Inside the front cover: the library’s bookplate and a date due slip.
Kiwi’s Library Book 5 of 7
Plan
Deadlines, tasks and time
Every deadline in one calendar, one task list, small steps, and real time in your week.
AI planners guess how long things take, and they guess short. Treat their plan as a draft.
4 chapters, 6 tools
Start with one bookmark
Pick the one that sounds like tonight.
Contents
Each chapter is one job, cheapest first.
Bookmark 1 of 3
If term has just started
Get the whole term out of your head.
Tonight, only this
Copy every deadline from every course outline into the calendar.
The tools for this bookmark
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Free
Google Calendar (opens in a new tab)
A calendar that reminds you before things are due.
Free, exactly: Everything.
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Free tier
TickTick (opens in a new tab)
Tasks, a calendar, a focus timer and habits in one app.
Free, exactly: 9 lists, 99 tasks per list and 2 reminders per task.
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Free
Goblin Tools (opens in a new tab)
Small AI tools for when you are stuck. Magic ToDo breaks a task into steps.
Free, exactly: Everything on the website.
AI: check its output
Bookmark 2 of 3
If everything is due at once
Make it smaller, then put it in the week.
Tonight, only this
List what is due by date. Break only the first one into steps.
The tools for this bookmark
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Free
Goblin Tools (opens in a new tab)
Small AI tools for when you are stuck. Magic ToDo breaks a task into steps.
Free, exactly: Everything on the website.
AI: check its output
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Free
Google Calendar (opens in a new tab)
A calendar that reminds you before things are due.
Free, exactly: Everything.
-
Free tier
Reclaim (opens in a new tab)
Fits study blocks and tasks into the gaps in your calendar, and moves them when plans change.
Free, exactly: 1 calendar, 1 habit and 1 booking link, a week ahead.
Check the priceAI: check its output
Bookmark 3 of 3
If you make plans and then ignore them
A plan you can see is easier to follow.
Tonight, only this
Plan only tomorrow morning, in three blocks.
The tools for this bookmark
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Free tier
Tiimo (opens in a new tab)
A visual planner that shows your day as a timeline, with an AI co-planner.
Free, exactly: A basic planner.
Check the priceAI: check its output
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Free
Goblin Tools (opens in a new tab)
Small AI tools for when you are stuck. Magic ToDo breaks a task into steps.
Free, exactly: Everything on the website.
AI: check its output
-
Free tier
TickTick (opens in a new tab)
Tasks, a calendar, a focus timer and habits in one app.
Free, exactly: 9 lists, 99 tasks per list and 2 reminders per task.
Chapter 1
Put every deadline in one calendar
One calendar, everything in it, reminders on.
The price ladder
Put every deadline in one calendar
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Free
Google Calendar (opens in a new tab)
A calendar that reminds you before things are due.
- Use it for
- Every deadline in one place.
- Costs
- Free with a Google account.
- Free, exactly
- Everything.
Checked Nov 2026
Chapter 2
Keep a task list you trust
Pick one list and keep nothing anywhere else.
The price ladder
Keep a task list you trust
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Free tier
TickTick (opens in a new tab)
Tasks, a calendar, a focus timer and habits in one app.
- Use it for
- Assignments and revision in one place.
- Costs
- Premium is $49.99 a year on the web.
- Free, exactly
- 9 lists, 99 tasks per list and 2 reminders per task.
Checked Nov 2026
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Free tier
Todoist (opens in a new tab)
A to-do list that understands dates like “every Monday”.
- Use it for
- Assignments across several courses.
- Costs
- Pro is $7 a month.
- Free, exactly
- 5 projects, 3 filter views and one week of activity history.
Check the price
The billing period is not confirmed.
Checked Nov 2026
Chapter 3
Make a big task small
“Write the essay” cannot be started. “Type the title” can.
The price ladder
Make a big task small
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Free
Goblin Tools (opens in a new tab)
Small AI tools for when you are stuck. Magic ToDo breaks a task into steps.
- Use it for
- Turning “write the essay” into steps you can start.
- Costs
- Free on the web. The phone apps are a small one-off purchase.
- Free, exactly
- Everything on the website.
AI: check its output
Checked Nov 2026
Chapter 4
Give the work a time
A task without a time slot stays on the list.
The price ladder
Give the work a time
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Free tier
Tiimo (opens in a new tab)
A visual planner that shows your day as a timeline, with an AI co-planner.
- Use it for
- Losing track of time.
- Costs
- Pro is $11.99 a month or $45 a year, with a 7-day trial.
- Free, exactly
- A basic planner.
Check the priceAI: check its output
The free limits are not published.
Checked Nov 2026
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Free tier
Reclaim (opens in a new tab)
Fits study blocks and tasks into the gaps in your calendar, and moves them when plans change.
- Use it for
- Making sure revision lands in your week.
- Costs
- From $10 a month, billed yearly.
- Free, exactly
- 1 calendar, 1 habit and 1 booking link, a week ahead.
Check the priceAI: check its output
Check Reclaim’s own page.
Checked Nov 2026
At the back
About this book
Prices are in US dollars, checked in November 2026. They change and vary by country.
Tools are ordered by what they cost each month to use at all. No affiliate links, no paid places.
Inside the back cover.