diff --git a/src/components/QuickEntry.tsx b/src/components/QuickEntry.tsx
index 4327d50..cb1029e 100644
--- a/src/components/QuickEntry.tsx
+++ b/src/components/QuickEntry.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const QuickEntry: Component = () => {
     const [tags, setTags] = createSignal<string[]>([]);
     const [description, setDescription] = createSignal("");
     const [editorInstance, setEditorInstance] = createSignal<any>(null);
-    const [size, setSize] = createSignal<string>("5");
+    const [size, setSize] = createSignal<string>("3");
 
     // Autofill tags based on context when opening
     createEffect(() => {
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export const QuickEntry: Component = () => {
         setUrgency("");
         setTags([]);
         setDescription("");
-        setSize("5");
+        setSize("3");
         lastParsedTags = [];
         setDateString("");
         setIsOpen(false);
diff --git a/src/components/TaskDetail.tsx b/src/components/TaskDetail.tsx
index 0a87834..a932e42 100644
--- a/src/components/TaskDetail.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TaskDetail.tsx
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ export const TaskDetail: Component<TaskDetailProps> = (props) => {
                         <div class="flex items-center gap-1 group shrink-0">
                             <span class="text-[0.625rem] uppercase font-bold tracking-wider text-muted-foreground/70 hidden sm:inline">Size</span>
                             <Select<any>
-                                value={(props.task.size ?? 5).toString()}
+                                value={(props.task.size ?? 3).toString()}
                                 onChange={(val: any) => {
                                     const value = typeof val === 'object' ? val?.value : val;
                                     if (value) {
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ export const TaskDetail: Component<TaskDetailProps> = (props) => {
                                     <div class="flex items-center gap-1 sm:gap-1.5 text-foreground font-medium truncate">
                                         <Gauge size={14} class="text-primary opacity-70 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity shrink-0" />
                                         <span class="text-xs sm:text-sm truncate">
-                                            {SIZE_OPTIONS.find(o => o.value === (props.task.size ?? 5).toString())?.label || props.task.size}
+                                            {SIZE_OPTIONS.find(o => o.value === (props.task.size ?? 3).toString())?.label || props.task.size}
                                         </span>
                                     </div>
                                 </SelectTrigger>
diff --git a/src/store/index.ts b/src/store/index.ts
index 65b1d2b..a9e1b88 100644
--- a/src/store/index.ts
+++ b/src/store/index.ts
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ export const calculateUrgencyFromDate = (dateStr: string): number => {
 
 export const getCombinedScore = (task: Task): number => {
     // 1. Calculate an effective due date by subtracting size hours
-    const size = task.size ?? 5; // Default size 5
+    const size = task.size ?? 3; // Default size 3
     const sizeHours = SIZE_HOURS[size] ?? 12;
     const dueTime = new Date(task.dueDate).getTime();
     if (isNaN(dueTime)) return 0;
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ export const addTask = async (title: string, options?: { dueDate?: Date | string
     const priority = options?.priority ?? 5;
     const tags = options?.tags ?? ["work"];
     const content = options?.content ?? "";
-    const size = options?.size ?? 5;
+    const size = options?.size ?? 3;
 
     const tempId = "temp-" + Date.now();
     const initialTask: Task = {