Google Tasks: Our Step-by-Step Guide
Have you found yourself mindlessly scrolling through a social media app or blog reviewing every recipe under the sun, when you know there are to-do items you should be doing….but you aren’t sure where to begin?
Are there days when you can fall through your to-do list with ease, and other days it seems unbelievably challenging to track what needs to be done?
The demands of daily life can be tough to manage when it feels like there are countless to-do’s on your plate, and you haven’t yet found a tracking and organizational system that works best for you - Google Tasks has now entered the chat!
Here are the best ways to use google tasks:
Create individual task lists to designate a project or category that has specific to-do items that need to be organized and tracked
For example, your task lists can include categories such as Work, School, Personal, Bathroom Renovations or Holiday Preparation
As you add specific to-do items to it’s designated task list, you can add a title, any relevant details regarding the to-do item, and set a due date.
Add the ‘repeat’ feature to any task that needs to be completed on a regular basis
Even note a task as a priority by clicking on the star symbol to the right of the task!
Multi-step tasks can be tracked & broken down effectively
The sub-task feature allows you to add as many mini steps and to-dos, as needed
Check off each mini step as you get it done! And see the progress you are making towards your overall goal
Reorganize your to-do list with to suit your organizational needs
There are three present sorting options, which include My order, Date, and Starred recently.
If you prefer to manually reorganize your list, you can click on the task that you want to shuffle and drag it to the order that you want!
Google Tasks has everything that you’ve been looking for when it comes to an efficient, digital task management system. With its capabilities to create separate project lists, add multi-step tasks, assign due dates and track tasks that have been completed, Google Tasks will keep you on track and ready for your day!
