Is it time to rethink the wisdom of goal setting? We’ve all been taught the value of setting goals that are SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-bound. But what happens when we ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. It turns out the SMART ...

We all want to set smart goals at work and in our personal lives, but there's an actual SMART goal system that's focused on setting achievable goals, and it's worth checking out. TMRW did some digging ...

Certainly SMART criteria encourage people to concisely state an action plan and a specific solution to implement them, which can allow for increase in goal fulfillment. Yet, when employed in isolation ...

SMART goals, which stand for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound, serve as an effective framework for establishing and attaining objectives in various facets of your life, ...

But this approach notably leans heavily on quantification. Learning to balance SMART goals with a more qualitative mindset might make the difference between going up just a level or two and being ...

What are your career goals this year and for 2025? Do you want to work fully remotely? Looking to make more money and build your side hustle or freelance business? Hoping to climb the ladder in your ...

Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well as household and digital decluttering, and oversees the freelancers on the sex and ...

If you’ve heard any consultant talk about goal-setting techniques, you’ve heard about the SMART goal framework, but the framework has its limitations. In 1981, George T. Doran, a consultant and former ...

We all have areas in our lives we'd like to improve upon, whether that's getting a better job, focusing on healthier habits or completing a college degree. But it can be easy to get thrown off course ...

In the spirit of and permanently dismantling toxic traditional New Year's resolutions—which mostly are designed to make us feel terrible and spend money on things we think we need to live a more ...