Study Blocks

Study Blocks are your scheduled study sessions — specific chunks of time you set aside to work on a subject. Each block has a start time, an end time, and a subject, so you always know exactly what you're supposed to be working on and when.

Think of them as calendar appointments — but for your brain.

Viewing your study blocks

Go to Study Blocks from your sidebar. You'll see a list of all your scheduled study sessions, most recent first.

Each row shows:

• The block title and a conflict indicator (🔴) if the block overlaps another event
• The subject it belongs to
• The date and time of the session
• How long the session is (duration)
• The current status — Pending, In Progress, Completed, Cancelled, or Not Done

Tip: You can also reach a specific study block directly from the Study Calendar — click any study block event and select ✏ Edit → in the details panel.

Filtering your list

Use the filter bar at the top of the page to narrow down your blocks:

On mobile, tap 🔍 Filter to open the filter panel, set your filters, then tap Apply filters. Tap Clear to remove all filters at once.

On desktop, subject and status filters apply as soon as you change them. Set a date range and click Apply to search by date. Click Clear filters (top-right of the filter bar) to reset.

The URL updates to reflect active filters, so you can bookmark or share a filtered view.

Creating a study block

1. Select + New Study Block — this button appears at the top right of the page.
2. Fill in the required fields:
   • Title — A short label for the session, e.g. "Chapter 7 exercises" (max 80 characters)
   • Subject — Choose from your active subjects
   • Start — The date and time the session begins
   • End — The date and time it finishes
3. Optionally add Notes and set a Status (defaults to Pending).
4. Select Save study block.

The page reloads with your new block at the top of the list.

Rules for start and end times

• End must be after start
• Start and end must be on the same day — study blocks cannot span midnight
• Times must fall on 5-minute boundaries (e.g. 09:00, 09:05, 09:10 — not 09:03)

If you enter invalid times, the form will tell you exactly what to fix before it lets you save.

From the calendar: You can also create study blocks by clicking any empty slot on the Study Calendar. The quick-create panel pre-fills the time for you.

Editing a study block

Select any row in the list to open the edit panel. On desktop this slides in from the right; on mobile it slides up from the bottom.

All fields are editable: title, subject, start, end, notes, and status. The same time rules apply as when creating.

Select Save changes when you're done. The list updates immediately.

Updating the status

Use the Status dropdown in the edit panel to track how a session went:

Note: You cannot set a block to Not Done yourself — it's assigned automatically when a block's time passes without being marked Completed or Cancelled. See Not Done blocks below.

Marking a past block as completed: the 3-day limit

You can mark a study block as Completed until 3 days after it ends. For example, a block that ends on Monday at 18:00 can be marked completed until Thursday at 18:00.

After that, the block's history is fixed:

• In the Status dropdown, Completed is greyed out and can't be selected. A short line below the dropdown explains why: "You can only mark a study block as completed up to 3 days after it ends."
• You can still change the other fields and pick another status, and save as usual.
• A block that is already Completed stays Completed, however old it is. You can still edit its notes.
• If you move an old Completed block back to Pending, you can't make it Completed again.

Tip: Mark your blocks as soon as you finish them. It keeps your plan accurate, and what your parent sees matches what you really did.

This limit doesn't apply to the "Mark this study block as done?" prompt on your Dashboard, because that prompt is based on a timer session you actually ran (see "Mark this study block as done?" prompts).

Not Done blocks

If a study block's end time passes and it's still Pending or In Progress, PlanStudyBoost automatically marks it Not Done after your account's grace period elapses (1–3 days, default 3, configurable on your account settings page). The check runs once a night.

Not Done blocks appear muted in the list with an "expired" badge. Opening the edit panel for one shows a notice explaining that the status was set automatically, in place of the usual Status dropdown. A Not Done block's title, times, subject, and notes can't be changed.

Marking a Not Done block as completed

Did you actually do the work, but forgot to mark it? You can still mark a Not Done block as completed, within the same 3-day limit:

1. Open the block's edit panel.
2. Select Mark as Completed.

The panel closes and the block shows the green Completed badge.

