Timeboxing: the basics

Timebox your Sunsama tasks to your calendar to schedule when you plan to work on them.

How to timebox

The simplest way to timebox a task is to grab the task and drag and drop it onto the calendar view at a time where you want to work on it. You can also auto-schedule a task by hovering over it and typing X, or by righting click on it and clicking "Add to calendar".

Before you add a task to your calendar, it's a good idea to set a time estimate or planned time on the task. That way, the corresponding calendar event will be of the correct duration.

Timeboxing and your calendar

When you timebox a task, you're creating a calendar event on one of your connected Google, Outlook, or Apple Calendars. Sunsama does not have its own calendar; it relies on and uses your connected calendar for timeboxing.

However, you can control which of your calendars your tasks are timeboxed to. Refer to this guide for more information: Choosing your Calendar

You can also control the privacy, availability, and reminders of these calendar events created from timeboxed tasks from your settings.

Sunsama can even auto-reschedule tasks if they conflict on the calendar or are completed ahead of time.

Learning more about timeboxing

For more detailed information on all things Timeboxing, refer to this suite of help center articles: https://help.sunsama.com/docs/timeboxing