# How to Defer Dates **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask the Community\ **Tags:** my-tasks, tasks\ **Created:** [29 June 2017 23:49 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-defer-dates/4417 "2017-06-29T23:49:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Post date:** [14 February 2023 04:11 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-defer-dates/4417/8 "2023-02-14T04:11:49Z")
@scottjohnson, Your issues are all address in my article here: > **[Your Simple (or Advanced) Strategy for Asana’s My Tasks](https://medium.com/asana-consulting-trilogi-solutions/your-simple-or-advanced-strategy-for-asanas-updated-my-tasks-8e45e304fc3a)** > > Larry Berger, Asana Consultant, Trilogi Solutions That covers an updated version of My Tasks Asana released several years after your post! @anon23352771, I totally agree with you, and I strongly recommend to make a different distinction in setting Due dates, as described in my Forum Leaders Tip here: > [@Use Due Dates Differently in Public and Private](https://forum.asana.com/t/use-due-dates-differently-in-public-and-private/123813): > > What do your Due dates mean? I bet at times yours have very different actual meanings. That’s ok, but only if you are sticking to a workable policy, such as the example below. In private (in My Tasks with private tasks or in my own private projects) I often set Due dates for use with Rules (formerly auto task promotion) so I make sure I get reminders and nothing falls through the cracks. The Due date represents the day I’d like to be reminded, perhaps to follow up on the task or to begin workin… A related point, in case you use dependencies, is to include a rule in your My Tasks to “promote” a task to “Now” or “Today” section if it should become unblocked, so you can see that there’s something new for you to potentially work on. I hope those help, Larry --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-defer-dates/4417)._