That wouldn't seem to apply to what you are asking since you want the next repeat of the task to follow the original timeline but every! can be useful in its own way.

Of course, I'm sure you know the difference between the every and every! notations when scheduling tasks. When life gets really busy, this works well because if I need to postpone this task again, I can do so without worry regarding the repeating timeline on the original task. If I really do need to postpone a task for a week or more and don't want to mess up the recurring timeline, I duplicate the entire task, mark the original one complete and schedule the duplicate task as a one-time to-do. I mark the task complete and make a one-time task for the next day (or whenever) to finish the walkway, etc. I can straighten and sweep the garage on those days but I can't do the part of the task that is outside. For instance, I have a repeating task to sweep the garage, front walkway and driveway. I do this a lot, especially with cleaning. If you are able to partially complete the task, you can always mark it complete and create a one-time task for whatever you weren't able to finish. and this method does not affect the recurring timeline at all. I sometimes do this and find that having it stare me in the face propels me to get it done. The simplest method is to just leave the task in the overdue pile until you can actually mark it complete. I haven't been using the program all that long, so there may be another user who knows something I don't. Full dislcosuer: I am by no means a ToDoist expert. They are always a challenge when you have to delay them for a single instance in terms of getting them back on track for the next recurrence. I'm not sure any program deals with recurring tasks better than ToDoist.

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