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Tiny steps

Tiny steps is DoppiNow's "Break it down" helper. It turns the goal you typed into 4 small or 5 tiny first steps, which you can edit before you start. During the session, the next step waits under the scene with a Done button worth +5 XP.

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Key facts

Category
Start
Where to find it
Optional for each session. There's no setting.
Availability
In the DoppiNow Chrome extension: a 7-day free trial, then $3.99/month or $29.99/year. Desktop Chrome 120 or newer (other Chromium browsers such as Edge or Brave may also work).
Status
Available now.

How it works

  1. Tap Break it down

    Type a goal, then tap the “✂️ Break it down” pill.

  2. Get 4 or 5 steps

    Built-in recipes for 10 kinds of task give 4 small or 5 tiny steps. They work offline.

  3. Make them yours

    Edit, add or remove steps: up to 5 steps of 80 characters each.

  4. Tick them off

    The next step waits under the scene. Done pays +5 XP per step.

All the details

  1. Once you type a goal, a "✂️ Break it down" pill appears. It stays folded until you tap it.

  2. The steps come from built-in recipes that work offline. There are recipes for 10 kinds of task (email, applications, paying bills, calls, code, design, study, cleaning, planning and writing) and a general one for everything else. Small gives 4 steps and Tiny gives 5 even smaller ones.

  3. You can edit any step, add your own, remove steps or Clear them all. A list holds up to 5 steps of 80 characters each, and Enter moves to the next step. If you change the goal, untouched steps are redone for the new goal.

  4. During the session, "Next tiny step 1/4" sits under the scene. Done pays +5 XP once per step with a small burst. Finishing them all shows "Every tiny step done!" and confetti.

  5. The reminder card also shows your next tiny step, and the recap shows "Tiny steps: X of Y done". The step line hides during a break.

Settings: Optional for each session. There's no setting.

Why it helps with ADHD

In an RCT with 88 adults with ADHD, a successful programme used the cue "If I am having trouble getting started (cue), then the first step is too big (solution is to break task down into parts)" (Solanto et al. 2010). Adult ADHD CBT also included "breaking down overwhelming tasks into steps" (Safren et al. 2010). Both studies tested whole therapy programmes, not this helper.

DoppiNow is a productivity tool, not a treatment for ADHD.

Sources

  1. Solanto, M. V., Marks, D. J., Wasserstein, J., Mitchell, K., Abikoff, H., Alvir, J. M., & Kofman, M. D. (2010). Efficacy of meta-cognitive therapy for adult ADHD. American Journal of Psychiatry, 167(8), 958–968. doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09081123
  2. Safren, S. A., Sprich, S., Mimiaga, M. J., Surman, C., Knouse, L., Groves, M., & Otto, M. W. (2010). Cognitive behavioral therapy vs relaxation with educational support for medication-treated adults with ADHD and persistent symptoms: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA, 304(8), 875–880. doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.1192

Tiny steps: common questions

Does Break it down use AI or send my goal anywhere?

No. It matches your goal against recipes built into the extension, with no network.

Can I write my own steps?

Yes. You can edit, add or remove steps, up to 5 steps of 80 characters each.

Do I lose XP if I skip a step?

No. Each step you finish pays +5 XP, and unfinished steps cost nothing.

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