Task decomposition — CCA-F Exam Prep

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COMPARISON Split screen. Left: a chef staring at a full Thanksgiving dinner order ticket -- turkey, 6 sides, 3 desserts, drinks -- looking overwhelmed. Right: the same chef with the order broken into stations: Station 1 (turkey), Station 2 (sides), Station 3 (desserts), each with a clear sub-list. Chef looking calm. Kitchen illustration.

Split screen. Left: a chef staring at a full Thanksgiving dinner order ticket -- turkey, 6 sides, 3 desserts, drinks -- looking overwhelmed. Right: the same chef with the order broken into stations: Station 1 (turkey), Station 2 (sides), Station 3 (desserts), each with a clear sub-list. Chef looking calm. Kitchen illustration.

One kitchen got a single ticket: 'Make Thanksgiving dinner.' The other got five station tickets. Same meal. Only one kitchen served it on time.

The first chef stared at the full order -- turkey, six sides, three desserts, drinks -- and froze. Where do you even start? The second chef had stations: turkey here, sides there, desserts in the corner. Each station got a clear list. Dinner was ready in three hours.