Adrian Sadłocha on Aug 26, 2011 - 05:54

Adding a deadlines for projects is good idea. Voted.

Chintan on Aug 29, 2011 - 17:23

I was thinking that this would be a great idea too!

And perhaps to have a date range that you wish to complete it by and have the actual deadline.

Ex. I have homework due on the 15th, but I can only work on it from the 9th-13th. I'd like to be able to show all of this. =]

Chris G on Dec 07, 2011 - 14:21

Awesome Idea! I have a separate goals project, but I don't check it often enough and it isn't specific to the associated projects. This would be great if it was a separate page or at the top of the main one so you could see it everyday.

Andre B. on Jan 24, 2012 - 09:32

I think this is a bad idea. Actually this is actually what would support procrastination.
Why not use task group (as goal) where you can say you done it every day:
Grouping:
* loose 5 kg
- don't eat sweets [ev day until 09.01]
- go to gym every day [ev day until 09.01]
- eat vegetables :) [ev day until 09.01]

so it would actually require you to stick to your todos... and you get excited that you can check these things.

Chris G on Jan 24, 2012 - 10:34

Andre,

I think you're missing the point of this idea. When you have many tasks already, adding on several short goal related tasks everyday is a waste of space and can lead to disorganization and clutter. Plus, if you don't see your goal related tasks until the end of the day, you may forget about them and not follow the guidelines.

Furthermore, checking off these types of tasks really couldn't be done until days end everyday (at least the example, "don't eat sweets"), and it will clutter up your history as well, or throw you off when you don't check the list for a few days and have to postpone them.

This idea is not for everyone, but it is certainly a good idea, as it would be a great help to some people (including myself!).

Shandris on Jan 24, 2012 - 10:47

One more example to make it clear.
You need to prepare a presentation by 1st of Febryary. This is a goal which has a deadline.
To do this you need to:
- plan it
- find information
- write the text
- make a powerpoint presentation
- train.

All these tasks need to be done by 02/01 but it doesn't mean that you need to do all of them every day. So it's difficult to set fixed dates for subtasks here because it is a flexible task and you can do it differently, depending on your schedule.

That's why it would be nice to have a goal module for such flexible tasks which need to be done by a certain date. Otherwise they are just get lost and appear in your list in a deadline day.

osarjeant on Feb 06, 2013 - 19:28

I use weekly objectives and monthly goals. What I do is set the due date at the beginning of the week/month. This makes it overdue and visible at the top of my list when I start Todoist. It has worked out well for me as I can see my goals and objectives before deciding what to do that day/week. But, I like the idea of a separate module.

Neil Maxwell-Keys on Feb 26, 2013 - 07:34

good idea in theory, but then Todoist starts to become a project management system rather than a brilliant todo list. where does it end? Todoist works because it's simple.

Hanna Busse on Apr 29, 2013 - 14:15

I do that with the different tiers of tasks:

Paper: Due 4/30
Research: Due 4/25
First Draft: Due 4/28
Office Hours for Review: 4/48
Final: Due 4/30


That's actually one of the features I like most about ToDoist