Notion can be an excellent tool for planning your day, besides from taking notes and managing projects. You can create a custom daily planner in Notion or use one of the daily planner templates. We will start with a blank page and mention a couple of templates to create an ideal daily planner in Notion.
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Add a Calendar View
For any planner, a meaningful calendar view can help you catch up with the events and activities planned for a week or month. Otherwise, a calendar view with dots on it would make little sense for anyone.
1. Click the square with a pencil icon in the top-left of the left sidebar to create a new blank page in Notion. Before we start, create a new page in Notion. Give it a relevant title with emoji and banner.
Go to the new page’s body and type / command. When a context window opens, scroll to Board view under Database section.
2. Click the three-dots menu beside your block and select Layout.
3. Select Calendar. The current month’s calendar will appear on your Notion page.
Create a Daily Page for Every Day
After you add a calendar, it’s time to create your daily planner page in it. Here’s how to add it.
1. Click on the calendar option from the left sidebar in Notion.
2. Move your cursor over a day in its top-right corner and select +.
3. Give it a relevant name. Add an icon or title to the page.
The neat part is Notion automatically assigns the current date under the Date menu. You don’t need to create multiple pages under a specific date.
Add Tasks and Routines
After you create a new page, use the steps below to add your Tasks and Routines.
1. Navigate to a newly created page in the Notion, head to the Calendar section and choose a date.
2. Use the / command and select To-Do list.
3. Enter tasks for the chosen day. You can also add reminders for a specific task.
4. Type @ beside a task and select Today.
5. Click on the Date and enable the Include time toggle. Then, enter date and time details at the top.
You will receive a reminder notification from Notion at a set time. You can also create a daily routine on the same page.
1. Use / command and select Heading. Give it a relevant name.
2. Click the six-dots icon next to the top-left of the text area.
3. Select Toggle list from the context menu.
3. You can manage your entire day’s planning with bullet points and stack it under the heading.
Repeate the same steps to create routines for the day.
Explore Formatting Options for Text
With loads of details and plans, it does become difficult to discern things. Luckily, Notion offers formatting options to make the text of certain tasks stand out. Go through the steps below to make changes to your tasks:
1. Open your Daily Planner page in a Notion calendar. Then, open a task or plan for a particular page, click on the empty area below Add a Comment section, and look for the Six-dots button.
2. Click the six-dots button and choose Color from the context menu.
You can add a highlighter or change its color. Repeat the same for other important events and tasks.
Link to Other Pages in a Day
You can also link to other pages in Notion. For instance, if you have created a Habit tracker in Notion and want to access it from your current daily page, follow the steps below.
1. Open your existing daily planner page in Notion.
2. Type / command and type Link to page.
3. Select a relevant page from the following menu and you are good to go.
You can access that page with only a single click. You can also link webpages to a page and visit them directly from Notion.
Try Daily Planner Templates
Creating a daily planner can be time-consuming in Notion. Thankfully, there is no shortage of capable daily planner templates. You can pick any of them and plan your day like a pro. Let’s check a couple of popular templates.
A daily, weekly, and monthly planner from Easlo Studies is one such capable Notion template that helps you plan everything in a meaningful way. You can use the link below to copy it on your Notion page. The template is free to download and use. That said, you have the option to pay a fair price for it.
Download: Easlo Daily Planner Templates (Paid)
If you don’t want to download a third-party template from other sources, use Notion’s default gallery to explore daily planners. You can use the link below to find a daily planner from the official Notion templates gallery.
Download: Daily Planner Template (Free)
Plan Your Day in Notion
Notion offers ample options and templates to plan your day. What are you waiting for? Manage your weeks and months from scratch, or use one of the templates to complete the job in no time.
