HOW POLYLANE WORKS

Many projects.
One workable plan.

Put work in its place. Link related tasks across projects. Give the batch time on your calendar.

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FROM THE REAL PLANNER 01 / THE WHOLE PICTURE
The real Polylane planner combines a projects and channels matrix with a daily calendar.

Separate projects.
A shared session.

THE MATRIX → LINK → CALENDAR LOOP

01GIVE THE WORK A PLACE

Start with the way
you already think.

A project is what you’re building. A channel is the kind of work it needs. Your matrix holds both, so the plan makes sense in either direction.

Projects
Products, clients, courses, newsletters.
Channels
Writing and Design. Or Instagram and YouTube. You choose.
Build your first matrix
Actual planner: Acme Coffee and Lumen Fitness projects, with social publishing channels in rows.

Down Acme Coffee: every channel for one client.

ACTUAL PLANNER / TASK CAPTURE
Actual Polylane task capture: a task entered directly in the Acme Coffee × Instagram cell.

The cell already knows its project and channel.

02TURN IDEAS INTO TASKS

Capture it where
it belongs.

Use Add task in a cell. Add a useful duration so the calendar has something real to work with. Open the full form when the task needs notes or a repeat.

30 min

A release note has a size.
Now it can have a place in the day.

Try it in the sample below

03MAKE THE CONNECTION YOURSELF

From three projects
to one named session.

Pick an example and take the controls. These are the actual planner components, with a guide alongside your actions. Explore at your own pace.

STEP 1 OF 5 / Select

Find work that belongs together.

Select the three tasks in the Writing row using their link controls. The row’s selection control can select all three at once.

Select all 3 example tasks

Actual Polylane matrix and calendar. Start the walkthrough to use them with sample tasks.
YOUR TURN AT THE CONTROLS

Three projects. One writing session.

An app, a client project and a newsletter. Writing, Design and Launch channels.

Real planner · Sample tasks · No account needed

Your changes last for this sample session. Reset, switch examples or reload to start fresh. Your saved planner and connected calendars stay untouched.

04CHOOSE HOW TIME WORKS

Same batch.
Two ways to place it.

Use In sequence when you’ll work through tasks one by one. Use Together when they need the same start time.

See the scheduling guide
THE THREE-TASK EXAMPLE / PLACEMENT EXPLAINED
In sequence105 minutes · Back to back
30m45m30m
Together45-minute span · Same start
30m45m30m

A Together batch spans its longest task. The work still contains 105 minutes of task estimates. This diagram explains the placement; try both modes in the real planner above.

05CHANGE YOUR POINT OF VIEW

The work stays connected.
The view can change.

Use the view that answers today’s question. You can also switch views in the live walkthrough.

Read the Timeline & Graph guide

06MAKE IT A DAILY RHYTHM

A plan earns its place
when you use it.

Work from the session you’ve made. Then decide what deserves another slot. A useful day can include unfinished work.

The Focus & review guide
  1. DURING THE SESSION

    Bring one task into focus.

    Open Focus from the planner header. Work from your scheduled blocks and tick off what you finish.

  2. AT THE END OF THE DAY

    Give unfinished work an answer.

    In your saved planner’s day wrap-up, carry blocks forward or return them to the matrix for a fresh decision.

  3. WHEN YOU WANT TO SHARE

    Make the progress visible.

    Create a day or wrap-up card from your planner, choose what’s visible, and download it to share.

    See the sharing steps →

07A FEW USEFUL ANSWERS

What is a channel?

A channel is a category you choose for your work. A founder might use Writing, Design and Launch. A social media manager might use Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube. Projects run across the matrix; channels run down it.

Can a batch include tasks from different projects?

Yes. Select related tasks from different projects, give the batch a name and schedule it. Each task keeps its project and channel.

Do I need an account or a calendar connection to try this?

No. The walkthrough uses disposable sample data in the actual planner UI. You can select, link, schedule, move and complete sample tasks without signing up or connecting a calendar. Your sample changes reset when you reload.

What happens to work I do not finish?

The day wrap-up lets you decide what comes next: carry unfinished blocks to a later day or return them to the matrix to plan again. Focus and review are available in your saved planner; the walkthrough above lets you try task completion and Focus.

YOUR PROJECTS. YOUR CHANNELS. YOUR WEEK.

Make room for what
you’re building.

Start with your own work, or borrow a structure from a starter board.

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