Dominique Jost

@fabravo @amix3k @todoist That's the goal (no pun intended). Thanks for sharing Frank!

@domjost @amix3k [2/2] All without making the tool overcomplicated because simplicity is what makes @todoist so powerful. This is what I've manually set up for me and my team. It works well, but it's for sure a hack to use the tool not as it was meant to be.

A lot of interest in Todoist Goals! Follow up: How do you manage goals today, and how would you expect goals to work in Todoist?

@Geekvineeth @amix3k That's awesome! 👏🏽 how has using your own app to manage goals changed your habits? What would you miss the most if you would switch to a new app?

I use my own app to manage goals and todos : gitgudapps.com/auratracker. It’s not a cloud sync product as todoist as I wanted to make out one time purchase & keep the data private/local (no need to be online). Do have a look and maybe you can borrow some of the features from my app (has good tracking of goals->habits->tasks) and the users can also get powerful insights regarding their journey !

@alexhwoods @amix3k Alexander, imagine you had a recurring task linked to a Goal. How would you imagine progress tracking to work?

@amix3k Making habit tracking a bit more first class seems related to goals. Basically, attaching 1 or more recurring tasks to goals. Something like metrics (measuring the goal) seems like a bad fit for Todoist (think weight tracking, revenue tracking, etc.)

@ankit_khound @amix3k Interesting. Could you given an example how how you would set up areas, goals and projects?

@amix3k AREAS > GOALS > PROJECTS

@danyR @amix3k Daniel, do you have a favorite prompt that helps you reflect?

@amix3k Prompt me to reflect and reprioritize; suggest them from latent trends in my task list

@mattdotroberts @amix3k Matt, is that how you currently use Todoist?

@amix3k Can Todoist be the data layer and get the agents to organize around it

@fabravo @amix3k If you had a magic wand, how would Goals work in Todoist?

@amix3k I have a process within Todoist now to manage goals. It’s complex to keep organized so if there is a better way, can’t wait!

@Jonesm04 @amix3k got it, thanks a lot Matt! These examples are very helpful in shaping our approach to goals. Appreciate the feedback 🙏🏽

@domjost @amix3k For the money saving. It would be save £x amount by w/c as the milestone. Tasks to help this would be “research Nvidia’s company strategy as potential investment” marathon would be run x km by certain date. Quite difficult to execute but I do believe goals will be a game changer

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@peterakkies @domjost @amix3k I do have the same system and support Peter here on 100% of his suggestions :)

@studios @amix3k Appreciate it Bogdan 🙏🏽

@domjost @amix3k I like the way you follow up with all the people who provide feedback! That's the way to understand how to best add value to the tool.

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@domjost @amix3k wen alpha-test? :D

@studios @amix3k Thanks for sharing Bogdan!

@domjost @amix3k Same task, yet repeated daily. Or for example if you never did 100 pushups, - start making 20 first week daily - 30-second week - 40 third week - 50 sixth week ... - 100 daily after week 6-10. You could call it make 200k push-ups in 2026 or improving strength in 2026.

@Olli0103 @amix3k Indeed, very interesting :) We've always been big on creating things that are framework agnostic. hopefully our way of doing Goals will cover many different use cases.

@domjost @amix3k Performance and development. At least my own. For teams I think it would also be good. Question is which model goals will support, OKR? simple SMART? Etc etc. Pretty interested in details :D

@Jonesm04 @amix3k Makes a lot of sense Matt. Could tasks act as milestones?

@domjost @amix3k I’d love it to allow me to set milestones for each goal with gentle prompts along the way to keep me moving. Some form of analysis that lets me see my progression of what goals are stagnating and what’s on track. The ability to identify blockers to goals would also be great.

@peterakkies @amix3k It does, thanks for sharing Peter :)

@domjost @amix3k Like team workspaces? Not necessarily. Areas can be personal or for a team. Things 3 does this well. E.g. I have areas like Admin, Business, Health, Home, Relationships, etc. “Health” isn’t a “project” but rather an ongoing area of responsibility. Does that make sense?

@peterakkies @amix3k Are areas like mini workspaces?

@domjost @amix3k So Todoist’s “projects” are really just lists. I’d prefer: Areas (of responsibility) - are ongoing - contain to-dos - contain projects Projects - are completable - contain to-dos - can have a deadline Then you could add goals, but they’d add less value once areas exist.

@studios @amix3k These are great examples! Taking "do 100 pushups daily for 365 days", what kind of tasks would you link to the goal?

@domjost @amix3k Well good question: You can go personal, work, fitness, hobbies, etc. For example: - do 100 pushups daily for 365 days. - handle a big event, successfully - read 9 books in the next 9 months - create an app and publish it on the app store - write the top 10 funniest memories,

@peterakkies @amix3k got it, thanks for clarifying! If you had to choose between tasks or projects, which would you pick, and why?

@domjost @amix3k Ah no, I mean set it up so that you can (optionally) assign a task or a project to a goal. Goals would usually not be empty of course.