Looking to stay focused and build your day with intention? The My Day screen in Any.do is designed to help you choose the right tasks to tackle, without overwhelming you.
You’ll see two types of suggestions:
Smart Suggestions: Tasks pulled from your Any.do account based on due dates, priorities, assignment or recent activity
External Suggestions: Tasks synced from other platforms like Trello, Asana, Todoist etc.
You decide what gets added to your plan. This article will show you how to use both types of suggestions to stay organized and productive.
✅ Who Can Use These Suggestions?
Both Smart and External Suggestions are available to:
Free users
Premium users
Family members
Workspace members
Smart Suggestions are available on Mobile & Web/Desktop
External Suggestions are available on Web & Desktop
🤖 What Are Smart Suggestions?
Smart Suggestions automatically surface tasks that may be important today, including:
Tasks that were due yesterday and not completed
Tasks due today from your personal lists
Upcoming tasks or flagged tasks from personal lists
Tasks from boards (if you’re part of a Family Space or a Workspace)
This helps you avoid forgetting overdue or important items, and lets you build your day with intention.
📂 How to Open the Suggestions Menu
You can access all suggestions - both smart and external - right from the My Day screen.
💻 On Web/Desktop
Go to My Day in the left-hand menu
Click the Suggestions icon on the right panel (lightbulb)
The panel will open with your recommended tasks
📱 Android/ iOS
Open My Day view from the home menu
Press on the suggestion menu (star icon) on the bottom right side.
💡 Tip: You can search or filter through the suggestions list to find exactly what you need.
➕ Adding Tasks from Suggestions
From the Suggestions menu, simply click on a task to add it to My Day. You can add tasks from:
Personal lists
Shared boards (if you’re on Family or Workspace)
External services (see below)
💻 On Web/Desktop
Open My Day
Click the lightbulb icon
Scroll or search to find a task
Click it to instantly add it to today’s plan
📱 On Android/ iOS
To add a single task:
Open My Day view from the home menu
Press on the bottom My Day view.
Open the suggestion menu (star icon) on the bottom right side to and press on the tasks you want to add. You can also search for a task on the top.
🔄 Restoring Missed or Upcoming Tasks
Smart Suggestions will also show tasks that:
Were due yesterday but not completed
Are due today or marked as high-priority
These suggestions appear at the top of the suggestions-list on both mobile and Web/Desktop to help you stay on track.
✅ Adding these tasks to My Day doesn’t change their due date - it just brings them into focus.
🔍 Searching & Filtering Suggestions
Have a long backlog? Use search to quickly find specific tasks.
📱 Android/ iOS
To search for a specific item in the My Day suggestions:
Open My Day view from the home menu
Press on the suggestion menu (star icon) on the bottom right side.
Type in your search on top.
💻 On Web/Desktop
Open the Suggestions panel
Use the search bar to filter by task name
Tasks will appear grouped by source (list, board, external)
If you want to filter suggested tasks, press the 3 dots menu of the suggested task -> "Don't suggest this task" or "Don't suggest tasks like this".
To reset filter suggestions:
Open the settings menu from the top left settings icon/ profile image next to your profile name.
Click on "My Day".
Click on "Reset filter suggestions".
Press "Yes" to remove all suggestions.
Note: At this time the filter and reset filter options can be set from web only.
🌐 What Are External Suggestions?
External Suggestions allow you to bring in tasks from other productivity apps, so everything you need to work on today lives in one place.
🔗 Supported external apps:
Trello
Asana
ClickUp
Monday
Todoist
📌 These are read-only suggestions. Completing them in Any.do won’t sync changes back to the original app.
⚙️ How to Enable or Disable External Suggestions
💻 On Web/Desktop
Click your profile image → Settings → My Day
Go to External Suggestions
Toggle ON the platforms you want to connect and log in to authorize access
To stop seeing external tasks, toggle OFF any services you no longer want to use
🌟 Once enabled, tasks from these tools will begin appearing in the Suggestions panel automatically, from where you can add them to My Day as detailed here.
🙋 FAQs
🧠 What’s the difference between My Day and the "Today" section in All Tasks or Calendar?
🧠 What’s the difference between My Day and the "Today" section in All Tasks or Calendar?
My Day is a focused space. Even if a task is due today, it won’t show up in My Day unless you intentionally add it.
🔄 Will external tasks sync back if I mark them as done?
🔄 Will external tasks sync back if I mark them as done?
No. External suggestions are view-only and cannot sync updates back to Trello, Asana, etc.
📆 Can I see board tasks from my Workspace or Family?
📆 Can I see board tasks from my Workspace or Family?
Yes, if you’re part of a Family or Workspace, board tasks will appear in your Smart Suggestions.
🔍 Why can't I enable External Suggestions from mobile?
🔍 Why can't I enable External Suggestions from mobile?
The External Suggestions are only available on the Web and Desktop apps at this time.