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Feb 20, 20266 min read

SMART Goals: The Two Letters Everyone Cheats On (and Why Cheating Is Rational)

Everyone recites SMART. Then they cheat on Measurable and Achievable. The cheating is rational, the acronym can't fix it, and the fix is safety, not writing craft.

goal setting
objectives
management
incentives

Feb 16, 20267 min read

An Objective Is a Stairway, Not a Wish With a Deadline

Written in January, read in December, dead in between. An objective is a lifecycle, not a sentence: hand over the choosing, calibrate the bar per person, build a stairway of small wins, and kill the dead ones in month two.

objectives
management
goal setting