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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:

Tier 1Must Do

Vital Non-Negotiables

The 1-2 critical items that MUST be shipped today. If these pass, the day is considered an objective success.

Tier 2Should Do

High-Impact Work

Important tasks that advance strategic deliverables. Scheduled when Must items have allocated time blocks.

Tier 3Could Do

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:

Daily Capacity Gauge
200 / 240 Mins (83% Budget)

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:

Rollover Incomplete Task via API

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