How to put timed list in Template?

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#1

Hi all,

This is more of an advice request than feedback on the app, which I think is great!

I have been using Templated tasks to alert me at relative times, so I’ll play a block of say, Morning Routine, at whatever time I wake up (as opposed to a fixed 8am every day), with all other upcoming time blocks relative to that. [Just to illustrate: the Morning Routine template has a “make bed” alert at +1 minute, “coffee” at +2 minutes, “chores” at +3 minutes, and so on; the next template starts at +45 minutes, and so on. Apple Watch dings to remind me of each current task - the entire reason I bought the watch and GoodTask!]

It has been awkward to go into GoodTask>Settings>New Task>Template>… each time I need to write (or reread!) a new task in my Workday block, or whatever. So I’m trying out making a separate Reminders list for each block. (I haven’t updated the Reminders iOS app, if it matters.)

I can add a Reminders list to each template, but it doesn’t play at a relative time. Also it seems to work the opposite of the way I wanted - instead of reading the tasks in the Reminders sublist, it adds my template task to that sublist and doesn’t display the rest.

Is there any way I can do what I’m wanting to do here? That is, can I get a relative time alert to do Reminders sublist A, then at the following relative time, get an alert to start the following tasks in Reminders sublist B?

Thanks!

#2

Hi @Can-do, thanks for using GoodTask.

I'm not sure if I'm fully getting it or not but how about doing below?

  • Long tap + button on any desired list and add 'Template' that you have set for the routine.

This will add tasks with relative dates/alerts if you have set templates that way.

If this is not what you want, please let me know again with some screenshots if possible. Thanks!

#3

Hello again and thank you! I hadn’t realized I could access the Templates through the plus sign, so that’s nice to know.

I’m not sure there’s actually any way to do what I was trying to explain here… but I made a graphic to hopefully make things clearer. Maybe there’s an alternative method I’m missing.

I should add, there are a couple of reasons I’m not using subtasks for this. On my watch, I can only see the first two subtasks, and I can’t mark them done individually - if I mark complete, the whole set of subtasks disappears.

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#4

Thanks for the details.

For templates, you can't edit existing tasks. If you want to do what you have captured, you need to make those 3 tasks inside Template rather than adding 'Start this list' with relative time set.

If you do that, it'll make 3 tasks when you add a new task.

Thanks!

#5

Is there any way to make a “template” a favorite so you can trigger it from the widget on the Home Screen? (Much like a new task, etc).

#6

Hi @jmanko16 , currently you can't access templates directly from Favorites. I'll keep it on the list to consider. Thanks!