Break tasks into smaller steps, build momentum,
and get more of the important stuff done.
Free. No login. Under a minute.
Be specific or fuzzy—either way works. We’ll help you start.
HOW FOCUSED ARE YOU TODAY?
TASK BREAKDOWN SIZE
Time estimates adjust based on your focus level
Five steps. Under a minute.
Type a task. Or type everything. No sorting needed — the AI reads the pile and finds the work inside it.
Hyperfocused. Normal. Distracted. Your time estimates shift to match your actual brain today, not the version you wish showed up.
Tiny Steps for the days when even starting feels huge. Balanced for normal days. Big Milestones when you want the shape of a project without every detail.
A numbered list of specific steps lands in seconds. Each one small enough to start without deciding anything first.
Check steps off as you go. The countdown timer keeps time visible — because ADHD time blindness is real, and watching an hour disappear is not a character flaw.
✦ A SMALLER NEXT STEP
Stop overthinking. Start with one small step.
✦ A DIFFERENT KIND OF PRODUCTIVITY TOOL
Most productivity apps organise your tasks. DoTheThing helps you get started.
For ADHD brains, knowing what needs doing and getting moving can be two different things. DoTheThing is built for that gap.
AI task breakdown. Vague becomes specific in seconds.
Focus-level adjustment. Estimates match today's capacity, whatever that looks like.
ADHD time buffers. 20–30% built into every estimate.
Visual countdown timer. Time becomes something you can see.
Brain dump mode. Type the whole pile. The AI finds the work.
Free. No login. Open the tab. Start.
We built this for the ADHD community and anyone struggling with task paralysis.
Our AI task breakdown tool is for:
Bypassing academic overwhelm and the "blank page" syndrome.
For when you're your own boss and your initiation system is jamming.
Stop losing hours to "prep work." Use DTT to generate accurate time estimates and concrete first steps.
Use it to convert a vague "milestone" into a numbered micro-step list for your team in seconds.
Managing the invisible mental load of household admin and family logistics.
The WHO World Mental Health Survey found that adults lose an average of 22 working days a year to executive dysfunction. DoTheThing supplies an external first step when your brain needs one.
Yes. No login, no account, nothing to install. Open the app, type your task, get your breakdown.
Task paralysis is when an ADHD brain freezes in front of a task it understands. It's a neurological response to ambiguity — the brain can't generate a first step, so it generates nothing. DoTheThing removes the ambiguity by handing you a step small enough that starting stops feeling like a risk.
Time blindness is the ADHD brain's genuine difficulty sensing how long things take and how fast time passes. Estimates end up too optimistic, schedules collapse. DoTheThing adds a 20–30% buffer to every estimate and gives you a visual countdown timer so time stays concrete.
Pick Hyperfocused, Normal, or Distracted and the AI recalibrates every time estimate in your breakdown. A distracted day gets a distracted-day plan. Your schedule has a real shot at surviving contact with reality.
Tiny Steps gives you the smallest possible first action — for days when beginning feels impossible. Balanced is the everyday default. Big Milestones shows the major stages of a project without granular detail. Pick based on how your brain is running today.
Yes. Type everything on your plate — no sorting, no organising required. The AI handles the mess and identifies what needs breaking down.
Yes. Household tasks, personal admin, creative projects, study, financial admin — anywhere the gap between intention and action opens up.
BEHIND THE TOOL
DoTheThing was built by Lim Min Tze, Founder, Creative Director, Product Developer, with personal experience managing ADHD. After years of struggling with task paralysis and time blindness, I realized existing productivity tools were designed for neurotypical brains.
The site separates lived experience from research: articles cite their sources, while the tool focuses on one practical question—what is the smallest next step you can take right now?
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CREATORPick the problem that is loudest today. Each path begins with two practical, source-backed articles.
One gentle recommendation, plus a short stack for later.
Free. No login. No email. Just type your task and get your breakdown in under a minute.
