Tips & Tricks Tuesday: See what's coming up on the next weekday

Sometimes it can be helpful to preview what’s coming up and mentally prepare for the tasks ahead. That’s where the “Tomorrow” view comes in, but what if you want to see what’s coming up on your next workday instead? This week, simon.miner shares a helpful tip to do just that!

I wanted a way to know what tasks are due the next weekday (typically to let me see what I’ll be working on the next time I’m at the office). This is pretty straightforward if tomorrow is a weekday, but it’s a bit trickier for weekend days.

After a little experimentation, I came up with this Smart List:

due:tomorrow AND NOT (due:Saturday OR due:Sunday) OR (dueWithin:"4 days" AND due:Monday)

This shows me tasks that are due tomorrow, unless tomorrow is a Saturday or Sunday, along with tasks that are due on a Monday within the next four days. The last half of the rule handles the cases when tomorrow is on the weekend.

Thanks for sharing this tip, simon.miner! You’re our Tips & Tricks Tuesday winner this week.

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