Goals and subgoals
A goal keeps a larger plan together. It can contain a status, deadline, concrete steps and, when needed, subgoals.
Goal or todo?
A todo is one action. A goal describes a larger context.
- Goal: “Prepare to move”
- Steps: “Compare quotes”, “Get boxes”, “Change address”
- Subgoal: “Organise the new flat”
If one checkmark can finish the whole thing, a todo is usually enough.
Status and deadline
Goals can be planned, active, paused or completed. A deadline is optional. It makes the time frame visible without placing every step in the calendar.
Categories help organise goals by area of life. Use only categories that make the goal easier to find.
Steps or subgoals
Use steps for concrete actions you can complete directly. Use subgoals when part of the plan needs several steps of its own.
When a main goal has subgoals, concrete steps are managed on those subgoals. This keeps progress readable without maintaining the same level twice.
In the calendar
Goals with a matching deadline may appear as all-day entries. They do not replace a concrete next action. If you want to work on the goal today, schedule one goal step as a todo.
A goal does not have to stay active forever. Pause or delete it when it no longer belongs in your current life.
