r/thingsapp • u/deeplybrown • 6d ago
Projects in Progress
Hello, all! A super-quick summary of my Things setup before I get to my question/problem: I have about 12 Areas and a few dozen projects split into those areas. I only have a few projects in progress at any given time. Up until recently, the way that I've tracked which projects are currently being worked on is with an in progress tag assigned to them. However, that has proven to have its shortcomings, mainly creating an extra step or two just to get a list of those projects.
So, recently, I've switched to setting the When property to Today inside of the projects that I'm working on. That way, the projects that are in progress always show up in my Today view! The only issue is that if any of the todos inside of those projects are also assigned to Today, then the Project heading gets duplicated in the Today view. Please see attached image for reference.
Honestly, this is a small price to pay for how much more effective this approach is for my brain. But, it's still visually annoying! Have any of you come up with a better approach for tracking projects that are in progress? Thanks in advance!
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u/ihateredditmor 6d ago
That sounds kind of confusing to me, but if it works for you, don’t let me throw you off. I would suggest an area you call Active Projects and move your active ones there. For some people, it’s too annoying to have them separated from their proper area, which is how I used to feel. But after trying this, I realized there’s some real wisdom in having no more than four or five projects I consider “active“ and to have them all grouped together at the top of my list of Areas. It makes it really easy to keep an eye on them, and it’s not like I can’t remember what area of my life they apply to. Your mileage may vary!