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View TODOs Workflow

Purpose

Display and filter TODO items to help plan and prioritize work.

When to Use

  • User asks “what should I work on?”
  • Show active tasks
  • Review scheduled items
  • Check deadlines
  • Daily/weekly planning

View Categories

1. Active Tasks

Tasks currently in progress or ready to start:

  • State: NEXT or STRT
  • Has SCHEDULED date (today or past)
  • Has DEADLINE (coming up)

2. Scheduled for Today

Tasks scheduled for today’s date.

3. Upcoming Deadlines

Tasks with deadlines in next 7 days.

4. By Priority

Filter by priority level [#1] through [#5].

5. By Section

View tasks from specific sections (Work, Systems, Projects, etc.).

6. By State

Filter by TODO, NEXT, STRT, WAIT states.

Grep Patterns

Show NEXT Tasks

grep -n "^\*\* NEXT" ~/desktop/org/todos.org

Show STRT (In Progress) Tasks

grep -n "^\*\* STRT" ~/desktop/org/todos.org

Show Today’s Schedule

today=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d")
grep -B2 "SCHEDULED: <$today" ~/desktop/org/todos.org | grep "^\*\*"

Show This Week’s Deadlines

# Deadlines in next 7 days (requires date calculation)
for i in {0..7}; do
  day=$(date -d "+$i days" +"%Y-%m-%d")
  echo "=== $day ==="
  grep -B2 "DEADLINE: <$day" ~/desktop/org/todos.org | grep "^\*\*"
done

Show by Priority

# High priority (1-2)
grep "^\*\* \(TODO\|NEXT\|STRT\) \[#[12]\]" ~/desktop/org/todos.org

# Specific priority
grep "^\*\* \(TODO\|NEXT\|STRT\) \[#2\]" ~/desktop/org/todos.org

Show by Section

# Work section TODOs
sed -n '/^\* Work/,/^\* [A-Z]/p' ~/desktop/org/todos.org | \
  grep "^\*\* \(TODO\|NEXT\|STRT\)"

# Systems section TODOs
sed -n '/^\* Systems/,/^\* [A-Z]/p' ~/desktop/org/todos.org | \
  grep "^\*\* \(TODO\|NEXT\|STRT\)"

# Projects section
sed -n '/^\* Projects/,/^\* [A-Z]/p' ~/desktop/org/todos.org | \
  grep "^\*\* \(TODO\|NEXT\|STRT\)"

Show Unscheduled TODOs

# TODOs without SCHEDULED or DEADLINE
awk '
  /^\*\* (TODO|NEXT)/ {
    p=1
    todo=$0
    scheduled=0
  }
  p && /SCHEDULED:|DEADLINE:/ {
    scheduled=1
  }
  p && /^$/ {
    if (!scheduled) print todo
    p=0
  }
' ~/desktop/org/todos.org

Smart Filters

What to Work On Now

Combine multiple criteria for actionable view:

# High priority NEXT tasks
grep "^\*\* NEXT \[#[12]\]" ~/desktop/org/todos.org

# Or tasks scheduled for today
today=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d")
grep -B2 "SCHEDULED: <$today" ~/desktop/org/todos.org | grep "^\*\*"

# Or upcoming deadlines (next 3 days)
for i in {0..3}; do
  day=$(date -d "+$i days" +"%Y-%m-%d")
  grep -B2 "DEADLINE: <$day" ~/desktop/org/todos.org | grep "^\*\*"
done

Weekly Overview

# Count by state
echo "=== Task Summary ==="
echo "NEXT: $(grep -c '^\*\* NEXT' ~/desktop/org/todos.org)"
echo "STRT: $(grep -c '^\*\* STRT' ~/desktop/org/todos.org)"
echo "TODO: $(grep -c '^\*\* TODO' ~/desktop/org/todos.org)"
echo "WAIT: $(grep -c '^\*\* WAIT' ~/desktop/org/todos.org)"

Recently Created

# Tasks created in last 7 days
week_ago=$(date -d "7 days ago" +"%Y-%m-%d")
grep -A5 "CREATED:" ~/desktop/org/todos.org | \
  grep "$week_ago\|$(date +%Y-%m-%d)" | \
  grep "CREATED:"

Output Format

Simple List

Just show the TODO lines:

** TODO [#2] Review upstream pull request
** NEXT Setup MQTT broker on rhea
** STRT Keyboard firmware improvements

With Context

Show TODO with scheduling/deadline info:

