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Idea graveyard: move someday ideas off your active board

Lucas February 18, 2026 3 min read

You open your board to move real work forward and there it is again: a pile of "someday" ideas mixed into the same view as this week's tasks. Someone spots an old idea, drops a comment, and suddenly you are discussing a future project while today's work sits.

This is the idea graveyard problem. Your team is not failing at prioritization, they are being distracted by commitments that were never real.

Idea graveyard: move someday ideas off your active board

The 10-minute breakdown

3 mins: Create a home for someday ideas
4 mins: Move distracting ideas off the active board
3 mins: Set the promotion rule

The 10-minute fix

Your active board should show what you are willing to start soon. Everything else goes somewhere safe, searchable, and out of the way.

1. Create a home for someday ideas (3 minutes)

Add a dedicated place called Someday or Idea graveyard. The key is separation, not a prettier backlog.

In Breeze, the simplest version is a separate project called Idea graveyard. If you prefer one project, create a list or column called Someday and keep it out of your default view.

Write one sentence at the top of the board (or in a pinned note): "Active board = what we can start in the next 2 to 4 weeks."

2. Move distracting ideas off the active board (4 minutes)

Scan your Backlog, To do, and Next columns. Every card that is not a real commitment this month moves to Someday.

For each moved idea, add one line so future-you understands why it exists:

Why it matters: one sentence benefit
Revisit when: a trigger like "after onboarding revamp" or "when support tickets hit 20 per week"

This stops the "what was this again?" rereading loop and makes the idea graveyard feel safe, not like a trash bin.

3. Set the promotion rule (3 minutes)

The rule is simple: ideas only come back during a review, not in the middle of execution.

Create a recurring 15-minute monthly task called Idea review. During the review, promote at most one idea into the active board and delete or merge a few others. If an idea cannot be tied to a real milestone, it stays buried. (If you need a lightweight structure, connect the winners to your roadmap milestones so they do not float around forever.)