diff --git a/src/components/tasks/apply-workflow-dialog.tsx b/src/components/tasks/apply-workflow-dialog.tsx
index f77f25a..e55754a 100644
--- a/src/components/tasks/apply-workflow-dialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/tasks/apply-workflow-dialog.tsx
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export function ApplyWorkflowDialog({
             </Select>
           </div>
           <div>
-            <Label className="text-xs">Start date (due dates computed from this)</Label>
+            <Label className="text-xs">First task due date (next steps chain off completion)</Label>
             <Popover>
               <PopoverTrigger asChild>
                 <Button variant="outline" className="w-full justify-start font-normal">
diff --git a/src/routes/settings.workflows.tsx b/src/routes/settings.workflows.tsx
index 5269c4f..4137aaf 100644
--- a/src/routes/settings.workflows.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/settings.workflows.tsx
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ function WorkflowsPage() {
         <div>
           <h2 className="font-serif text-lg">Workflow Templates</h2>
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-            Reusable task lists. Apply one to a case to spawn the tasks with computed due dates.
+            Sequential checklists. The first task is created when the workflow is applied; each next task spawns automatically when the previous one is marked complete, with its due date set X days after completion.
           </p>
         </div>
         <Button onClick={() => setNewOpen(true)}>