Breaking Big Goals into Steps
Human approach: "Plan a study group" → brain automatically breaks this down:
- Who should attend?
- When are people free?
- Where should we meet?
- What materials do we need?
- How do we invite everyone?
Agent approach: Same decomposition, but made explicit:
Goal: Plan study group
├─ Subtask 1: Get list of classmates
├─ Subtask 2: Check everyone's availability
├─ Subtask 3: Find location/virtual room
├─ Subtask 4: Compile study materials
└─ Subtask 5: Send invitations
The skill: Breaking complex goals into executable actions.