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Top task in all current projects searchable as list of "next actions"

Problem: you want to search to find out what is the "next action" in all your live projects.

Bad Solution:
You could add a "next action" tag to these tasks but once they are completed you will have to then add the "next action" tag to the next actions in those projects.

Proposed solution:
Say you have 10 projects and you'd like to see what is the next task in all of them. Then a default tag or specific button to search for "next actions" would be handy. This would show all the actions that are at the top of the project task lists.

Additionally, for those who are implementing GTD and have a Sometime/Future and Reference list of projects that you wouldn't want to reference for actions, perhaps there could additionally be a tag or check-box beside all project names to inform Todoist that these are current projects and so can be searched on for "next actions".

4 comments, asked by on Sep 06, 2011 - 21:02

76 votes

on Apr 10, 2012 - 08:45

I really, really, really want this feature (automated next action tag to first item in projects, or way to view these items alone).

Basically, there are two ways that I like to view my todoist account:

* What NEEDS to be done today? (Which is when I view the convenient 'today' view)
* What CAN I do today? (Which is when I want to view next actions)

The problem with not having this feature is that checking off a next action involves multiple steps:
* Check off the task.
* Go to the project that had that task.
* Click on the next incomplete action in that project to edit it.
* Mark that action as 'next action'.

This is literally the only missing feature that I'd like from todoist. Heck, I'd be willing to upgrade to premium for it.

on Apr 10, 2012 - 10:09

Yes, yes, I agree!!! This is a must. And as both Darren and John mention, hacking this in as a user is pretty painful.

on Nov 26, 2012 - 04:12

I have always liked the implementation of that todo list "Life Balance". I could have a task like "Paint the bedroom" with a dependent task of "Buy paint". So in my task list, "Paint the bedroom" would be hidden until "Buy paint" was marked completed. Very nice. Any possible way to fake this in the meantime?

on Jan 16, 2013 - 10:46

I would second David's addition. Being able to associate tasks with other tasks (in terms of, "This task starting is dependent on this other task ending") would be extremely helpful, and is the most useful feature I can currently think of adding to Todoist.

One task could have quite a number of disparate tasks, across projects, linked as dependencies. It is currently pretty difficult to mirror this real-world, regular occurrence in Todoist, so a solution along these lines would be great.