Taming Google Calendar: Customizing Settings for a More Efficient Experience
The author of this article uses Google Calendar to manage their daily life, but they've encountered several annoyances that have driven them to explore its settings and make some changes. They start by changing the default setting for the beginning of the week from Sunday to Monday, which helps them visualize weekends as a continuous block.
Another issue they faced was the automatic addition of email invitations to their calendar. While this feature can be convenient, it sometimes cluttered their schedule with events they didn't attend. To fix this, they changed the settings to only add events for invitations they responded to in their email.
The author also experienced a problem with redundant birthday reminders. Since they have multiple Google accounts synced across their contacts, they saw duplicate entries for birthdays. To resolve this, they turned off birthday syncs for all accounts except one.
Lastly, the author adjusted the default reminder time in Google Calendar from 30 minutes to one hour before an event starts. This change provided them with more time to prepare and be ready on time.