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True, although it's very difficult to plan things when you don't know what's to be done;_;
It's a lot easier than I initially thought: just write down a high-level, abstract sentence fragment of what needs to be done. Get it off your chest and put it in ink (or pixels?). Then ask yourself: how can I split this into two parts? Rinse and repeat.
The initial limiter for me was anxiety and fear about it. Once I got into the habit, the limiter was avoiding hyperfocus and micromanaging myself in the project plan. I try not to break things down beyond 1-2 hour tasks.
I'm doing this and it really helps. For me the main problem here is that I don't know all the pieces and time estimates are weird too. I guess it comes with practice but it's a pain in the ass :P