Tasks

What it’s for

Trying to remember everything is hard work. Tasks give everything you need to do one place to live, so you can stop trying to remember it.

When you pick a day for a task, your mind stops reminding you about it. That’s why every task in Glide has a day. A new task is due today, because most new tasks come from something that just came up. A task with no day is easy to forget. More on getting tasks out of your head.

All your tasks go in one list, so you can see how much you really have to do. Priority puts the most important tasks first.

Moving a task to another day is a choice about what matters most today. Making that choice is part of planning your day. It keeps today’s list short, with only the most important tasks, so the list is easier to focus on and less overwhelming. More on planning for an ordinary day.

Adding a task

Tap + and type one line. Words at the end of the line set the details, like this: “Call the dentist tomorrow 15m !high”.

• When: today, tomorrow, or a day of the week, like friday or fri. You can also write “on”, “by” or “due” before it.
• How long: 15m, 45min, 1h or 1h30m.
• Priority: !low, !medium, !high or !urgent. You can also type !! for high and !!! for urgent.

Under the line, Glide shows what it understood as small buttons called chips. Tap a chip to change it. Add saves the task and keeps the box open for the next one. More details opens the full form, where you can add notes.

Name the action itself: “Email Dr. Chen to move the appointment”, not just “doctor”. In the full form, you can also add:

• Notes: a phone number, a link or a first step. Lists and links work like in markdown.
• Priority: low, medium, high or urgent. Higher priority tasks show first.
• Minutes: how long you think it will take. The focus timer starts with this time.
• Due date: today, unless you pick another day.

The + next to Save saves the task and keeps the form open for the next one.

If something has several parts, make a task for each part. Anything you do every day belongs in a routine.

The list

Tasks are grouped into Coming up, Today and Done, from top to bottom. Today also includes tasks left over from earlier days. The list opens at Today. If you scroll away, tap Back to today to return.

Today’s routines show in the list too, one row each, with a ring that shows your progress. Tap one to open it.

Done, tomorrow, later

• To mark a task done, tap its circle, or swipe left and tap the check.
• To move a task to tomorrow, swipe right and tap the calendar. Press and hold the calendar to move it 2 or 3 days, a week or a month instead.
• To hide a task for a while, open it and choose Stash. You can hide it for a day, a few days, a week or a month. It comes back on its own. While anything is stashed, a button next to the Tasks title shows what’s hidden.

Focusing on a task

Tap the timer button on a task to open the focus timer. The timer starts with the task’s time estimate (up to 60 minutes) and shows the task’s notes. Tap Mark done to finish the task without leaving the timer.