Now/Not-Now Task Sorter

Built for the now-or-never brain.

Why This Works

ADHD brains live in two time zones: Now and Not Now. There's no "later" — only "right this second" or "might as well be never."

Traditional to-do lists try to impose fake deadlines and priority levels. Your brain ignores them because it knows the truth: if it's not urgent right now, it doesn't exist.

The Now/Not-Now Sorter embraces this reality. You don't rank tasks 1-10 or assign due dates you'll ignore. You just ask: "Does this need to happen NOW?" If yes, it goes in the Now column. If no, it goes in Not Now. Simple. Honest. ADHD-friendly.

What's Inside

→Two-column board (Now / Not Now) with drag-and-drop sorting
→"Urgency trigger" field to identify what makes a task move to "Now"
→Auto-archive for completed "Now" tasks (proof you did the thing)
→Weekly "Not Now" review prompt to prevent infinite backlog

Who This Is For

→Agents who feel paralyzed by an overwhelming to-do list every morning
→Agents with ADHD who live in "now or never" time and struggle with due dates
→Agents who need a fast, low-friction way to triage their task list each morning
→Agents who have tried complex prioritization systems and found them too demanding

How Agents Use It

1.Import tasks from the Weekly Brain Dump or add directly
2.Ask one question for each task: "Does this need to happen TODAY?" — drag accordingly
3.Work through the Now column. Everything else waits without guilt
4.Review "Not Now" weekly — move, delete, or keep items as needed

Best Used With

→ Weekly Brain Dump — generate the raw task list to sort
→ Priority Filter — use after sorting to identify the single Must from the Now column
→ Pomodoro Task Estimator — estimate and time Now tasks once sorted

Quick Q&A

Why only two categories?

Because ADHD brains can't reliably process five-tier priority systems. Two choices — Now or Not Now — match how ADHD time perception actually works. There's no middle ground that won't get ignored.

What happens to the Not Now items?

They wait without guilt. A weekly review prompt helps you decide whether to elevate them to Now, move them to a future date, or delete them entirely. Nothing disappears — it just gets out of today's way.

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