Goals

Time horizons

Every goal has a time horizon, from longest to shortest: Life, 10 years, 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, 6 months, Quarter and Month.

• A sub-goal must have a shorter horizon than its parent. You may skip levels, for example a 1 year goal directly under Life.
• A Month goal cannot have sub-goals. A Life goal cannot have a parent.

Create goals

1. Press N for a new root goal and choose its time horizon.
2. Type the title and press Enter to save. Esc cancels.
3. Select a goal and press Tab or Enter to add a sub-goal. Choose its horizon, then type the title.
4. Press Shift + Tab to add a parent goal above the selected goal. The new goal is inserted between the goal and its current parent.

Double-click a card to rename it. To move a branch, drag a card onto a goal with a longer horizon.

Move around the map

Press V to switch between Horizontal and Vertical view. In Horizontal view the arrows go Left to the parent, Right to a sub-goal, Up and Down between siblings. In Vertical view, Up goes to the parent and Down to a sub-goal. Press Space to fold or unfold a goal that has sub-goals. Press S to open the goal switcher.

Zoom with Cmd/Ctrl + plus and minus, or pinch on a trackpad. Cmd/Ctrl + 0 resets to 100%.

Notes and the properties menu

Press Cmd/Ctrl + Enter to write a note on the selected goal. Cmd/Ctrl + Enter saves, Enter starts a new line, Esc leaves.

Press / (or choose Goal actions on the card) to open the properties menu: Note, Add sub-goal, Add parent goal, Plan, Kanban, Complete and Delete.

Kanban and Plan for a goal

Each goal can have one Kanban board. Press K on a goal to create it (if needed) and open it. Press P to open the goal's Plan. The icons at the bottom of a card also open them. See Kanban, Plan and Workflow.

Complete, reopen and delete

• Press X to complete a goal. A goal can be completed only when all its sub-goals are completed.
• Press C to open Completed Goals. Choose Reopen to bring one back. A goal cannot be reopened while its parent is still completed.
• Press Backspace to delete a goal. A goal with a Kanban board or with sub-goals cannot be deleted: delete the Kanban or the sub-goals first.

Shortcuts

N

New root goal

Tab or Enter

Add a sub-goal

Shift + Tab

Add a parent goal

Arrow keys

Move between goals

Space

Fold or unfold

V

Horizontal or Vertical view

S

Goal switcher

K

Create or open the Kanban

P

Open the Plan

Cmd/Ctrl + Enter

Note

/

Properties menu

X

Complete

C

Completed Goals

Backspace

Delete

Free plan limit

Personal allows 30 active goals. Completed goals do not count. At the limit you see Goal limit reached (30) and cannot create more until you complete or delete some, or move to Pro.