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Originally Posted by danz013
I agree entirely.
The problem I have is this. In a particular day, I might have lots to d. I want to be able to see how much I have to do before I set a target date to achieve something. Without any way to see how much I've already set out to do I might be setting unrealistic targets.
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Instead of setting an artificial target date (it *is* artificial, since you'd be willing to change the target date if there's too much going on, on that date), consider not using dates, just have a task be an ongoing thing until you check it done. Use flags to highlight some things that really need your attention soon, and use the review to update flags and reassess what needs to be done. Also, I use start dates for tasks I don't want to begin now and don't want to view in context mode for the time being. GTD offers a different approach than the one I think you are describing.