[NiloCK]

Thanks!

I'm a hoarder of tiny ambitions, so my todolists are chronically growing, rather than shrinking.

The deterrence for adding new items looks like this:

n = # of currently listed items (items not done or struck as obsolete who aren't 'snoozed' for future listing)

if n > 5 { user must copy a nag text of fibbonacci(n - 5) random characters before the new item is created }

It doesn't prevent you from taking too much on, but it's a really explicit incentive to push lower urgency items out (snooze them) so that you generally are presented with a list that more or less fits in your short term memory.