# GTD Work Breakdown (org-agent-memex-workbreakdown)

Meta-cognitive skill to prevent AI assistants and users from stalling on complex tasks. Forces atomic decomposition before execution.

## The Problem

Complex tasks cause:
- Context saturation (procrastination)
- Scope creep (adding "just one more thing")
- The "heartbeat loop" (repeating tasks without progress)
- Overwhelm and hesitation

## The Solution

**Decompose first, execute second.**

1. Analyze task complexity (>3 steps? >2 files?)
2. Break into atomic TODOs in GTD.org
3. Execute only the FIRST item
4. Yield back to user

## Configuration

Uses same `.env` structure as other org-agent-memex skills:
- `MEMEX_DIR`
- `MEMEX_USER`
- `MEMEX_ASSISTANT`
- `CURRENT_TEXT_MANIPULATION_MODEL`

## Usage

When a task feels complex:
1. Ask AI: "Break this down with Work Breakdown skill"
2. AI creates TODOs in GTD.org
3. Execute only first item
4. Report: "[X] Completed step 1. 4 tasks remaining. Continue?"

## Anti-Patterns This Prevents

- "I'll just do it all at once"
- Editing 5+ files before committing
- Writing conditional logic on the fly
- "Let me think about it..." (stalling)