Tasks, Focus Timeline & Rollover Mechanics
Master the daily execution engine: slotting items on calendar dates, budgeting focus minutes, and executing one by one.
The 3 Priority Tiers (Must / Should / Could)
Zurvan abandons complex 5-level priority dropdowns and Fibonacci estimation poker in favor of radical clarity:
Vital Non-Negotiables
The 1-2 critical items that MUST be shipped today. If these pass, the day is considered an objective success.
High-Impact Work
Important tasks that advance strategic deliverables. Scheduled when Must items have allocated time blocks.
Bonus & Polish
Quick polish improvements, minor refactoring, and exploratory items tackled only if surplus focus bandwidth remains.
Daily Focus Budgeting
Every task carries an estimated duration in Focus Minutes (e.g. 25m Pomodoro, 50m deep work block). Zurvan computes your total daily scheduled focus time:
Rule of Thumb: Cap deep maker work to 240 minutes per day to prevent cognitive fatigue and preserve long-term craft quality.
1-Click Frictionless Rollover (Ctrl+R)
In traditional Scrum, an unfinished task is logged as a failed sprint metric or requires cumbersome sprint rescheduling. In Zurvan, if an item needs more time, you roll it over to tomorrow with a single keypress: