Jesse,

I sympathize with your persistant “animate” task. Being a graphic designer I’ve struggled with the same issue.

The problems are a lack of specificity and progress. “Animate” (or “design”, etc) could apply to any part of the animation you’re doing. And checking off one “animate” task only to have twenty more exactly like it isn’t exactly energizing.

Perhaps you can take another swipe at breaking it down further, to absurdly tiny pieces if possible. Maybe one task is to complete a rough pass, or to rough in five seconds of run time, or even better 00:00:00 to 00:00:05. This creates a unique task that reminds you of exactly what you should be doing right now, and lends a little more satisfaction at completing it. Plus you can more easily track your progress to see if you’re on track.

I would love to hear anyone else’s ideas on how to break up blob tasks like “animate” into crankable widgets.