Hard Dates

If a task/step must be done to avoid bad things, it needs a hard date. Hard dates get special treatment in TRO. When the day arrives, you will be forced to pay attention to the task if it has slipped to that point. Important! Not all tasks are “must do”...

Hard Dates

The date you must start a task—or bad things might happen. (Only for “must do” tasks.)

Soft Dates

All tasks require a soft date (aka “loose goal date”) to be properly scheduled and processed, except for Someday/Maybe tasks. Choose this date intuitively—your first impression of when you might want to do it, based on what you know right now. The...

Soft Dates

The Soft Date field does not need to be an actual date, but you need to be able to sort or group tasks by the soft date. Because the soft date is a loose goal and not a requirement, soft dates must not trigger task reminders or overdue notices. It must be possible to...

Bad Things May Happen

Bad Things [bæd thîngs]; noun  An accute sense of impending doom is a bad thing. See also: panic attacks, late fees, lost profits