Working Calmly

Tagged tasks

Every article on Working Calmly, the sjTasks blog, tagged tasks.

  1. What a task is

    One unit of work, one owner, one due date. Why "Redesign the site" is not a task, and what to write down instead.

    Working Calmly
  2. Compound tasks are how work gets lost

    The word "and" in a task title is the tell. Split it into two tasks, or admit it is a project, before it sits half-done for a month.

    Working Calmly
  3. Moving off a spreadsheet

    A spreadsheet is a fine task list until the second person and the second client. What it does well, when it stops, and what to carry across.

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