Getting Things Done / teens · adults / Plan

Break the Task Apart

One blob becomes a short, ordered list.

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What this is for

A task is really several tasks wearing a single name, and that disguise is what makes it feel impossible.

When to use it

For anything with a vague, big-sounding name — 'sort the garage', 'do the project', 'fix my finances'.

What you leave with

A short ordered list of concrete sub-steps, with the first one flagged to do today.

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What's the big, vague task?

Pick one to keep going.

Understand why

A desk covered in scattered prints, glasses and a plant — projects left mid-air

The ADHD Task Graveyard

The half-built shelf. The abandoned language app. The sourdough starter nobody feeds anymore. What all those unfinished things are actually costing you, and a way to finally decide what to do with each one.

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