Diarized

Glossary

SMART goals

A SMART goal is written to be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound. The criteria come from a 1981 management paper by George Doran, and the acronym has drifted since: the A and the R stand for different words depending on who is teaching it.

Also called: SMART criteria, SMART framework

Where it goes wrong

The T is the weakest letter and the one everybody assumes they have satisfied. Time-bound means a deadline, and a deadline is a date by which something must be done rather than a plan for doing it. A goal with a date against it and no hours reserved is a wish with a calendar reminder.

Diarized schedules the work you already keep in a to-do app into the calendar you already use, and shows you why every block landed where it did.

Related terms

Time blocking Timeboxing The Pomodoro Technique Auto-scheduling Deep work Context switching