Bad Things May Happen

“Bad things” includes late fees, missed deadlines, lost opportunities, and embarrassment. Give the task a hard date if any of these are possible, and pick the date by which you must start the task or next action to avoid the consequences.

Soft Dates

Your first, best guess of when you want to do a task, taking into account how busy you are. (Required unless Someday/Maybe.)

Smart Dates

For your task list, choose appropriate methods for all of the following (follow the links for help): Someday/Maybe Soft Date Hard Date Deadline Do Today

“Ordering Your Do Today List”

Ordering your daily tasks is optional, so you need to look for a feature or field that is not already used for hard dates, soft dates, task reminders, Do Today, Someday/Maybe, and contexts. No matter which method you use, make sure you can sort the list in daily order...

Smart Dates

Dates used by TRO to prioritize tasks intelligently.