Quick capture
One line for the task, its project, day, time and estimate.
Press Q on any screen to capture a task. Type one line: tidystation picks out the parts below and the rest becomes the title. Without a project, the task lands in your Inbox.
call Jack tomorrow 45mThat's a task called "call Jack", planned for tomorrow, estimated at 45 minutes.
What you can type
| Type | Sets | Examples |
|---|---|---|
#project | The project | #pagebird, #fernhill-bakery |
+category | The category | +marketing, +admin |
| A duration | The estimate | 45m, 20 min, 2h, 1.5h, ~90m |
| A day | The day you'll work on it | today, tomorrow, friday, next fri, in 3 days, oct 12 |
due and a day | A deadline instead | due friday, due oct 12 |
| A time | The time of day | 3pm, 13:30, @10:30pm, @noon |
every and a rhythm | A repeating task | every monday, every weekday, every 2 weeks, every month, daily |
- Projects: a project's name in lowercase, with dashes for spaces. Type
#to pick from your projects. - Categories start with a letter, so
+1 555stays in the title. - Durations need a unit. A bare number is never an estimate.
1h30isn't understood either: type90mor1.5h. - A time with no day means today.
at 4and4:30stay in the title. Type@4pmor@16:30. - A repeating task without a day gets its next date as its deadline.
- A name that matches nothing is left out, and the task saves without that project or category.
More examples
write launch post +marketing #pagebird
send the invoice friday 3pm 20m #fernhill-bakery
review the deck in 3 days 1.5h
Ship V1 due next friday
pay rent every monthThe same rules work when you edit a task's title.