Guides
Well-known ways of working, set up in OpenTodo.
Each guide explains a method in a few minutes, then shows how to run it with projects, labels, saved views and the calendar, with a template you can import. Pick by what you struggle with, or answer two questions.
How to do a weekly review
Thirty minutes every Friday that keep your task list trustworthy, with a template and a saved view to make it a habit.
- Habits
- Task management
Getting Things Done with OpenTodo
Contexts as labels, lists as saved views and a weekly review, so the GTD method runs on your own server.
- Task management
- Prioritisation
Time blocking with estimates
Give tasks an estimate and a time, and the Day and Week calendars show whether your plan actually fits.
- Time management
- Focus
The Eisenhower matrix with filters
Sort tasks by urgent and important using priorities, due dates and four saved views side by side.
- Prioritisation
Inbox zero for tasks
Capture anywhere, then empty the Inbox daily with four decisions, so nothing important hides in a pile.
- Task management
- Procrastination
The Pomodoro technique
Twenty-five minutes on one task, five off, four times, then a longer break. Estimates, Quick wins and the Day calendar make the bursts visible.
- Focus
- Procrastination
- Time management
Eat the frog
Pick the one task you are most likely to avoid, and do it first thing. A priority, a saved view and a reminder make the frog hard to miss.
- Procrastination
- Prioritisation
Kanban for a small team
Columns for stages, cards you move, a limit on work in progress, and everyone looking at the same board. Sections and the board view do it out of the box.
- Task management
- Teamwork
The PARA method
Four places for everything: Projects, Areas, Resources, Archives. Parent projects, archiving and the Inbox give you the structure without a second app.
- Task management
SMART goals as projects
Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound. A goal becomes a project with a date, its measures become subtasks, and the parent shows the progress.
- Goals
Not sure where to start?
Two questions, one method to try this week.
What gets in the way most, and what kind of habit sounds doable. The answer is a guide and a template, not a sign-up form.
Take the quizYour to-do list, on your own server.
Try the demo in your browser. When you like it, install OpenTodo on your server and import your tasks.