Asana Lacks Quick-Add for Long Lists and Recurring-Task Editing
A user lists three Asana annoyances: adding a task to a long list requires scrolling to the end instead of a pop-up, recurring tasks can't be edited and must be deleted and recreated, and the Outlook integration only supports plain text.
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