The idea stash
The stash is the answer to "where do I put this for now". A task must belong to a project — an idea does not have to belong to anything. Jot it down, and structure it later, or never.
Capturing an idea
The stash is personal and follows you into every map: open it, type into New idea…, done. An idea can carry a note and a deadline, so even a loose thought can have a date on it — ideas with one show up in My day with an idea badge.
Ideas also arrive in the stash on their own:
- A stopped timer with a note. An unassigned time measurement stopped with a note (say, "call with the client") saves itself as an idea — the note is not lost just because it had no project yet. See Time tracking.
- A stashed goal or task. A map node can be moved out of the map into your stash (its children stay in the map and become detached), and a task can be stashed for later too — though stashing a task deletes its subtasks and comments, and the app warns you first.
From idea to work
An idea becomes real work in one of two ways:
- Convert to task — the idea turns into a task on the Tasks page, and from there it gets a project, an assignee and a deadline like any other task.
- Drag it onto the canvas — in the map editor, drag an idea from the stash straight into the map and it becomes a goal. The panel advises: "Drag an idea onto the canvas, or use the arrow." — on a touch screen the arrow is the only way.
The stash also has its own section on the Tasks page: ideas carry an idea badge there, with Convert to task / Delete actions. A conversion is confirmed — "Converted to a task — you'll find {name} on the Tasks page."
A fresh account greets you with an empty stash saying "Jot down an idea — you'll see it in every map." — and that is exactly how it works: it is personal and follows you everywhere.
Next
- Tasks and My day — where converted ideas end up
- Time tracking — the timer note that files itself as an idea