diff --git a/twenty-backend/lib/twenty-backend/migration/6_change_state_to_status.rb b/twenty-backend/lib/twenty-backend/migration/6_change_state_to_status.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54e2064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twenty-backend/lib/twenty-backend/migration/6_change_state_to_status.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+class ChangeStateToStatus < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
+  def up
+    rename_column :tasks, :state, :status
+    Twenty::Task.where(status: "open").update_all(status: '0')
+    Twenty::Task.where(status: "closed").update_all(status: '2')
+    change_column :tasks, :status,  :integer
+  end
+
+  def down
+    raise ActiveRecord::IrrversibleMigration
+  end
+end
diff --git a/twenty-backend/lib/twenty-backend/migration/7_change_status_default.rb b/twenty-backend/lib/twenty-backend/migration/7_change_status_default.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7296106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twenty-backend/lib/twenty-backend/migration/7_change_status_default.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class ChangeStatusDefault < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
+  def up
+    change_column :tasks, :status, :integer, default: 0
+  end
+
+  def down
+    raise ActiveRecord::IrrversibleMigration
+  end
+end
diff --git a/twenty-backend/lib/twenty-backend/model/task.rb b/twenty-backend/lib/twenty-backend/model/task.rb
index d587342..ac07a51 100644
--- a/twenty-backend/lib/twenty-backend/model/task.rb
+++ b/twenty-backend/lib/twenty-backend/model/task.rb
@@ -3,24 +3,21 @@
 class Twenty::Task < Twenty::Model
   self.table_name = "tasks"
 
+  STATUS = {ready: 0, in_progress: 1, complete: 2}
+  enum :status, STATUS, default: :ready
+
   ##
   # Validations
   validates :title, presence: true
   validates :content, presence: true
-  validates :state, inclusion: {in: %w[open closed]}
   validates :project, presence: true
 
   ##
   # Associations
   belongs_to :project, class_name: "Twenty::Project"
 
-  ##
-  # Scopes
-  scope :open, -> { where(state: "open") }
-  scope :closed, -> { where(state: "closed") }
-
   def to_json(options = {})
-    {id:, title:, content:, state:,
+    {id:, title:, content:, status:,
      project_id:, created_at:, updated_at:}.to_json(options)
   end
 end
diff --git a/twenty-backend/lib/twenty-backend/servlet.rb b/twenty-backend/lib/twenty-backend/servlet.rb
index f00bf3e..1c631d9 100644
--- a/twenty-backend/lib/twenty-backend/servlet.rb
+++ b/twenty-backend/lib/twenty-backend/servlet.rb
@@ -10,4 +10,11 @@ class Twenty::Servlet < WEBrick::HTTPServlet::AbstractServlet
   require_relative "servlet/mixin/response_mixin"
   extend ServerMixin
   include ResponseMixin
+
+  def parse_body(req, only: [], except: [])
+    body = JSON.parse(req.body)
+    body = only.size > 0 ? body.slice(*only) : body
+    body = except.size > 0 ? body.except(*except) : body
+    body
+  end
 end
diff --git a/twenty-backend/lib/twenty-backend/servlet/tasks.rb b/twenty-backend/lib/twenty-backend/servlet/tasks.rb
index 87f9a96..91d1346 100644
--- a/twenty-backend/lib/twenty-backend/servlet/tasks.rb
+++ b/twenty-backend/lib/twenty-backend/servlet/tasks.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class Twenty::Servlet::Tasks < Twenty::Servlet
   def do_GET(req, res)
     case req.path_info
     when ""
-      tasks = Twenty::Task.open.order(updated_at: :desc)
+      tasks = Twenty::Task.ready.order(updated_at: :desc)
       ok(res, tasks:)
     when %r{\A/([\d]+)/?\z}
       task = Twenty::Task.find_by(id: $1)
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ class Twenty::Servlet::Tasks < Twenty::Servlet
   def do_POST(req, res)
     case req.path_info
     when ""
-      task = Twenty::Task.new(JSON.parse(req.body))
+      body = parse_body(req.body, only: ["title", "content", "project_id"])
+      task = Twenty::Task.new(body)
       if task.save
         ok(res, task:)
       else
@@ -39,10 +40,10 @@ class Twenty::Servlet::Tasks < Twenty::Servlet
   def do_PUT(req, res)
     case req.path_info
     when ""
-      body = JSON.parse(req.body)
-      id = body.delete("id")
+      body = parse_body(req, except: ["id"])
+      id = parse_body(req, only: ["id"]).fetch("id", nil)
       task = Twenty::Task.find_by(id:)
-      task.update(body) ? ok(res, task:) : not_found(res)
+      task?.update(body) ? ok(res, task:) : not_found(res)
     else
       not_found(res)
     end
diff --git a/twenty-frontend/src/css/_items.scss b/twenty-frontend/src/css/_items.scss
index 75011be..0a8768f 100644
--- a/twenty-frontend/src/css/_items.scss
+++ b/twenty-frontend/src/css/_items.scss
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ ul.items {
   list-style-type: none;
 
   li.item {
-    margin: 0 0 15px 0;
+    &:hover {
+      background: $gray1;
+      border-radius: 10px;
+      cursor: pointer;
+    }
     display: flex;
-    background: #f4f0ec;
-    border: #cfcfc4 1px solid;
-    border-radius: 10px;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $gray1;
     padding: 10px;
     flex-wrap: wrap;
     .top, .bottom {
@@ -20,6 +22,16 @@ ul.items {
         grid-gap: 5px;
       }
      }
+    .top {
+      a {
+        $blue: #008cff;
+        color: darken($blue, 10%);
+        &:active, &:visited, &:link, &:hover {
+          color: darken($blue, 10%);
+          text-decoration: none;
+        }
+      }
+    }
     .bottom {
       margin: 10px 0 0 0;
       font-size: small;
diff --git a/twenty-frontend/src/js/components/Icons.tsx b/twenty-frontend/src/js/components/Icons.tsx
index 72f3e18..44f677d 100644
--- a/twenty-frontend/src/js/components/Icons.tsx
+++ b/twenty-frontend/src/js/components/Icons.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 import React from "react";
 
