Questions & answers
Getting unstuck with SplitIt
SplitIt breaks big, overwhelming goals into small, doable steps — built for people with ADHD, executive dysfunction, and anyone who freezes on tasks that feel too big to start.
What is SplitIt?
SplitIt is an AI tool that breaks a big or overwhelming goal into small, doable steps. You name what you're stuck on and it splits it into an ordered list of next steps — and you can split any step again, as deep as you need, until the first action is small enough to just start.
Who is SplitIt for?
SplitIt is made for people with ADHD, executive dysfunction, and anyone who experiences task paralysis — knowing what you need to do but being unable to start. It also helps chronic procrastinators and anyone who freezes when a project feels too big.
How do I start a task when I feel overwhelmed?
The fastest way to start an overwhelming task is to shrink the first step until it's almost too easy — small enough to do in a few minutes. SplitIt does this automatically: it breaks the task down and surfaces the single next step, so you never face the whole thing at once.
Why can't I start tasks even when I want to? (task paralysis)
Task paralysis usually isn't laziness or lack of motivation — it's cognitive overload. When a task feels too big, too vague, or too emotionally loaded, the brain freezes instead of starting. Breaking the task into one concrete, tiny first step removes that overload, which is exactly what SplitIt is built to do.
How do I break a big task into smaller steps?
Break a big task down by repeatedly asking 'what's the very next physical action?' until the answer is something you could begin in a couple of minutes. SplitIt automates this: describe the goal and its AI generates ordered sub-steps, and you can split any sub-step further until it's startable.
How is SplitIt different from a to-do list app?
To-do apps store the steps you already know; SplitIt generates the steps you're stuck on. A to-do list assumes you can break the task down yourself — SplitIt does the breakdown for you, in context, and keeps surfacing the one next step so you actually begin.
How is SplitIt different from ChatGPT?
ChatGPT gives you a one-shot wall of text and forgets you afterward. SplitIt turns the breakdown into a living plan you return to: it shows one step at a time, lets you split any step deeper on demand, tracks what is done, and nudges you back before you drift.
How is SplitIt different from Goblin Tools?
Both break tasks down with AI. SplitIt adds a persistent, visual plan you come back to — a tree you can split to any depth, a focus mode that surfaces one step at a time, and gentle reminders that bring you back — rather than a single one-off text list.
Does SplitIt help with ADHD?
SplitIt is designed around the ADHD experience of task initiation — the wall isn't understanding the task, it's starting it. By breaking goals into tiny, concrete first steps and surfacing just one at a time, it lowers the activation energy needed to begin, and its reminders help with the 'out of sight, out of mind' pattern.
Is SplitIt free?
Yes. SplitIt has a free plan with no card required. A Pro plan is $5/month for higher limits on AI splits and deeper nesting, and you can cancel anytime.