# How To Separate Projects and Tasks (GTD Style) Source URL:: https://www.meaningfulhq.com/projects-tasks-getting-things-done-summary.html How to separate your projects and tasks so you can start getting things done without stressing yourself out. ## Highlights > [!quote]+ %%Updated on Wed Jan 17 2024 14:44:43 GMT-0500%% > > PROJECT = anything that takes *more* than *one step* to complete.TASK = anything that can be done in a single step and usually in a single sitting. > [!quote]+ %%Updated on Wed Jan 17 2024 14:44:43 GMT-0500%% > > If I just put "Do summary on Getting Things Done" on my to-do list, I'd get really overwhelmed because the project would've been way too big for me to do all in one sitting.This is why it's treated as a project (aka: something that takes more than one task to accomplish).And the best way for me to get this *project* done, is to chunk it down into smaller *tasks*, like this:First, I read the book,next, I write the summary,after the summary is written, it needs to be proof-read,and then comes editing,after that comes the audio summary -- which needs to be recorded and edited as well.Once ALL of that is complete, the summary is formatted and published in it's various versions, such as: PDF, Kindle, Dynamic Reader, and MP3.Once all of these TASKS are complete, the PROJECT is officially completed and finally made available for you to read or listen-to on our website.