Unfortunately, Google cannot (yet!) do your writing for you, but it can help you by identifying times when you could write, and inserting “Writing” (or “Research” or whatever you choose) into your calendar. You start by answering a series of questions, then the algorithm goes through your calendar and inserts the activity. All of the following steps were executed on a phone. Note that your screen will probably look different to mine because of the options you choose.

Step 1

Start the Calendar app, click on the plus sign, and then select Goal.

Step 2

Tap on one of the categories. It doesn’t really matter which one, because later in the process you’ll have a chance to change the title of the events you’re going to create.

Step 3

Choose one of the options. Choose “Custom” if you wish.

Step 4

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Step 7

At this point, click on More options to make a few changes, such as the title of the activity: see the next step.

Step 8

Now tap the tick, and the activity will be inserted into your calendar according to the preferences you set.

That’s it, so no more excuses!