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Sift tracks your tasks, assignments, and todos—with due dates, priorities, and smart scheduling to help you stay on top of everything.

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What You Can Ask

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Task Types

Assignments

Academic work with due dates—essays, problem sets, projects. Imported automatically from Canvas if connected.

Exams

Tests and quizzes. Sift treats these differently when scheduling study time.

Todos

Simple one-off items without complex scheduling needs.

Projects

Larger work that spans multiple sessions.

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Creating Tasks

Be specific for best results:
  • Include the due date: “due Friday” or “due December 15”
  • Estimate time needed: “about 3 hours” or “a quick 15 minute task”
  • Set priority if important: “high priority” or “this is urgent”

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Managing Tasks

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Task Decomposition

For big assignments, Sift can break them into manageable pieces with phases and milestones.
“Help me plan my 10-page research paper due in 2 weeks”
Sift creates:
  • Phase 1: Research & outline (days 1-3)
  • Phase 2: First draft (days 4-7)
  • Phase 3: Revisions (days 8-10)
  • Phase 4: Final polish (days 11-14)
Each phase becomes schedulable work blocks on your calendar.

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Workspaces

Tasks can belong to workspaces (courses, projects, or categories). Canvas courses automatically create workspaces, keeping your assignments organized by class.
All task features—including decomposition and unlimited workspaces—are available on all plans. Premium unlocks unlimited AI usage, automations, and memory.

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Tips

  • Let Canvas sync handle assignments — Don’t duplicate manually
  • Use todos for quick items, tasks for substantial work
  • Add time estimates to help Sift schedule accurately
  • Review decomposed tasks and adjust phases as needed