A focus event is a block of time set aside for focused work. You can create one from a calendar idea or on your own, and pull in the tasks you plan to tackle so they're right there when the block begins.
Create a focus event
There are two ways:
- From an idea. When nocal suggests an Add focus idea, accept it to open the focus form with the time already filled in.
- Manually. Start a new event and choose Focus block from the event type menu instead of a normal event.
Either way the form opens as Focus Time, with the time pre-filled from the idea or the slot you picked.
Attach tasks
In a focus event, a task picker lists your open tasks, grouped by the note they came from.
- Check the tasks you want to work on during the block. This is optional — you can create a focus block with no tasks at all.
- Save the focus event.
The title fills in from what you selected — for example Focus · Write spec, or Focus · 3 Tasks — or simply Focus if you didn't pick any.
How attached tasks stay in sync
The tasks you pick are copied into the focus event's note, and each copy stays linked to the original:
- Check a task off in the focus event and it's checked off on its original note too — and the other way around.
- Your task lists don't show duplicates; the copy points back to the original task.
So a focus event becomes a working checklist for the block without scattering your tasks across the app. You can write freely in the focus event's note alongside the tasks — see taking notes in nocal.