Ways to manage the list, the week, and the targets.
Notes on task lists, todo apps, and schedules, written around the hours Fits Today can still fill.
How to manage tasks when the workday is already full
A way to keep a task list when a day job already owns the middle of the day: free hours, pinned work, and a week that moves when something urgent shows up.
Read the guide →Managing tasks and targets
Keeping a list honest around a full workday: free hours, targets, big tasks, and the evening review.
Ways to set targets that still fit the week
Deadlines, priorities, and estimates only work as targets when the week has room. Set them against the hours you have.
Read the guide →An evening review for a task list
What to look at when the day is over: what got done, what slipped, what is at risk, and which changes you are willing to accept before tomorrow's schedule runs.
Read the guide →Break a big task into steps you can schedule
A large task sits on the list until it has ordered steps with times. Fits Today can split one into steps that schedule in sequence, each waiting until the previous step is done.
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Choosing a todo app
What a simple todo app needs, how lists, calendars, and schedulers differ, and what automation is for.
What makes a simple todo app worth keeping
A simple todo app has to capture a task in one line, give it a place, and show whether the week can hold it. Extra structure is only useful if you will still open the app on Thursday.
Read the guide →How to choose a todo app
Searches for the best todo app usually mix four different jobs. Choose by the job: capture, a board, a hand-built calendar, or a schedule that places the work for you.
Read the guide →Lists, calendars, and schedulers
Three ordinary ways to manage tasks, and the point where each one starts to fail: the list forgets time, the calendar forgets the backlog, and a scheduler is only as honest as your estimates.
Read the guide →What an automated scheduler does for a todo list
An automated scheduler turns a todo list into timed blocks: it uses the gaps around busy hours, orders the work, splits long tasks, and leaves pinned tasks alone.
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