Breaking tasks down

Choosing the detail (and re-breaking down)

Big Picture, Balanced, or Every Tiny Step, and how to redo a breakdown when the steps are not right.

Updated 2026-06-14

Before Molehill breaks a task down, you get to choose how fine the steps should be. There is no right answer. It depends on how much your brain can hold right now.

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    Big Picture

    About 3 to 5 broad steps. Good when you basically know how to do the thing and just need a shape to follow.

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    Balanced

    About 5 to 8 steps. A comfortable middle ground, and a great default for most tasks.

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    Every Tiny Step

    About 8 to 14 small steps. Reach for this when a task feels impossible. The smaller the steps, the easier it is to start.

When in doubt, go smaller

If you are staring at the list and still feel stuck, that is a sign the steps are too big. Re-break the task down with Every Tiny Step. You can always combine steps later.

When the steps are not right

Came out too broad, too detailed, or just not how you would do it? Open the task, tap Break It Down again, and pick a different granularity. When the new steps appear, edit, reorder, or trim them until they feel right.

A note on free AI actions

On the free plan, each breakdown counts as one of your 3 daily AI actions. If you are out for the day, you can still adjust the steps you already have by hand, and that never costs anything.

Still need a hand?

Email support@obsidianridgelabs.com, a real person will reply.

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