** TODO [#2] Review upstream pull request
SCHEDULED: <2025-12-05 Fri>

** NEXT Setup MQTT broker on rhea
DEADLINE: <2025-12-10 Wed>

With Line Numbers

For easy navigation:

142:** TODO [#2] Review upstream pull request
156:** NEXT Setup MQTT broker on rhea

Summary Counts

For overview:

Work Section:
  NEXT: 3
  TODO: 12
  High Priority: 5

Systems Section:
  NEXT: 2
  TODO: 8
  High Priority: 2

View Templates

Daily Planning View

What to show for “what should I work on today?”:

  1. In Progress (STRT)

    • Show current work first

  2. Scheduled for Today

    • Tasks with today’s SCHEDULED date

  3. Urgent Deadlines

    • Deadlines today or tomorrow

  4. High Priority NEXT

    • NEXT tasks with [#1] or [#2]

  5. Available TODO

    • Unscheduled high-priority TODOs

Weekly Planning View

What to show for weekly review:

  1. This Week’s Schedule

    • All SCHEDULED items this week

  2. This Week’s Deadlines

    • All DEADLINE items this week

  3. Project Progress

    • Active projects with subtask counts

  4. Stale TODOs

    • Old TODOs without scheduling

Section-Specific View

When user asks about specific area:

# Example: "Show my work todos"
section="Work"
echo "=== $section Tasks ==="
echo ""
echo "In Progress:"
sed -n "/^\* $section/,/^\* [A-Z]/p" ~/desktop/org/todos.org | \
  grep "^\*\* STRT"
echo ""
echo "Next Actions:"
sed -n "/^\* $section/,/^\* [A-Z]/p" ~/desktop/org/todos.org | \
  grep "^\*\* NEXT"
echo ""
echo "High Priority:"
sed -n "/^\* $section/,/^\* [A-Z]/p" ~/desktop/org/todos.org | \
  grep "^\*\* TODO \[#[12]\]"

Interactive Examples

Example 1: “What should I work on?”

Response:

Here are your active tasks:

Currently Working On (STRT):
  - Keyboard firmware improvements

Next Actions (NEXT):
  - [#2] Review upstream pull request (Work)
  - Setup MQTT broker on rhea (Systems)

Scheduled for Today:
  - Update project documentation (DEADLINE today)

High Priority TODOs:
  - [#1] Fix authentication bug (Work)
  - [#2] Configure wireguard (Systems)

Example 2: “Show my work todos”

Response:

Work Section Tasks:

In Progress (STRT):
  - Weekly 1:1 with Manager (scheduled Mon 10:00 +1w)

Next Actions (NEXT):
  - [#2] Review upstream pull request
  - [#3] Update CLI roadmap discussion

High Priority (TODO):
  - [#1] Fix authentication bug
  - [#2] Tracability on tektoncd/pipeline

Other TODOs: 15

Example 3: “What’s due this week?”

Response:

Deadlines This Week:

Today (2025-12-04):
  - Update project documentation

Friday (2025-12-05):
  - Submit report

Monday (2025-12-08):
  - Prepare presentation slides

Scheduled This Week:
  - 8 tasks scheduled
  - 3 recurring meetings

Advanced Views

Blocked Tasks (WAIT)

echo "=== Waiting On ==="
grep -A5 "^\*\* WAIT" ~/desktop/org/todos.org

Subtask Progress

# Projects with completion tracking [n/m]
grep "\[.*/..*\]" ~/desktop/org/todos.org

Recently Completed

# Show recent DONE items (last 7 days)
week_ago=$(date -d "7 days ago" +"%Y-%m-%d")
grep -B2 "State \"DONE\".*\[$week_ago\|$(date +%Y-%m-%d)" ~/desktop/org/todos.org | \
  grep "^\*\*"

Tips

  1. Start with NEXT: Focus on NEXT and STRT items
  2. Check deadlines daily: Avoid surprises
  3. Use priorities: Filter by [#1] and [#2] when overwhelmed
  4. Limit NEXT: Keep NEXT actions to 3-5 items
  5. Regular reviews: Daily for schedule, weekly for backlog
  6. Context matters: View by section for focused work

Common Questions

Q: “Too many TODOs, what’s important?” A: Show NEXT + high priority + deadlines

Q: “What can I work on now?” A: Show NEXT without blockers

Q: “What’s on my plate this week?” A: Show scheduled + deadlines for this week

Q: “What work tasks do I have?” A: Show Work section, filter by active states

Q: “What’s in my inbox?” A: Read inbox.org, show count and recent items