Choose the right structure for your plans

Use Tasks, Lists, Projects, and Areas to organize anything from a short errand list to an ongoing responsibility.

Try it in Mement
1. Name the action or result you want to keep track of.
2. Choose a Task for a single action, a List for related Tasks, a Project for a result, or an Area for an ongoing responsibility.
3. Create the records you need and choose their parent through Parent or Add to in the editor.
4. Use Linked when you want to include existing records inside the container you are editing.
5. Save, then open the container to check that its contents match your plan.

Build a reading-corner plan

Start with a Project called “Set up a reading corner”. Add Tasks such as “Measure the space beside the window”, “Choose a lamp”, and “Purchase the chosen shelf”. A Shopping List can hold the items you need to buy. If you organize household responsibilities together, place the Project in a Home Area.
Each level answers a different question. The Task tells you what to do. The List keeps related actions together. The Project names the result you want. The Area gives that result a lasting home alongside other household responsibilities.
You can also keep “Buy a lamp” as a standalone Task or make a short Shopping List without a Project. Choose enough structure to find and review the work comfortably.

Choose where a record belongs and what it contains

A Task can have a List, Project, or Area as its parent. A List can belong to a Project or Area; a Project can belong to an Area. You can therefore add a Task directly to a Project when a separate List would not help.
Parent or Add to describes where the record you are editing belongs. Linked works in the other direction: while editing a List, Project, or Area, select the existing records you want it to contain. A List supports Tasks, a Project supports Tasks and Lists, and an Area supports Tasks, Lists, and Projects.
Smart filters can add automatically matching contents to these same containers. A Space can show related records from across the hierarchy when you switch context, such as from home to work. These options complement the structure instead of requiring copies of the same records.
Tasks, Lists, Projects, Areas and Habits support files, photos and links. In item editors, Attach becomes Attached with previews; removal sits beside each row. Location is below the materials, with a small map and an optional full-screen view. Open materials from the editor or the record’s details. In “Attach”, tap “Arrive” or “Leave” in the location reminder title to choose when to be notified. “Arrive” is selected by default. Save keeps that choice; notification and location permissions still apply.

Check the contents before changing the whole container

Completing a container also completes its child records. Use that action when the whole result is finished, such as after the reading corner is ready. When only “Purchase the chosen shelf” is done, complete that Task instead of the Project.
Deletion and recovery also follow the stored hierarchy. Deleted retains relationships for recovery, so inspect the container and its contents before deleting or restoring it. Automatically matched Smart contents and manually linked children have different membership rules; the Smart guide explains how to check them.
A Session lets you record time against a Task, List, Project, or Area. Stop Session ends that time tracking without completing the Project or its Tasks. This is useful when you have worked on part of a larger plan and will continue later.

Before you finish
[ ] Each record’s type reflects the action, grouping, result, or responsibility it represents.
[ ] The parent and included child records match the intended structure.
[ ] Before completing or deleting a container, you have checked its contents.