I create another note dedicated to that big task with the same rules, and try to find the simplest first thing you can do for that task, and put that in DOING s

I create another note dedicated to that big task with the same rules, and try to find the simplest first thing you can do for that task, and put that in DOING section, rinse and repeat until the big task is done. Or if it is too big to do in one go just call it Big task part 1 and timebox it with the same approach. Tomorrow if it is still a priority make a Big task part 2. Edit: about feelings of powerlessness when I am feeling particularly useless or like I am struggling to get things done I make my DOING items laughably tiny, like “get the project running” “find file related to the bug” or even something as simple as “create a branch” that way I get a little dopamine from checking boxes and I can build some momentum.