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PROJECTS & ORGANIZATION

Sections:
Group Tasks & Notes Within Projects

Use sections to organize tasks and notes into logical groups

Structure beats stream-of-consciousness.

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① Create sections with ⇧⌘N. ② Group related tasks into logical sections.
③ Drag tasks between sections to reorganize. ④ Use "Group Into Section" for bulk organizing from Inbox.

HOW SECTIONS WORK

Group Tasks & Notes Within Projects

Sections organize tasks and notes within a project. When you've got a project with 30 tasks, sections let you group them logically. ⇧⌘N creates a new section. Drag tasks between sections to reorganize.

Gary uses sections religiously: "Frontend", "Backend", "Assets", "Copy". I throw everything into one giant list and scroll endlessly looking for what I need. His projects are organized. Mine are adventures in scrolling.

  • Cmd+Shift+N Create a new section in your project
  • drag & drop Move tasks between sections to reorganize
  • group tasks By topic, role, sprint, or any grouping that helps
  • no limit Use as many sections as you need
  • the reality Most people use 3-5 sections per project
  • BULK ORGANIZE

    Group Into Section

    Group Into Section lets you select multiple notes or tasks and organize them into a new section instantly. Available in Projects, Areas, and Inbox - select the items you want to group, choose "Group Into Section," give it a name, and all those items move into their new home. It's bulk organization without dragging things around one by one.

    This is particularly powerful in your Inbox. You've clipped articles, saved notes, collected research. Select related items - all your marketing research, all your meeting notes from last week, all your product ideas - group them into a section, and you have organized collections ready to work with.

  • works in Projects, Areas, and Inbox
  • select items Choose multiple notes or tasks
  • group them Create new section, name it
  • stays together Move the section and everything inside moves with it
  • power move Bulk organize in seconds instead of dragging one by one
  • WHEN TO USE SECTIONS

    Organization Over Chaos

    Use sections when your project has more than 10-15 tasks or notes. Group by category (Frontend, Backend, Design), by topic (Competitors, Customers, Product), by role (Engineering, Marketing, Legal), or whatever makes sense for your work. Use statuses for tracking progress - sections are for organizing content.

    Common Section Patterns

  • by role Frontend, Backend, Assets, Copy
  • by timeline This Week, Next Week, This Month, Someday
  • by sprint Sprint 1, Sprint 2, Backlog, Ice Box
  • by category Design, Frontend, Backend, DevOps, Documentation
  • by topic Competitors, Customers, Product, Market Research