Free project template
To-do list reset checklist with every task dated from the day you start
Clear an overgrown task list in one sitting: move it all aside, keep what still matters, and start again clean.
- 4 sections
- 11 tasks
- Opens as a list
- Dated from day 1
Task list reset
Days count from the day you start. In the app, pick a start or a finish date and each task lands on a real day.
Gather
- Count your open and overdue tasks and write the numbers downDay 1
- Add anything living in notes, chats or your headDay 1
Cut
- Delete everything that no longer mattersDay 1HighWould anyone notice if this never got done?
- Move nice-to-haves to Someday with no dateDay 1
- Merge duplicatesDay 1
Restart
- Remove the due dates that were wishes, not deadlinesDay 1
- Pick up to five tasks for this week and date themDay 1High
- Write the next action on anything vagueDay 2
- Count again and compare with the first numberDay 2
Keep it clean
- Clear Inbox and move today's leftoversEvery workday 17:30
- Weekly sweep: overdue to done, dated or deletedEvery Friday 16:30
About this template
A list with 200 overdue tasks stops being useful; you stop opening it. This project walks through a reset: get everything into one place, delete or park what no longer matters, give the survivors a real date, and set up a small habit so it does not happen again.
Set aside about two hours for the first three sections.
Tips from the template
- Be ruthless. If it has been overdue for a month, it probably is not happening.
- Parked tasks go to Someday with no date.
- The daily and weekly routines at the end keep the list small.
How to use it in Palby Planner
- 1Open Tasks and choose Templates.
- 2Find Task list reset and open it. You see every section and task before anything is added.
- 3Pick the day you start, or the day it has to be done by. Every date moves with it.
- 4Press Use template. Rename the project, then work down the list.
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Questions
Yes. Copy it as a checklist or print it, with no sign-up. Using it inside Palby Planner, with the dates filled in, needs an account.
Each task has a day counted from the start: Day 1, Day 3 and so on. In Palby Planner you pick a start date or a finish date, and every task lands on a real day. Tasks that repeat keep repeating.
Yes. It's your project: rename it, add tasks, delete the ones you don't need. Save your version with Save as template and it's there next time.
Describe it in a sentence and the AI in Tasks writes a template for it, with sections and dates you can change before you use it.
Run it with the dates filled in.
The templates are free. The app puts every task on a real date.