Limit the amount of information you're holding onto in memory so you can free up mental space to focus on what's in front of you.

A successful study strategy requires you to take time to assess yourself and your ability to stick to your goals.

Your planning system, your emotional state, and your environment all impact your cognitive load and should be routinely assessed.

Peter Drucker, a highly influential figure in modern management theory, laid the foundations for SMART goals

Hewlett-Packard, Xerox, DuPont, and Intel all credit the system with their growth and successes.

SMART goals are intended to help handle the everyday tasks that accompany your job, education, hobbies, side projects, and skills

Students with growth mindsets are motivated and confident enough to improve themselves through their efforts.

Instead of rewarding innate talent, compliment students on the effort they put in to overcome challenges.

Encourage goal-setting skills that help students monitor their own progress for motivation and validation.

The evolution from fixed mindset to growth mindset principles represents the belief that every child has the potential to improve themselves.

The origins of fixed mindset ideas is rooted in inequality, especially racism and eugenics, where groups were considered permanently inferior.

Carol Dweck's research on growth mindsets has been widely adopted by schools and businesses.

Management theorists have experimented with goal-setting strategies for decades that can empower students to take charge of their educational journeys

Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Xerox, and DuPont have all attributed their success to the SMART goal system

CEOs, neuroscience PhDs, an Olympic Medalist, and a Princess have all proposed a system to surpass SMART