With the default grace period of 3 days, a block only becomes Not Done after the 3-day limit has passed. In that case you'll see:

• the Mark as Completed button greyed out, and
• the notice "This status was set automatically and can no longer be changed."

Hover over, tap or tab to the button to see why: "You can only mark a study block as completed up to 3 days after it ends."

You'll only see an enabled Mark as Completed button if your grace period is 1 or 2 days. Only then can a block turn Not Done before the 3-day limit is over. Until a block turns Not Done, use the Status dropdown to mark it completed.

Tip: If your parent manages your account, they can set or override your grace period from their dashboard. While a parent override is active, your own grace-period setting is locked.

Completed blocks and your streak

A block you mark as completed counts toward your study streak on the day the block was planned, not the day you selected the button. So if you studied on Monday but only marked the block on Tuesday, Monday still counts, and a missing day in your streak can be filled in. If you finish a block ahead of schedule, it counts on the day you did the work.

Deleting a study block

Open the edit panel for the block you want to remove, then select Delete at the bottom left of the panel. A confirmation message appears — select Yes, delete to remove it permanently, or No, keep it to go back.

Deleted blocks cannot be recovered.

Schedule conflicts

A schedule conflict means a study block overlaps by at least a minute with a family activity from your linked parent's calendar. Two of your own study items that overlap are not flagged as a conflict.

Conflicting blocks are marked with 🔴 in the list. When you open the edit panel for a conflicting block, a warning appears at the top with a View in calendar link that takes you straight to the relevant date on your Study Calendar.

PlanStudyBoost checks for conflicts every time you create, edit or delete a study block, here or on the Study Calendar. It also checks when you move a block on the calendar. This page reloads after you save, so the 🔴 marker is up to date straight away.

To resolve a conflict, change the block's start or end time so it no longer overlaps the family activity.

Opening a specific block from the calendar

When you click a study block event in the Study Calendar and select ✏ Edit →, you are taken directly to the Study Blocks page with the edit panel already open for that block. This lets you make detailed edits without leaving the context of your calendar view.

The URL looks like: /study-blocks?edit={block-id} — you can bookmark it or share it (with someone who has access to your account) to jump straight back to that block.

Frequently asked questions

Can I create a study block that spans midnight — e.g. starting at 11 PM and ending at 1 AM?

No. Each study block must start and end on the same calendar day. If your study session crosses midnight, create two separate blocks.

Can I create a recurring study block that repeats every week?

Recurring blocks are scheduled using the Study Calendar. See Study Calendar for details. Recurring blocks show a 🔁 icon in the Study Blocks list; editing them here changes only the single occurrence.

Why does the status say Pending even though I already finished the session?

Pending is the default status. Update it to Completed in the edit panel, or use the Timer — if you stop a timer session that overlaps this block, you'll see a "Mark as done?" prompt on your Dashboard the next time you visit it (see "Mark this study block as done?" prompts). In the edit panel, you can do this until 3 days after the block ends.

Why is "Completed" greyed out in the Status dropdown?

The block ended more than 3 days ago. After that, a block can no longer be marked as completed (see Marking a past block as completed).

Why is the "Mark as Completed" button greyed out on my Not Done block?

For the same reason: the block ended more than 3 days ago. Hover over or tap the button to see the explanation.

Why can't I select an archived subject from the subject dropdown?

Archived subjects are hidden from the dropdown to keep the list manageable. To make a subject available again, go to Subjects and restore it.

My new block isn't showing a conflict even though it clearly overlaps something. Why?

A block is flagged only when it overlaps a family activity from your linked parent's calendar. Overlapping one of your own study items is not a conflict. The check runs as soon as you save, so if no 🔴 appears, one of these is usually the reason:

• You don't have a linked parent yet, so there are no family activities to check against.
• The overlap is shorter than a minute. A block that starts exactly when the activity ends doesn't count.
• The block starts more than 90 days from now. Conflicts are checked for the next 90 days.

Related

• Study Calendar — visualise all your blocks on a time grid
• Subjects — manage the subjects used in your blocks
• Pomodoro Timer — start a focused timer linked to a study block
• Analytics — see how much time you've spent on each subject