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In Pensiv,
where you create a task decides how it’s linked. Tasks look the same,
but context is set by where you create them.

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1) Tasks created from the file header

When you create a task
from the task area in a document, plotboard, or sheet header, that task
belongs to that file.
  • The linked file is set automatically
  • In the task list it’s grouped under that file
  • Clicking the task opens that file
So this way
you create “an action for this file.”
The task moves with the file.

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2) Tasks created from the inbox

When you press + in the task panel in the navigation bar
and add a task directly to the inbox, Add task from inbox that task
is not tied to a file.
  • It exists as a global task
  • Managed separately from any file
  • You can link it to a file later if you want
So this is
for “something to do that doesn’t have a home yet.”
You park it in the inbox.

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How they differ

Where createdLinkMeaning
File headerAuto-linked to fileRun in context
InboxNo fileGlobal to-do

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Main idea

In Pensiv, tasks live at two levels:
  • Tasks that run in context (from a file)
  • Tasks that don’t have context yet (from inbox)
Where you create the task
sets its place. A task is not just a checkbox;
it’s where in the project structure that action lives.