-export function TrashIcon({ onClick }: { onClick: () => unknown }) {
+export function TrashIcon({
+  onClick,
+}: {
+  onClick: (e: React.MouseEvent) => void;
+}) {
   return (
     <svg
       height="512"
       viewBox="0 0 128 128"
       width="512"
       xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-      onClick={onClick}
+      onClick={e => onClick(e)}
       className="trash icon"
     >
       <g>
@@ -20,13 +24,17 @@ export function TrashIcon({ onClick }: { onClick: () => unknown }) {
   );
 }
 
-export function DoneIcon({ onClick }: { onClick: () => unknown }) {
+export function DoneIcon({
+  onClick,
+}: {
+  onClick: (e: React.MouseEvent) => void;
+}) {
   return (
     <svg
-      enable-background="new 0 0 24 24"
+      enableBackground="new 0 0 24 24"
       viewBox="0 0 24 24"
       xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-      onClick={onClick}
+      onClick={e => onClick(e)}
       className="done icon"
     >
       <switch>
diff --git a/twenty-frontend/src/js/components/Tasks.tsx b/twenty-frontend/src/js/components/Tasks.tsx
index 5bd8d7b..ff26f37 100644
--- a/twenty-frontend/src/js/components/Tasks.tsx
+++ b/twenty-frontend/src/js/components/Tasks.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { useTasks } from "/hooks/useTasks";
 import { useDestroyTask } from "/hooks/useDestroyTask";
 import { TrashIcon, DoneIcon } from "/components/Icons";
 import { DateTime } from "luxon";
-import { Task } from "/types/schema";
+import { Task, TASK_COMPLETE } from "/types/schema";
 import { useUpsertTask } from "/hooks/useUpsertTask";
 import classnames from "classnames";
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export function Tasks() {
   };
   const onComplete = (task: Task) => {
     const action = () =>
-      upsertTask({ input: { id: task.id, state: "closed" } });
+      upsertTask({ input: { id: task.id, status: TASK_COMPLETE } });
     perform(action, { on: task, tasks, setTask: setCompletedTask });
   };
 
@@ -58,15 +58,30 @@ export function Tasks() {
             const wasDestroyed = task === destroyedTask;
             const wasCompleted = task === completedTask;
             const classes = { completed: wasCompleted, removed: wasDestroyed };
+            const editHref = `/tasks/edit#id=${task.id}`;
             return (
-              <li className={classnames("item", classes)} key={key}>
+              <li
+                onClick={() => (location.href = editHref)}
+                className={classnames("item", classes)}
+                key={key}
+              >
                 <div className="top">
-                  <a href={`/tasks/edit#id=${task.id}`}>
+                  <a href={editHref}>
                     <span className="item title">{task.title}</span>
                   </a>
                   <div className="actions">
-                    <DoneIcon onClick={() => onComplete(task)} />
-                    <TrashIcon onClick={() => onDestroy(task)} />
+                    <DoneIcon
+                      onClick={(e: React.MouseEvent) => [
+                        e.stopPropagation(),
+                        onComplete(task),
+                      ]}
+                    />
+                    <TrashIcon
+                      onClick={(e: React.MouseEvent) => [
+                        e.stopPropagation(),
+                        onDestroy(task),
+                      ]}
+                    />
                   </div>
                 </div>
                 <div className="bottom">
diff --git a/twenty-frontend/src/js/hooks/useUpsertTask.ts b/twenty-frontend/src/js/hooks/useUpsertTask.ts
index 067be45..5bc57f6 100644
--- a/twenty-frontend/src/js/hooks/useUpsertTask.ts
+++ b/twenty-frontend/src/js/hooks/useUpsertTask.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import { TASK_STATUS } from "/types/schema";
+
 type Params = {
   id?: number;
-  state?: "open" | "closed";
+  status?: TASK_STATUS,
   title?: string;
   content?: string;
   projectId?: number;
@@ -8,8 +10,8 @@ type Params = {
 
 export function useUpsertTask() {
   const normalize = (input: Params) => {
-    const { id, title, content, state, projectId } = input;
-    return { id, title, content, state, project_id: projectId };
+    const { id, title, content, status, projectId } = input;
+    return { id, title, content, status, project_id: projectId };
   };
   return function ({ input }: { input: Params }) {
     return new Promise((accept, reject) => {
diff --git a/twenty-frontend/src/js/types/schema.ts b/twenty-frontend/src/js/types/schema.ts
index e0bc868..7c2797c 100644
--- a/twenty-frontend/src/js/types/schema.ts
+++ b/twenty-frontend/src/js/types/schema.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+export const TASK_READY = "ready";
+export const TASK_IN_PROGRESS = "in_progress";
+export const TASK_COMPLETE = "complete";
+export type TASK_STATUS = "ready" | "in_progress" | "complete";
+
 export type Project = {
   id: number;
   name: string;
@@ -8,7 +13,7 @@ export type Task = {
   id: number;
   title: string;
   content: string;
-  state: "open" | "closed";
+  status: TASK_STATUS;
   created_at: string;
   updated_at: string;
   project_id: number;