# Beeminding "random" tasks

**URL:** <https://forum.beeminder.com/t/beeminding-random-tasks/2503>\
**Category:** Akrasia\
**Created:** [September 12, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/beeminding-random-tasks/2503 "2016-09-12T16:58:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![jessisondermann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@jessisondermann](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/jessisondermann)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/beeminding-random-tasks/2503/1 "2016-09-12T16:58:19Z")

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Hello,

I am looking for a way of beeminding non-recurring tasks.  
I tried GTBee but that’s not really working for me, because I am missing the opportunity to set reminders for each task.

I am thinking of a “Do-More” goal where every day with no overdue tasks is +1. A day with an overdue task would be -1.  
Any way to automate this?

- Jessica

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**Author:** ![olimay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/olimay/32/4839_2.png) [@olimay](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/olimay)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/beeminding-random-tasks/2503/2 "2016-09-15T05:39:44Z")

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If you use a Do More goal, probably you just want days with incomplete tasks to be 0 and completed tasks to be 1. This also makes the total count “days I completed all tasks”, which is pretty nice.

There are other schemes that could work, depending on how you track your tasks. If you have a task list or tracker that can easily count how many tasks are left for a day, you might use the Inbox Fewer type of goal to track the Tasks Left count directly.

What do you use to track your incomplete tasks?

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**Author:** ![jessisondermann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@jessisondermann](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/jessisondermann)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/beeminding-random-tasks/2503/3 "2016-09-15T16:50:20Z")

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Thanks for the suggestion. That’ll work. 🙂

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**Author:** ![dreev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/dreev/32/4311_2.png) [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/beeminding-random-tasks/2503/4 "2016-09-15T17:50:27Z")

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See also this discussion:

> [@How to beeminding tasks (TODO Items)?](http://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-beeminding-tasks-todo-items/2496/1):
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> I’d be interested to know of all the ways you can beemind one-off tasks (todo items). I’ve heard of GTBee (only for ios) and habitica (formerly life rpg). Are there any other options? Personally, I use emacs org-mode to write down things to do, ocassionally I use google calenar. Both without beeminder integration. I’ll take a closer look at habitica. What I’d really like, I think, is a way to track (or beemind as a do-less goal) total time overdue. If there was one task due tuesday and one du…