feature requestProductivity · Project ManagementsituationalNotificationsOnboardingSAAS

Asana Default Notifications Overwhelm Multi-Project Users

Users managing several active projects find Asana's notifications overwhelming. Tuning preferences takes time, so simpler defaults would ease onboarding.

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