Uncompleted tasks forwarding to next day on calendar

[Becky Thomas]

If I don't complete a task, how do I get it to keep forwarding to the next day on my Google calendar?

[Cameron (GQueues Team)]

Hi Becky - 

You might consider leaving the task with it's original due date and just using the Overdue smart queue to keep track off tasks that still haven't been completed.

http://www.gqueues.com/help/smartQueues

Or you can use the keyboard shortcuts to easily push tasks to be due the next day if you really want.

http://www.gqueues.com/help/keyboardShortcuts#taskDates

-Cameron

On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 9:14 AM, Becky Thomas <bth...@springgrovenursery.com> wrote:

If I don't complete a task, how do I get it to keep forwarding to the next day on my Google calendar?

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[Bill]

I use the gqueues calender sync in my google calender and would really with there was some way to have tasks be more prominent in google calender. I'm revising my whole calender / tasks set-up and was really curious about this as well, but more from a 'push' task to next day and remind me aspect. When I open up my calender on my phone, like most people I'm looking at today's date and the next few days/weeks. If a task was not completed, it lays there in the past and is forgotten. It would be great if it could be automatically pushed to the next day if not completed... 

For instance, if you select a day and/or day/time for a task, a feature/option (local, at the individual task level) near where you dictate notification settings) that you select would 'push' a task onto the next day if not completed. This would be so great for floating tasks and/or acts as a great reminder each time you look at your calender. 

[Jim Gregory]

Cameron, I'm with Bill. Would be great as an option for those tasks that are Important but not Urgent.

Thanks for all you've already done.

Jim

[Craig S]

I second this request.  I recently moved to GQueues from a competing product which had this functionality.  Didn't realize how much I depended on it until it was gone.  One possible way to implement a feature like this would be to have a flag on a task which allowed it to "float" (or not), and maybe a user preference in Settings to have it default to off or on.  In my opinion, any workaround that involves manual intervention is going to be problematic.

Anyway, love GQueues as it is, but this change would make it near perfect for me.  I think it's been requested in another thread or two as well.

[Cameron (GQueues Team)]

Thanks for the input and suggestions, guys.  I've added this to the list of improvements to make! -Cameron

On Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 9:51 AM, Craig S <craig...@gmail.com> wrote:

I second this request.  I recently moved to GQueues from a competing product which had this functionality.  Didn't realize how much I depended on it until it was gone.  One possible way to implement a feature like this would be to have a flag on a task which allowed it to "float" (or not), and maybe a user preference in Settings to have it default to off or on.  In my opinion, any workaround that involves manual intervention is going to be problematic.

Anyway, love GQueues as it is, but this change would make it near perfect for me.  I think it's been requested in another thread or two as well.

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[Rob Aubrey]

It would be nice to move them forward. Another possibility would be to get an email with the over due task link.

But moving it to the next day is the better option. 

I realize it could clutter up, but then it forces you to clean it out too

[Lewis Dexter Litanzios / ldexterldesign]

Hey Bill et al,

I once suffered your dilemma

I think you'd do best to familiarise yourself with some of the concepts in GTD ( https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Getting_Things_Done )

Be very careful about the tasks you date/schedule. Tasks of this nature MUST be completed at that time; else don't calendar them. Instead these, actionable, tasks belong as "next actions". For tasks that require to be performed each day I would recommend using "tickler" status. For example: I have a separate queue and tag for these tasks (attached). This way they don't litter my calendar or smart queues (e.g. overdue). I've also started to integrate https://www.wikiwand.com/en/SMART_criteria into tickler tasks, which is working well.

Using this method I have successfully streamlined my calendar to scheduled tasks only and very important deadlines (attached)

Regards

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[Nadya De Angelis]

Actually I found a way to deal with it. It's a google calendar extension called "Hashtag todo" https://www.hashtagtodo.com. After signing up, you can add "#todo" to any calendar event, and it will get brackets [ ] and will be moved to next day, if you don't mark it as checked [x].

It works with events from Gqueues too, but only if you add it from the Google calendar, because if added from Gqueues site,  #todo is treated as Gqueues tag.

[Nadya De Angelis]

GTD metodology is far from being a universal solution. For many people, having a long unorganised list of "next action" is confusing and unproductive. Tasks get done much easier when there is a specific time slot that is assigned to them. 

[Lewis Dexter Litanzios / ldexterldesign]

Hey,

Thanks for reply

True, I'm sure there are better systems than GTD, and my own is heavily bastardised, but I haven't discovered a better holistic methodology... yet

The GTD "next action" isn't designed to be organised - it's a simple list of things to do next, based on certain parameters (i.e. context > time > energy > priority) that only you can decide at that moment. It's this intangible information alone which distinguishes these tasks from time-sensitive tasks.

It would be helpful if you expounded the term "easier" too, because that can mean a lot of things in the context of task completion (e.g. fast/good/cheap). But sure, if you still feel tasks get done easier when scheduled then go ahead and use the GTD "calendar".

In my experience the only reason to calendar specific timeslots is when tasks involve other people, otherwise you'll spend your life very mechanised which will very quickly suck joy from productivity and hinder a mindful ability to make spontaneous, valuable, decisions.

Hope this is useful

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[Nadya De Angelis]

The GTD "next action" isn't designed to be organised - it's a simple list of things to do next, based on certain parameters (i.e. context > time > energy > priority) that only you can decide at that moment. It's this intangible information alone which distinguishes these tasks from time-sensitive tasks.

Probably I should have mentioned that I am familiar with GTD methodology.  

It would be helpful if you expounded the term "easier" too, because that can mean a lot of things in the context of task completion (e.g. fast/good/cheap).

Easier = when in calendar, tasks get actually done without further thinking like "when I am going to do this", "do I have enough time", "should I do this or that instead". If it's in calendar -> I do it -> I don't do anything else at this time -> it's done. An unorganised list of next actions usually results in doing minor, fun tasks, getting what you call "joy of productivity" but carefully avoiding what is really important. 

 

But sure, if you still feel tasks get done easier when scheduled then go ahead and use the GTD "calendar".

LOL, why would I use the GTD "calendar" if I do not use GTD? I am perfectly happy with a normal calendar. 

[Bob F]

Same here. This is something that calendar apps have been doing since the beginning of time. Classic Google - leave out some of the simplest most-needed features. We'll probably see this functionality sometime in 2018.

[jtfennig]

HashtagTodo will shut down May 1, 2016.  Visit https://www.hashtagtodo.com.  Looks like Google reminders might provide similar functionality.