🎯 SMART Goals

Why vague intentions fail — and how structure makes habits stick

Introduction

SMART is a goal-setting framework that stands for:

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound

It’s widely used in behavioral science and productivity research because it reduces ambiguity and makes goals actionable. When goals are clear and trackable, people are significantly more likely to follow through.

Why it matters to you

We often set goals like:

“I want to use my phone less”
“I should focus more”
“I’ll try to read this week”

But without specifics, these goals become flexible — and often forgotten.

In the context of screen time and habit change, clarity is everything:

Specific: “Read 10 pages each morning”
Measurable: “30 mins max of Instagram per day”
Achievable: Realistic for your current routine
Relevant: Aligned with your personal values
Time-bound: “For the next 21 days”

Without this structure, your goals stay as hopes. SMART makes them systems.

How Jolt uses this science to help you

Jolt is designed around SMART-aligned behavior by default:

1. Challenges

Whether it’s a personal, partner, or group challenge, every challenge has a defined objective (e.g., 20-minute journaling), a timeline (21/30/90 days), and trackability (completion logging, proof uploads, or social sharing).

→ This transforms vague goals into clear, daily actions.
2. App Limits & Sessions

Want to reduce Instagram usage?

→ Set a 30-minute daily cap for the next month — and watch your streak grow.

Goals don’t fail because you don’t care.

They fail because they weren’t clear enough to win.

🎯 SMART Goals

Introduction

Why it matters to you

How Jolt uses this science to help you

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