What are Focus Areas?

Focus Areas are TidyJot's way of helping you zoom out from individual tasks and see the bigger picture. Think of them as mini-projects or ongoing priorities that group related tasks together under one roof.

You'll find Focus Areas under Plans in the left navigation sidebar. The full page is titled Plans & Focus Areas with the tagline: Your bigger picture — projects, goals, and ongoing commitments.

Each Focus Area is displayed as a card showing:

  • The name and status badge (Active, Paused, or Completed)

  • A short description

  • A task progress bar (e.g., "0/5 tasks" and "0%")

  • A list of linked tasks you can check off directly from the card

  • An + Add task link to add tasks right from the card

The Plans page also includes three additional panels below your Focus Area cards:

  • Goals — Long-term goals captured from your journal entries

  • Ongoing Routines — Recurring habits or routines detected by AI

  • Coming Up Soon — Tasks with upcoming due dates, pulled together for quick visibility

Why use Focus Areas?

  • Keep big goals from getting lost in your task list

  • See all tasks related to a project in one place

  • Track whether a project is active, on hold, or done

  • Let AI help you plan projects based on what you journal about


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