Choose a task, goal, habit, or tracker

What this is for

A task describes a specific activity, while a goal collects the work leading to a result. A habit defines a repeatable activity; a tracker records single occurrences of what you want to observe. The choice depends on whether you plan work or record an event.

How to get there

• Planning → Tasks: /tasks.
• Goals & Projects → Goals: /goals.
• Personal → Habits, Tracker, Timers: /habits, /tracker, /timers.

The items under Personal depend on the visibility settings in Settings → Panels.

Step by step

1. For a single activity, open Planning → Tasks (/tasks).
2. For a result that requires a series of actions, open Goals and choose New Goal. Add goal steps.
3. For a repeatable activity, open Habits, choose New Habit, then move occurrences into your plan with Add to week; see habits.
4. For an event to count, open Tracker and click an item. Each click records a separate occurrence.

Fields and options

Area	What you record	What next
Tasks	A specific activity	You plan it and mark it done.
Goals	A result and linked tasks	You choose one next step.
Habits	Frequency and duration of an activity	You pick occurrences to add to the week.
Tracker	A dated occurrence of an item	You analyze the history in Tracker Insights.
Timers	A run from start to deadline	You end it manually with Finish; see timers.

For work with a hierarchy and several task groups, use a project.

Common mistakes / pitfalls

• Creating a habit and adding its occurrences to the calendar are separate actions.
• A tracker occurrence is not a task to complete. Another click increases the number of records instead of changing a completion state.
• A goal without a date stays in Someday. Its steps can be planned separately.