My Todoist search queries
Planted January 2026
Up: § My productivity system
This note documents useful Todoist search queries that aren't saved as filters. Use these by typing directly into Todoist's search/filter bar.
Soon & Someday Projects (Monthly Review)
These are used during the monthly "Get Creative" review to assess projects in the pipeline.
| Query |
Purpose |
@soon & !subtask |
All Soon projects across all areas |
@someday & !subtask |
All Someday projects |
@maybe & !subtask |
All Maybe projects |
(@someday | @maybe) & !subtask |
Combined Someday + Maybe |
By Area
| Area |
Soon |
Someday/Maybe |
| 🚀 Buffer |
##🚀 Buffer & @soon & !subtask |
##🚀 Buffer & (@someday | @maybe) & !subtask |
| 🎨 Creator |
##🎨 Creator & @soon & !subtask |
##🎨 Creator & (@someday | @maybe) & !subtask |
| 👨🏻💻 Side Hustle |
##👨🏻💻 Side Hustle & @soon & !subtask |
##👨🏻💻 Side Hustle & (@someday | @maybe) & !subtask |
| 🏡 Personal |
##🏡 Personal & @soon & !subtask |
##🏡 Personal & (@someday | @maybe) & !subtask |
All Projects by Area
Useful for seeing everything in an area regardless of status.
| Area |
Query |
| 🚀 Buffer |
##🚀 Buffer & (@focus | @active | @soon | @someday | @maybe) & !subtask |
| 🎨 Creator |
##🎨 Creator & (@focus | @active | @soon | @someday | @maybe) & !subtask |
| 👨🏻💻 Side Hustle |
##👨🏻💻 Side Hustle & (@focus | @active | @soon | @someday | @maybe) & !subtask |
| 🏡 Personal |
##🏡 Personal & (@focus | @active | @soon | @someday | @maybe) & !subtask |
Overdue Tasks
| Query |
Purpose |
overdue |
All overdue tasks |
##🚀 Buffer & overdue |
Buffer overdue tasks |
##🎨 Creator & overdue |
Creator overdue tasks |
##🏡 Personal & overdue |
Personal overdue tasks |
Stale Projects (No Activity)
| Query |
Purpose |
(@focus | @active) & !subtask & no date & created before: -90 days |
Projects with no recent activity |
Query Syntax Reference
##Project — Project and all sub-projects#Project — Exact project only@label — Tasks with label!subtask — Parent tasks only (not subtasks)p1 / p4 — Priority levels& — AND\| — OR! — NOT
See also: My GTD project definitions, Agent - Weekly Review