Task System

The task system is not an extra checklist. It is the layer that keeps the current root, relationships, and next action inside one working thread.

What the task system is here to do

Use it when you already know what needs to move, but do not want the goal, dependency, and status to scatter across your head, loose notes, and a flat task list.

It turns a vague goal into the next step worth pushing now, and it helps you see where the work continues instead of forcing you to reorganize from zero.

When to create a task directly

You already know what needs to move.
You want to organize action directly instead of capturing something first and sorting it later.
Task creation has no prerequisite. You do not need to write an event or start a time block first.

On the getting-started page, task creation should stay a zero-dependency entry instead of a sub-step under another card.

The smallest useful task flow

Create one clear current task

Write the title as the real action you want to push right now. It does not need to become a full plan on the first pass.

Add the next step, description, or relationship

Even one short line about what has to happen next is better than leaving the task as an empty label.

Attach a time block when you are ready

Once you know what should move now, let a time block carry that step into a real execution window.

At that point the task is no longer vague. It is a working thread with a live next action.

How tasks, time blocks, and capture work together

The task system answers what is worth pushing now.
Time blocks answer when that step begins and how the execution actually went.
Capture keeps the clues, feedback, and review notes that help the thread continue.

A simple way to remember it: events keep the clues, time blocks begin the work, and tasks organize the action into something that can continue.

How to tell the task system is already helping

You can open ExoMind and immediately see which task should move now.
After one step finishes, the next step is still visible instead of forcing a full reset.
Relationships between tasks become clearer than one column of items that only grows longer.