An estimate is how long you think a task will take. It’s what the capacity track adds up, so it’s what makes Today honest.
While capturing
Type ~ and a length anywhere in the line: ~15m, ~90m, ~2h, ~1.5h.
review the vendor proposals ~45mSaved as review the vendor proposals
- 45m
In the task
Open it, and under Estimate tap a length: 5m, 15m, 30m, 45m, 1h, 2h or 3h. For anything else, Custom goes in 5-minute steps up to 24 hours.
Without one
A task with no estimate shows no length and adds nothing to the track. That’s fine for small things, but if most of your day is unestimated, the track can’t warn you when it’s full. What now? lists unestimated tasks apart, as ones that might fit.
Tip
Guess, and round up. An estimate doesn’t need to be right; it needs to be close enough that a four-hour day doesn’t quietly hold six.
Checked against Billine 1.0