# The Trouble With Due Dates - OmniFocus

<http://www.myproductivemac.com/blog/the-trouble-with-due-dates-omnifocus17102016>

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## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words)

For the longest time, I used to assign Due dates all over the show in OmniFocus. Almost every task would have a Due date assigned, yet I didn't realise at the time that I was throttling the

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