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Recurring Tasks
Wylie Standage-Beier edited this page Dec 8, 2025
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Set up tasks that repeat automatically.
Recurring tasks automatically create a new instance when completed. Use them for:
- Daily standups
- Weekly reviews
- Monthly reports
- Yearly renewals
- Select a task
- Press
R - Choose a pattern:
| Key | Pattern |
|---|---|
d |
Daily |
w |
Weekly (same day of week) |
m |
Monthly (same day of month) |
y |
Yearly (same date) |
0 |
Clear recurrence |
Recurring tasks show ↻ after the title:
[ ] Weekly team meeting ↻ due:Monday
- You complete a recurring task
- TaskFlow automatically creates a new task
- The new task has:
- Same title
- Same priority, tags, project
- Next due date based on pattern
- Original task stays in completed state
- Original due: Monday, Dec 9
- Pattern: Weekly
- Complete it on Monday
- New task created: due Monday, Dec 16
Repeats every day.
Task due: Dec 9 → Dec 10 → Dec 11 → ...
Repeats on the same day of the week.
Monday → next Monday → Monday after → ...
Repeats on the same day of the month.
15th → 15th next month → ...
Note: If the day doesn't exist (e.g., 31st in February), it uses the last day of the month.
Repeats on the same date each year.
Jan 15, 2025 → Jan 15, 2026 → ...
- Select the recurring task
- Press
R - Press
0
The ↻ indicator is removed.
- Set a due date first - Recurrence works best with due dates
- Complete, don't delete - Deleting won't create the next instance
- Check new tasks - The new task appears in your list immediately
- Edit anytime - Change recurrence on any instance
| Task | Pattern |
|---|---|
| Daily standup | Daily |
| Weekly review | Weekly |
| Monthly report | Monthly |
| Quarterly planning | Monthly (every 3rd month) |
| Annual review | Yearly |
| Bill payments | Monthly |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
R |
Set/edit recurrence |
- Task-Management - Basic task operations
- Quick-Add-Syntax - Creating tasks
- Views-and-Filtering - Viewing upcoming tasks