Someday
Ideas and tasks for the future
Someday
The Someday view shows assigned tasks and ideas that do not have a specific deadline but you want to remember.
What is Someday?
Someday is for:
- Ideas - Things you might want to do
- Maybe tasks - Items you're not sure about yet
- Long-term goals - Things without specific timelines
- Low-priority items - Tasks that can wait indefinitely
- Reference tasks - Things to keep in mind
Important: Someday Tasks and Scheduling
Someday tasks cannot have dates or reminders. When you mark a task as "Someday":
- ✅ All due dates are automatically cleared
- ✅ All start dates are automatically cleared
- ✅ All reminders are automatically removed
- ✅ All recurrence patterns are cleared
This ensures Someday tasks remain truly unscheduled. When you're ready to work on a Someday task, you can promote it by setting a due date, which will move it to Today or Upcoming.
When to Use Someday
Add tasks to Someday when:
- You have an idea but no immediate plan
- It's not urgent or important right now
- You want to remember something for later
- You're not sure when (or if) you'll do it
- It's a nice-to-have, not a must-have
Using Someday Effectively
Periodic Review
Review your Someday list regularly:
- Weekly - Quick scan for anything that's now relevant
- Monthly - Deeper review, delete stale items
- Quarterly - Major cleanup, promote important items
Promoting Tasks
When a Someday task becomes relevant:
- Set a due date - Moves to Today or Upcoming
- Add to a project - Gives it context
- Increase priority - Mark as important
- Add details - Flesh out the idea
Cleaning Up
Keep Someday manageable:
- Delete old ideas - If it's been 6 months, you probably won't do it
- Archive completed - Mark as done if you did it elsewhere
- Combine similar items - Merge duplicate ideas
- Convert to notes - Some items are reference, not tasks
Someday vs. Inbox
Inbox is for deciding. Someday is for remembering later.
Organization Strategies
Keep Someday easy to scan later.
Tag Someday items by intent, priority, or review cadence so the list stays searchable.
Keep related Someday tasks together by life area, workspace, or project theme.
Write enough detail so the task still makes sense when you review it later.
Best Practices
Add ideas without deciding immediately when they will happen.
Keep Someday from becoming a stale list.
Delete ideas you know you will not do.
Set a date or project when the work becomes active.
Examples of Someday Tasks
- "Learn to play guitar"
- "Visit Japan"
- "Read 'War and Peace'"
- "Organize garage"
- "Start a blog"
- "Learn Python"
- "Take photography class"
Keyboard Shortcuts (while editing)
P— Priority pickerMod+U— Assignee pickerMod+L— Label pickerShift+P— Project pickerMod+Enter— Save the date/duration picker
Shortcuts work when focus is inside Task Details.
Note: The Someday view does not have an Add Task bar. To add a Someday task, create it from Inbox or a Project view, then toggle the Someday flag.