# Writing: Goals

In general, we recommend familiarizing yourself with the concept of [SMART goals](https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/learnstorm-growth-mindset-activities-us/elementary-and-middle-school-activities/setting-goals/v/learnstorm-growth-mindset-how-to-write-a-smart-goal). In addition to that, here we list our own specific recommendations based on common problems we have seen with goals.

* **Use a valid phrase**

  Examples:

  * "2 Pramp interviews" -> "Conduct 2 Pramp interviews" or "Pass 2 Pramp interviews"
  * "interviewing.io" -> "Conduct 2 interviewing.io interviews"
* **People can see what exactly you are planning to do**

  Examples:

  * "Use 1 Kaggle ML model" -> "Copy 1 Kaggle model, feed into input and view output"
  * "Refreshing memories on 20 LeetCode problems" -> "Read through 20 previously solved LeetCode problems and all optimal solutions"
  * "Remember examples of situations where I took the initiative." -> "Remember and write down 3 or more examples of situations where I took the initiative."
  * "Read CtCI - 1 chapter" -> "Read CtCI - Chapter 3 - Dynamic Programming."
  * "Update LinkedIn" -> "Update LinkedIn according to the guide" or "Make sure all the information on LinkedIn is up-to-date"
* **Your goals are focused on clearly measurable results, not the process**

  Examples.

  * "Read the CtCI book" -> "Complete the first 5 chapters of the CtCI book"
  * "Try to use ML for my diploma data" -> "Get results from an ML model for my diploma data"