> [!INFO] Video Example > Watch my [Ultimate Task Management video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_nX51ODmPU) to see how I set up Obsidian and Todoist I decided not to have it implemented in case people use other apps for task management, but this page will contain everything you need to set it up. ## Why not native task management? - Kanbans are better for tracking status than they are for general task management - Quick capturing tasks for projects without using the daily note is frictionful - Why not use an app that specializes in task management instead? ### Why use Todoist? - Has plugins to see tasks in Obsidian like [[Todoist Sync Plugin]] - I've personally used it on and off, but its ability to quick capture is second-to-none - I just really enjoy todoist because of how fast you can create tasks - When setting up characteristics, you can just type something like `Task name today p1 #project/section` and it will automatically set the fields of the task - You can use the `[[Links]]` syntax in the title or the description of the task, which will be usable on Obsidian. This is VERY useful for: - Linking to existing notes - Creating a specific note for the task to add extra information related to the task - progress updates to pick up where you left off last time ## Principles ### Setup Create a [Todoist account](https://todoist.com/auth/signup) if you haven't already Enable [[Todoist Sync Plugin]] Obsidian settings > under community plugins sidebar header find "Todoist Plugin" settings page and put in your Todoist API token #### Todoist App Todoist categorizes tasks into two layers: projects > sections Projects can be areas in your vault like [[My Second Brain]] and sections can be projects like [[Vault Onboarding]] Since I use the free version, I can only have 5 projects, so I have projects as my BROAD life areas (content creation, brand, [[Fleeting Notes App]]), and then categorize them into my more niche areas (Content > YouTube channel, Brand > Ultimate Starter Vault, etc) If you need an extra layer, you can most likely use labels for it and just have your `filters` search be something like `#project & /section & @label`, or just pay for their premium plan 😅 ### Creating Tasks Download todoist or just use the built-in [[Todoist Sync Plugin]] commands (Search up `Todoist Plugin` in command pallete) ### Viewing Tasks - Can use [[Todoist Sync Plugin#Examples]] to create queries inside Obsidian - If you want to see a task from the Obsidian query in the Todoist app, you can right click on it ### Viewing Completed Tasks _Completed tasks cannot be queried using the plugin, but you can fetch them using [Todoist Completed Tasks](https://github.com/Ledaryy/obsidian-todoist-completed-tasks)_ This means that you can't look back at previous weeks and see the tasks you had due on that week or in the next week.