Goals

Overview

The Goals system creates a hierarchy of alignment from your life vision down to daily tasks. This ensures every action you take contributes to meaningful progress.

The Alignment Hierarchy

Goals (Strategic Vision)
    ↓
Key Results (Measurable Progress)
    ↓
Projects (Execution Vehicles)
    ↓
Actions (Daily Tasks)

Goals

Goals represent your strategic vision organized by life domains. They answer the question: "What do I want to achieve in this area of my life?"

Life Domains

Goals are categorized into life domains:

Creating a Goal

1. Navigate to Goals from the sidebar
2. Click New Goal
3. Select the life domain
4. Enter goal details:
   • Title: Clear statement of what you want
   • Description: Context and motivation
   • Why This Goal: Your deeper motivation
   • Due Date: Target completion (optional)
5. Link supporting projects
6. Click Create

Goal Fields

Key Results

Measurable progress on a goal is tracked with Key results. See OKRs for how to define, score, and check in on them.

The Alignment Flow

From Vision to Action

1. Set a Goal: "Run a marathon" (Health domain)
2. Add Key Results: "Increase max distance from 6 to 20 miles"
3. Link to a Project: "Marathon Training Program"
4. Execute via Actions:
   • "Monday: 6-mile run"
   • "Wednesday: 8-mile run"
   • "Saturday: Long run day"

Viewing Alignment

Navigate to a goal to see:

• All linked key results
• Connected projects
• Related actions
• Progress toward the goal

Workspace Organization

Goals can be scoped to workspaces:

• Personal: Individual goals
• Team: Shared team objectives
• Organization: Company-wide goals

Switch workspaces to view relevant goals.

Integration with Other Features

Projects

• Link goals to projects that will achieve them
• Multiple projects can support one goal
• Projects show linked goals in the Goals tab

Weekly Plan

Review goal progress during your Weekly Plan:

• Check key result progress
• Realign projects to goals

Wheel of Life

Goals align with life domains assessed in the Wheel of Life:

• Set goals for priority domains
• Track progress across life areas
• Balance attention across domains

Habits

Link Habits to goals:

• Daily practices that support goals
• Track consistency
• Build systems for achievement

Filtering and Views

Goals Table

• All: View all goals
• By Domain: Filter by life domain tabs
• Hide Past Due: Toggle to hide overdue goals

Best Practices

Goal Setting

• One major goal per life domain
• Write goals as if already achieved
• Include emotional "why" for motivation
• Review and update quarterly

Maintaining Alignment

• Review goal-project connections monthly
• Ensure every project links to a goal
• Archive completed goals
• Add new goals as life evolves