Some of it is to identify "wins" that are less than a launch, often involving new learning, experience, or practice.

For example, I have a lingering inactive car project, where I can still say I learned something about poking around with a multimeter, disassembling car parts, soldering, Arduino chips, and CAN buses.

Yes! Every small thing you do is a leaning experience or it refines your skills.

Sometimes, if I have to do something boring, I make it challenging by either trying to automate it, or do it in a more efficient way.