Your tasks are done. What will you take away?
The classic review helps you look back on your completed Todoist tasks. Focused questions help you understand what went well, what slowed you down and what you want to change next time.
Start your review
Your weekly review
Task 1 of 3
Finish client presentation
Prepare the slides and incorporate feedback for the client meeting.
What slowed you down on this task?
Feedback arrived just before the deadline, so I had to revise the slides twice.
Your takeaway
Agree on a firm feedback date ahead of the deadline.
The idea behind it
What is the classic review?
A moment to pause and reflect on your work. Set aside a little time once a week, for example, to look back on your completed Todoist tasks. Guided questions help you notice what went well, understand what slowed you down and capture what you want to take into the next week.
- See what you have accomplished
- Reflect on your experience
- Take away concrete insights
Your review, step by step
How your review works.
Your tasks provide the context. Your answers turn them into a reflection you can build on.
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Set the scope
Choose your time period.
Create a new review from the review overview and choose the period you want to look back on. Todolytics loads the tasks completed in Todoist during that time.
Want to focus on a particular area of your work? Use a saved label filter to include only tasks with the relevant Todoist labels. For example, choose your “Client work” label to reflect on completed client tasks together.
Start a reviewTodolyticsMonday – Sunday
Label filter: Client work
- Finish client presentationCompleted
- Send proposalCompleted
- Incorporate feedbackCompleted
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One task at a time
Look closer at what happened.
Go through your completed tasks one by one and answer the selected reflection questions. What helped? What was harder than expected?
Depending on the question, answer with text, a star rating or both. You can move back and forth between tasks. Your answers are saved so you can resume an unfinished review later.
Choose your review questionsTodolyticsTask 1 of 3
Completed
Finish client presentation
Your reflection
What slowed you down on this task?
Your answer
Late feedback meant revising the slides twice.
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See the bigger picture
Capture what you want to take away.
After the individual tasks, summary questions help you reflect on the whole period and put your most useful insights into words.
You write your own summary: what patterns do you notice? What do you want to keep or change? Complete the review once you have captured your reflection.
Open your reviewsTodolyticsYour takeaway
What would you like to do differently next time?
Agree on a firm feedback date ahead of the deadline.
Make time to reflect
Your review. Your schedule.
You decide when to pause and reflect: every Friday, after a project milestone or whenever it fits your work. Create your own schedule and adjust it as your life changes. Each time, choose the period you want to look back on.
Make room in your own way
Choose a time that works for you. Add a reminder to your own calendar or Todoist if it helps.
Return with fresh experience
Start your next review when you are ready and build on the insights from your earlier reviews.
Your questions, your focus
Choose how you reflect.
A structure you create
Your own questions
Bring the questions that matter to you. Organize them into categories and choose how many you answer for each task and for your summary.
Example of your own question
What helped you make progress on this task?
A question for your summary
What would you like to do differently next week?
Questions shaped by your tasks
AI-generated task questions
Let AI use your task context to generate questions. Reflect on the details of the work you actually did, with questions tailored to each task.
Your completed task
Finish client presentation
Example of a tailored question
How did you decide what to include in the client presentation?
Common questions about the classic review
Do I need to start a Work Cycle first?
No. The classic review uses completed tasks from your available Todoist history. You do not need to plan ahead or add a Work Cycle label.
Which tasks appear in the review?
Tasks completed during your chosen period. You can narrow the selection with a saved label filter. Open tasks are not part of the classic review. If there are no completed tasks in the period or after filtering, you cannot create a review for that selection.
How far back can I look?
This depends on the activity history available with your Todoist plan. Todolytics accounts for this limit when you choose a period. Without available history, a retrospective review is not possible.
Can I resume an unfinished review?
Yes. Your answers and progress are saved. Reopen the unfinished review from your review overview. Completed reviews are also available there to read again.
Do I have to use AI?
No. You can reflect using your own questions. Optionally, enable AI-generated task questions in the settings.
How long does a review take?
That depends on your chosen period, selected tasks and number of questions. Start with a small review and just a few questions. You can establish a weekly rhythm, but it is not required.
Turn completed work into an insight.
Sign in with Todoist, choose a manageable period and start your first review.