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πŸ“ Projects, Tasks & Calendar

Everything you need to plan work, track progress, and stay organized inside a Study Room.

πŸ—ΊοΈ How They Fit Together

A Study Room is where your team gathers. Inside it, three tools help you stay organized:

  • πŸ“… Calendar β€” The shared room calendar. Schedule events, meetings, reading sessions, and deadlines. All members can see it. The Calendar tab also holds the Events, Tasks, and Projects links.
  • πŸ“‹ Tasks β€” Individual work items assigned to room members. Each task has a title, priority, due date, status, and optional description.
  • πŸ“ Projects β€” Groups of related tasks organized toward a shared goal. A project has its own progress tracking, team assignments, Kanban board, and status.

Think of it like this: the Calendar is the wall clock, Projects are the notebooks on the table, and Tasks are the individual to-do items inside those notebooks.

πŸ“… The Calendar

Every Study Room has a shared calendar. It lives under the Calendar dropdown in the room's top navigation bar. If you don't see it, a room owner can enable it in Settings β†’ Calendar.

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Calendar View

See all room events, task due dates, and scheduled activities in a monthly, weekly, or daily view.

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Events

Create events that all members can see and RSVP to. Perfect for book club meetings, ARC deadlines, or community gatherings.

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Tasks Tab

Open the full task list filtered by your assignments or all room tasks.

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Projects Tab

Jump to the project list β€” see all active projects with progress bars and team assignments at a glance.

Enabling features: Go to Settings β†’ Calendar in your room. Room owners can toggle Calendar, Events, Tasks, and Projects on or off independently. Disable the Calendar tab and everything inside it hides; enable it and choose which sub-features appear.

πŸ“‹ Tasks

A Task represents a single piece of work. Every task belongs to one person (the assignee) and lives in one room. Tasks can optionally be grouped under a project.

Creating a Task

  1. Open a Study Room and navigate to the Tasks tab.
  2. Click + New Task.
  3. Give it a title, an optional description, a priority (Low / Medium / High / Urgent), and a due date.
  4. Optionally assign it to a project to keep related work together.
  5. Click Create.

Task Fields

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Priority

Low, Medium, High, or Urgent. Sort and filter tasks by urgency.

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Due Date

Set a deadline. Overdue tasks turn red in the list.

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Status

Pending β†’ In Progress β†’ Completed. Drag between columns on the Kanban board.

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Labels

Freeform tags like "bug", "design", or "vendor" to categorize tasks.

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Checklist

Add inline checkable items inside any task for quick sub-steps.

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Comments

Discuss a task in its threaded comment section.

Completing a Task

Click the β—‹ circle next to any task assigned to you. A dialog will appear where you can add a note about what was done. Click "Complete Task" to mark it done. Completed tasks show a green ● β€” click it to reopen the task if needed.

Viewing Your Tasks

At Home Room β†’ My Tasks you'll see every task assigned to you across all rooms and projects β€” grouped into Overdue, Due Today, Due This Week, and Later sections. A single place to see everything on your plate.

πŸ“ Projects

A Project groups related tasks around a shared goal. Projects have their own page with progress tracking, member assignments, a Kanban board, and status. A room can have many projects; a task belongs to one project (or none).

Creating a Project

  1. Navigate to your room's Projects tab (under the Calendar dropdown).
  2. Click + New Project (if you don't see it, ask a room owner or moderator to create the first one).
  3. Give the project a name and an optional description.
  4. The project appears in the list. Click it to open the detail page.

Project Detail Page

The project detail page is your command center:

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Progress Bar

Shows completed vs. total tasks with percentage. Updates automatically.

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Team

Assigned members with workload counts. Members with more than 5 open tasks are flagged as overloaded.

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Stuck Tasks

Tasks with no updates in 7+ days are surfaced so nothing falls through the cracks.

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Overdue Warning

Projects with overdue tasks show red badges on the project list.

Kanban Board

Each project has a Board view β€” a drag-and-drop Kanban with three columns: To Do, In Progress, and Done. Drag a task card between columns to change its status instantly. Cards show the priority, assignee, due date, and label chips.

Assigning Members

Project members are distinct from task assignees. Add someone to a project team to give them visibility and include them in workload tracking. A member can be on the project team without having any tasks assigned to them yet.

Project Statuses

Active

Work is in progress. This is the default.

Paused

Temporarily on hold. Tasks remain but the project is not actively tracked.

Completed

All work is done. The completion date is recorded. Completed projects stay visible as reference.

Archived

Hidden from the main list but recoverable. Use for old projects you want out of the way.

Cancelled

The project was abandoned. Tasks remain but lose their project assignment.

🌟 Real-World Examples

πŸ’’ Wedding Planning

Create a project called "August 9 Wedding". Add tasks like "Book venue", "Send save-the-dates", "Finalize seating chart". Assign your partner and wedding planner to the project. Use labels like "vendor", "rsvp", "budget". Track everything on the Kanban board as vendors confirm.

πŸ’» Software Sprint

Create a project called "Auth Module Rewrite". Add tasks with labels "bug", "feature", "docs". Assign developers to the project team and specific tasks. Use the Kanban board during standups β€” drag cards from To Do β†’ In Progress β†’ Done. The project detail page shows who's overloaded.

πŸ“– Book Club Season

Create a project for this season's read-along. Tasks: "Read chapters 1-5", "Post discussion questions", "Schedule meetup". Use the Calendar to set the discussion night as an Event. Members see their reading tasks in My Tasks.

✈️ Group Trip Planning

Create a project for the Patagonia trip. Tasks: "Book flights", "Reserve campsites", "Confirm gear list". Assign tasks to different trip members. Use due dates for booking deadlines. The project timeline keeps everyone on the same schedule.

πŸ’‘ Tips & Best Practices

  • Start with a project. Even a simple project with a few tasks is more useful than loose tasks. The progress bar and team view only work inside projects.
  • Use labels consistently. Agree on a small set of labels with your team β€” "bug", "feature", "design" for software; "vendor", "rsvp", "budget" for weddings. Labels make filtering powerful.
  • Check My Tasks daily. The Home Room β†’ My Tasks page shows everything due across all rooms. It's your personal command center.
  • Use the board during meetings. The Kanban board is built for standups and check-ins. Drag tasks live while discussing progress.
  • Pin important projects. Pinned projects sort to the top of the room's project list so the team always sees what matters most.
  • Don't let tasks go stale. The project detail page flags tasks with no updates in 7+ days. Review the "Stuck Tasks" section regularly.

Ready to try it?

Open a Study Room, enable Projects in Settings β†’ Calendar, and create your first project.

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