Nested task lists
The most organized people know that finishing a task rarely involves just one step. That’s why we’re excited to announce nested task lists! For example: – [ ] Figure out…
The most organized people know that finishing a task rarely involves just one step. That’s why we’re excited to announce nested task lists!
For example:
- [ ] Figure out wormholes
- [ ] Call @arfon
- [ ] Research ([docs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wormhole#Time_travel))
- [ ] Build prototype #15
- [ ] Test run #43 @world-domination/time-travel
- [ ] ...?
- [ ] Profit!
Now renders as:

Updates work as before: check items on and off to update their completion state.
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