This was literally my immediate reaction as well. You could further simplify the concept by just asking, What’s next? And other todo apps have done this.
Back when I was invested into todo lists and the Android task list app I was using was still available (since archived by the author):
01 Today
02 Soon
03 Month
04 Scheduled
05 Later
09 Cancelled
other tasks lists like "1 SuperImportantProject", "9 Someproject".
Then discipline to recycle your lists, and force yourself to stay on list.
The key app features required: 1) multiselect and move between task lists, 2) easy, low friction task creation, 3) calendar and task integration for scheduled tasks
This. A grouped agenda style would be really good, if it can handle repeated entries properly. On Android I exclusively use agenda mode but it's quite cluttered with recurring events.