In our work and life, we often need to set goals. If we learn to break down big goals into small goals one by one, it will be easier to achieve them and we will be more confident.
target decomposition should follow SMART principle .
1. Specific (Specific)
small targets should be specific. For example, you can save 3,000 yuan a month, memorize 10 words a day, run 2 kilometers, etc.
Dabao's fourth grade during the winter vacation, the teacher punished the whole class to copy the short composition 100 times because everyone's short composition was not well written. Dabao cried anxiously when he got home.
I told Dabao that there are more than 20 days during the winter vacation, and you only need to write it 5 times a day, so that you will finish writing it before the winter vacation is over. When Dabao heard it, it was really not too difficult. He overdones every day, so I praised him very much. As a result, Dabao finished writing in less than a week and he felt very accomplished.
2. Measurable (Measurable)
goals should be measured by the workload, not by the time. For example, the learning goal should be to do two reading comprehensions and one math test paper, rather than learning English for half an hour or one hour. Jump 500 ropes instead of jumping for 10 minutes.
In this way, if you complete the small goal ahead of time, you can rest for a while, which is equivalent to giving yourself a small reward.
Ambiguous and unmeasurable goal is almost equal to no goal.
3. Attainable (Attainable)
small target should be a jump, reachable. If the goal is too high, you will lose confidence if you fail to complete. If the goal is too low, it will become slack and will not be conducive to personal progress. Our goal should be to get out of our comfort zone and in the proximal zone.
4, Relevant (Relevant)
small goals should be related to other goals, which is conducive to mutual promotion and mutual improvement.
For example, physical exercise can be divided into speed training, explosive training, strength training, endurance training, etc.
For example, speaking ability can be divided into knowledge accumulation, writing ability, oral expression ability, logical thinking ability, psychology, and body language application, etc.
5. A clear time period (Time-based)
should set a clear time period for small targets. As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot. Otherwise, as time goes by, freshness may be cool. The time period set by
cannot be just right, so there must be a certain amount of buffering space.
In addition, I would like to recommend a principle of "learning to the best" that I personally use, which is to have a little higher goal, which will make you feel more accomplished.
Complete your goal and you will meet a better self!
