entire week
  • Ensure you're allocating enough time for important tasks
  • Identify and resolve scheduling conflicts before they occur
  • Balance work, personal, and self-care activities
  • Reduce stress by having a clear plan for each day
  • Improve productivity by grouping similar tasks together