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49. SMART Goals Are Anything but Smart

For those of us moving through life with ADHD or wandering minds, “SMART Goals” can act as too rigid a process. One that may impede the value of the end results.

These so-called “SMART Goals” can actually feel dehumanizing, as if something measurable and specific were given more weight than something that might allow your wonder and creativity to flow even more freely.

Premature goals can be weaponized by workplaces, while much of what matters in creativity has little to do with relevance, specificity, and time.

Creative work, meaningful work, is often inherently blurry. There is an act of…

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