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Better repeating tasks that behaves like templates#4353

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Many recurring tasks are not tasks I want to work on immediately when they become due.

Instead of automatically creating tasks on a specific date, I would like recurring tasks to behave as templates.

Workflow:

  1. A recurring task template becomes Available based on its recurrence rule.
  2. Available templates are shown in a separate “Repeating Tasks” list.
  3. During planning, I manually choose which available templates should be scheduled.
  4. Scheduling creates a normal task in Today, Upcoming, or another planning view.
  5. Completing the scheduled task updates the recurring template and calculates its next availability date.

Example:

  • Clean refrigerator (every 3 months)
  • Last completed: March 1
  • Available: June 1
  • Appears in Repeating Tasks list
  • I manually schedule it for June 8
  • After completion on June 8, the next availability becomes September 8

This creates a workflow of:

Available → Plan → Execute

rather than:

Automatically scheduled → Overwhelmed by due tasks

12 hours ago