How to automatically reset the due date of routine tasks?

[FabianoLothor]

Hey there!

I was wondering if there is an easy way to reset the due date of routine tasks that aren't actually overdue.

For example:

- [ ] make the bed <repeat when done> <due today>
- [ ] 50 push ups <repeat when done> <due today>

So, if I don't finish this kind of task today, I don't want to have it overdue for tomorrow, I'd like to have its due date updated to the current date.

Is it possible somehow?

It's achievable doing some sort of replacement when opening Obsidian, but is there an easier way?

Also, do you think this kind of behavior makes sense?

[claremacrae]

Hi @FabianoLothor, I am not aware of any way to do this.

However, you could do useful things in your searches to hide them.

I just tried this on my vault, and it was actually really very useful, as most of my overdue tasks are non-urgent when done ones, and this highlighted a few others that I should have dealt with.

```tasks
# Find the overdue tasks that do not have 'when done'.
# This assumes that the 'when done' recurrences being overdue
# matter less than the ones without 'when done'.
not done
due before today
is recurring
recurrence does not include when done
group by recurrence
sort by due reverse
```

[FabianoLothor]

Thank you @claremacrae this will help me.

Some of my when done tasks aren't routine tasks, but I'll identify them with an icon or with a tag and filter them, thanks!

[claremacrae]

Glad to hear it.