My workaround is to add a subtask called "Delete this task" and set it for the day I am going to do it. When it shows up in my list, I delete it and then the recurring times shows up on thelist.
On Monday 11 December 2023 at 01:03:47 UTC+11 Michael Emerald, CFA wrote: > Hi Miriam. > > > > BOTTOM LINE: Like you, I hate overdue tasks. For day-recurring tasks I set > long lead times. For hour-recurring tasks, I beg to have a “working hours” > field in MLO settings which it considers in setting the end date/time. > > > > First, I am exactly the same as you: I hate to see overdue tasks when, for > example, I wake up, or as you said, travel. > > > > For awhile I’ve proposed being able to put in a calendar of working > hours/days, similar to MS Project. So that, If I have an 8 hour tasks > starting at 7 p.m., it’s end date would be Next morning around 9 a.m., > rather than 3 in the morning. > > > > And almost exactly like you, I have an apartment near Boston. So when I > get there it shows me all these tasks that are overdue! There, what I do is > to create week long lead times for daily recurring tasks. Like “tidy the > office every day”, instead of having a lead time of 1 day, I put a 7-day > lead time. > > > > > > > > Take Care, > > > > *Michael Emerald, CFA* > > > > *Performance Business Design* > > Owner, Business Strategy Consultant > > (retired) > > > > *From:* mylifeo...@googlegroups.com <mylifeo...@googlegroups.com> *On > Behalf Of *Richard Emes > *Sent:* Saturday, December 9, 2023 17:41 > *To:* MyLifeOrganized <mylifeo...@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* Re: [MLO] feature request: one-time-delay for recurring actions > > > > > I struggle with this too. My workaround is to set the start date for when > I’d like to do the task and the due date as the latest date eg recurring > weekend tasks start on a Friday and are due on Sunday. When completed they > start the next Friday etc > > On Wednesday 6 December 2023 at 20:34:49 UTC Jason Seaman wrote: > > I'm not exactly sure what you are asking, so I'll try to clarify with an > (verbose) example. And then I may have a better response. > > Suppose a task is set to recur every 2nd Wednesday, > > 1) the task is due on the 1st > > 2a) On the 1st, the task is completed as planned. > 2b) The task is updated to be due on the 15th. > > 3a) On the Wednesday the 15th, the task is *not* completed as planned > 3b) On the Friday the 17th, the task _could_ be completed. > > Then, do any of the following options, describe your situation? > > a) Wait until next schedule, on the 29th. > > b) Wait until the next Wednesday, on the 22nd. > > c1) Complete as soon as possible, on Friday the 17th, > -- -- and repeat every 28 days going forward > > c2) Complete as soon as possible, on Friday the 17th, > -- -- and repeat every 2nd Wednesday, from the 22th. > > c3) Complete as soon as possible, on Friday the 17th, > -- -- and repeat every 2nd Wednesday, from the 29th. > > I am fascinated with how to manage recurring tasks in MLO. Most of my > recurring tasks are fit option 'c1' above. > > > cheers, > ..jason > > On 12/6/2023 9:56 AM, Miriam Huber wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a small request, it is more of a psychological thing, in a way: > I have recurring tasks like, for example, "change my bedsheets". I may set > this for wednesday every two weeks, but then, I am travelling the wednesday > in question and for one reason or another, I don't want to change the > sheets before, but only when I come back on friday. Now I have two options: > > 1) I leave the task. Then I have an overdue task sitting in my list, and I > don't like this. It feels "guilt" and the risk ist to get accustomed to > overdue tasks ... > > 2) I "complete" the task - even thouth I haven't changed the sheets and > create another one-time task "change sheets", due friday. Not what you > would call a quick fix. > > > > Is there a possibility or could you create one to change the due date of a > recurring task *once* without changing the whole rhythm? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MyLifeOrganized" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mylifeorganiz...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/e5791927-dad9-447f-894f-ac147066346en%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/e5791927-dad9-447f-894f-ac147066346en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MyLifeOrganized" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mylifeorganiz...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/55b9dd56-4a01-42f3-b587-ce29c9b8dc33n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/55b9dd56-4a01-42f3-b587-ce29c9b8dc33n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. 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