Vague things you want to achieve like "end world hunger", or "set up christmas tree" might be too vague for you to know the steps required to complete it. The lack of clear boundaries for requirement also result in more work, as we are unsure on when to stop and how to reach the desired outcome. By breaking it down, we give our future self clarity on what we need to do by turning the vagueness into mini-steps: For example: - A yearly [[12-Month Celebration]] from the [[Wheel of life]] can be turned into quarterly goals - A quarterly goal can be turned into a monthly goal, which then can be turned into a weekly project and habits - A weekly project can be turned into actionable tasks - Tasks are turned into [[Time blocks]] we set up in our calendar in this example, something we want to achieve within the vast timespan of one year, can be slowly worked upon to the scale of our daily lives. Being able to make progress now becomes tangible, By keeping the task specific and small, we have an achievable and set objective during the work session, promoting [[Flow State]]. I personally keep it within my personal choice for max work time before a break, 2 hours. <5m 15m 30m 60m 90m 120m If you feel that it is bigger, I recommend breaking it down into subtasks until those are also less than 120 minutes. This is the philosophy behind [[Alignment]]