Common Workflows This guide shows you how to use Stardust to manage work without the overhead of traditional project management tools. No standups. No story pointing. No velocity tracking. Just clarity about what matters.
Strategic Laziness in Action : These workflows minimize ceremony and maximize outcomes.
Daily Workflows Morning Planning Start your day by focusing on what actually matters:
Check what's ready
stardust tasks ready --owner @me
This shows only unblocked tasks assigned to you, sorted by priority.
Get AI recommendations
stardust tasks prioritize
AI analyzes urgency, impact, and context to suggest what you should work on first.
Pick one thing
Don’t multitask. Choose one task and start: stardust task start tk-001
Delete what doesn't matter
If a task has been sitting for weeks, question whether it’s actually important: stardust task delete tk-002 --force
The best work is the work you don’t do. Limit work in progress : Focus on finishing tasks, not starting them. One task at a time beats ten tasks at 10%.
End-of-Day Review Close the day by updating status and clearing your mind:
stardust task done tk-001
If you’re stuck, say so immediately: stardust task update tk-002 --status blocked \ --description "Waiting on design feedback"
Review what’s coming up: stardust tasks ready --due-before tomorrow
Weekly Review Every week, question your commitments:
Review open tasks
stardust tasks list --status todo --owner @me
Identify stale tasks
Look for tasks with no recent activity. Ask: “Does this still matter?”
Delete or defer
Be ruthless. If it’s been sitting for weeks, either do it this week or delete it.
Check blocked items
stardust tasks list --status blocked
Follow up on blockers or reassess if they’re still relevant. Priority Management When Everything Feels Urgent Use AI triage to cut through the noise:
stardust tasks prioritize
What AI considers:
Due dates and deadlines
Priority levels
Tasks blocking other work
How long tasks have been open
What you get: Do Now │ Fix auth bug - Critical, due today Do Next │ Review roadmap - High priority, due tomorrow Consider Deleting │ Reorganize files - No activity in 3 months
The One Thing When overwhelmed, ask for the single most important task:
Focus only on that until it’s done.
Shell Integration Useful Aliases Add these to your .zshrc or .bashrc:
# Morning routine alias morning = "stardust tasks ready --owner @me --priority high,critical" # Quick add alias ta = "stardust add" # What's next alias next = "stardust tasks next" # Mark done alias done = "stardust task done"
Daily Startup Script Create a morning routine:
#!/bin/bash # ~/.stardust-morning echo "Good morning! Here's what matters today:" echo "" stardust tasks ready --owner @me --limit 5 echo "" echo "AI recommendation:" stardust tasks next
Best Practices
Do Less Question every task. Delete liberally. The best work is the work you don’t do.
Own Everything Every task has exactly one owner. No shared accountability.
Update Promptly Status should always reflect reality. Update as you work.
Ship to Learn Production is truth. Bias toward action over planning.
Anti-Patterns to Avoid Don’t use Stardust as a wishlist. Every task should have an owner, a rough timeframe, and a reason to exist.
Don’t batch status updates. Update immediately when things change. Your future self will thank you.
Don’t ignore AI recommendations. They’re based on real data. At least consider them before overriding.
Example: Developer’s Day Here’s how a typical day might look:
8:30 AM - Morning check stardust tasks ready --owner @me
See 3 tasks: auth bug (critical), code review (high), update docs (medium)
8:35 AM - Start critical task stardust task start tk-001 # auth bug
11:00 AM - Done with auth bug stardust task done tk-001
11:05 AM - Quick capture stardust add "Follow up on deployment questions"
11:10 AM - Start next task stardust task start tk-002 # code review
12:30 PM - Blocked stardust task update tk-002 --status blocked \ --description "Waiting for additional context from PR author"
12:35 PM - Pivot to something else stardust tasks ready stardust task start tk-003 # update docs
5:30 PM - End of day review stardust tasks list --owner @me --status in_progress
Update status, note blockers, clear head for tomorrow.
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