Use case · Students
A task manager for students with long, multi-stage work.
An essay, an exam, a dissertation: none of them is one task. F4Goals lets you break each into stages and see, in percent, how much of it you have actually done.
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Study work is long, and long work is invisible
A to-do list of “essay” and “revise for chemistry” gives no sense of progress until the day it is over, and it makes the work feel bigger than it is. Students who feel behind often have done a great deal; the list just cannot show it.
Breaking a piece of coursework into stages and marking how far through each you are turns a vague worry into a number you can see move.
How students use F4Goals
Create a project per course, per module or per big assignment, and put the real stages inside it.
One project per course, or one per large piece of work such as a dissertation.
Break an essay into research, outline, drafting, editing and referencing, then break drafting into sections.
Slide a section to 40% when you have a rough draft, so you remember it is not finished.
Revision: one task per topic, each at the percentage you feel you have covered it.
Use the daily streak and seven-day chart as a gentle nudge to do a little every day.
An essay, split into stages
History essay
50%
Research
100%
Outline
100%
First draft
45%
Introduction
100%
Main argument
30%
Edit and add references
0%
Partial progress on a 3,000-word essay, three days before it is due.
Revision with percentages
Revision is the clearest case for partial progress. Put every topic on the syllabus in as a task, then slide each one as you go over it. After a week the Projects screen shows a single percentage for the exam, and you can see which topics are still near zero.
It is more honest than ticking topics off. You can mark a topic at 30% after one pass and bring it up on the next.
Limits to know about
F4Goals has no due dates, reminders, calendar or shared boards, so it will not nag you before a deadline and it is not a group-project tool. Keep your timetable and deadlines in a calendar, and use F4Goals to track how much of the work is done.
Free, with no card
F4Goals is free to use on the web and on Android, with no trial period, so it costs a student nothing.
Questions
Is F4Goals free for students?
Yes. F4Goals is free for everyone, with no card required and no trial period.
Can I break an essay or thesis into smaller tasks?
Yes. Tasks nest to any depth, so a thesis can have chapters, sections and tasks within them.
Does F4Goals remind me about deadlines?
No. There are no due dates or reminders. Keep deadlines in a calendar and use F4Goals to see how much of the work is done.
Can I use it for revision?
Yes. Add each topic as a task and slide it to the percentage you have covered. The project shows overall progress for the exam.
Try it on your own work.
F4Goals is free. Create a project, add a few subtasks and slide the first one.
No card · Web + Android