Anytime todos

Anytime todos are tasks for today that do not need a fixed time. They appear in their own section above your calendar and remain visible until you complete them.

Examples include buying a gift for your mother, replying to a short email, watering the plants or returning an item.

Why an open time slot can help

Not every task can sensibly be planned for 2:30 pm. In the morning, you may not yet know when you will have enough time, calm or energy for it.

With ADHD in particular, motivation and available energy can depend strongly on the moment. An Anytime slot removes a difficult prediction: you do not have to decide exactly when you will manage the task. You only decide that it should stay visible today.

This can reduce pressure in three ways:

• Less artificial commitment. A todo does not occupy a time that may turn out not to fit.
• Use good moments. If ten free minutes or a little energy appears unexpectedly, you can immediately see what you could do.
• Keep it out of your head. The task remains visible without requiring you to actively remember it all day.

The Anytime slot is not a pile that you must finish today. It is a small selection of possibilities.

Create an Anytime todo

1. Open your day view.
2. Select the plus button in the Anytime section.
3. Enter your todo.
4. Complete it when it fits the time and energy available that day.

Keep the section deliberately small. One to three realistic tasks are often more helpful than a long list that feels overwhelming as soon as you see it.

If “anytime” feels too open

An open slot does not help everyone or suit every day. You may need more commitment or want to know in advance when something will happen.

In that case, add the todo directly to your calendar with a time. “Buy gift” might become “4:30 pm—order gift.” This gives the task:

• a clear starting point,
• a visible place between your other appointments,
• and less room for the question, “When am I actually going to do this?”

Both approaches are valid. Use Anytime when flexibility reduces pressure. Use a fixed time when a clear moment gives you security.

A simple decision guide

You can begin small: put exactly one todo in the Anytime slot today. If it only sits there or makes you uneasy, give it a fixed time tomorrow. The system should adapt to you, not the other way around.