Quick start

Focus Guru's primary purpose is to help you with the following:

Become a master of consistency
Reach Big Goals faster
Help you start finishing
Separate important from the clutter

Focus Items

Focus Item is the core entity in Focus Guru.

It could be a goal, a project, an idea, an event, a set of habits, etc.
Focus Items are the pieces you dedicate your attention to.

Examples of Focus Items:

Start a business — a goal
Learn to play the guitar — a stretch goal
Wellness routine — a set of habits
Work — a regular activity

Creating a Focus Item

Focus Item — Statuses

Focus Guru offers you to better track your progress on a Focus Item by splitting a common "Done" status into Done and Focused.
When you decide to deprioritize a certain goal or activity, you can mark it as Cancelled.

Focus Items have 3 primary statuses:

Focused — when you dedicated your attention and time to a Focus Item, but you haven't completed it yet
Done — when you've completed your work on a Focus Item. The Focus Item will stop showing in the future
Cancelled — when you've decided to discontinue working on a Focus Item. The Focus Item will stop showing in the future

Focus Item statuses

Focus Item — Actions

Focus — click on the Focus Item in the list and then click to focus or to unfocus
Done — (option 1) click on the Focus Item in the list and then click to mark as "Done" or click to mark as "Undone" or (option 2) click which will open the Focus Form and at the bottom of the form you'll be able to mark the item as "Done"
Cancelled — click on the Focus Item in the list and then click which will open the Focus Form and at the bottom of the form you'll be able to mark the item as "Cancelled"

Focus Item actions

Focus Item — Reactions, metrics, habits, and one-off items

Focus Guru is built on the principle of Consistency. Here are a few things that help you to maintain a steady progress across your goals.

You can add reactions, metrics, habits, and one-off items to your Focus Items:

Reactions represent your emotional state, so you can better understand your feelings in relation to your Focus Items
Metrics help you to measure your progress and improve your productivity
Habits help you to form consistent behaviors to support your goals
One-off items are Focus Items that you only need to do once. They're available for monthly, yearly Focus Items, and Big Goals.

Reactions, metrics, and habits for a daily Focus Item

Focus Item — Editing

To edit a Focus Item, click on it in the list and then click the icon.

Changes in the Focus Item form are saved automatically

You can adjust the following settings:

Name and Description
Category
- Strategic — the most important goals and projects that you want to achieve in your life
- Important — second-priority goals and projects that you want to achieve in your life
- Not important — some regular activities that you have in your life, but they don't support your Strategic or Important goals
- Get rid of — anything you want to eliminate from your life. You still track metrics or habits, but you try to do it less or not at all
Start date and End date
Repeat schedule — for daily focus items
Statistics color
Parent Focus Item — set a connection between your Focus Items to better understand your progress
Reactions, Metrics, and Habits — create, archive, delete, and edit
Mark as "Done", "Archived" or delete a Focus Item

Focus Item form, settings, and actions

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