{"id":13704,"date":"2022-01-24T17:00:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T17:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=13704"},"modified":"2022-01-21T12:24:59","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T12:24:59","slug":"accelerate-your-learning-german-smart-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/accelerate-your-learning-german-smart-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Accelerate Your Learning! German SMART Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guten Tag! How are your New Year\u2019s Resolutions (die Neujahrsvors\u00e4tze<\/em><\/strong>) going? Are they still going strong, or have you given up? If you have, fear not! Today\u2019s post is all about a method that might just help you get back on track: die SMART-Formel!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Learning SMART goals in German<\/h2>\n
\"SMART\"

Photo by Soundtrap<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

You may have heard of SMART goals already. They are used in many industries to break bigger goals down into smaller, more achievable steps. In English, SMART is an acronym (das Akronym<\/em><\/strong>) for:<\/p>\n

S \u2013 Specific<\/strong>
\nM \u2013 Measurable<\/strong>
\nA \u2013 Achievable<\/strong>
\nR \u2013 Realistic\/Relevant\/Reasonable <\/strong>(there are a few different words used for this one)
\nT \u2013 Time-bound<\/strong><\/p>\n

A few examples of where SMART goals are used are: project management (das Projektmanagement<\/em><\/strong>), personal development (die Personalentwicklung<\/strong><\/em>), and the fitness industry (die Fitnessindustrie<\/em><\/strong>). By breaking your big goal down into smaller goals using the SMART method, the idea is you make it more erreichbar<\/em> <\/strong>\u2013 achievable!<\/p>\n

One great thing about the SMART acronym is that it\u2019s also called SMART in German (die SMART-Formel<\/em><\/strong>)! So let\u2019s see what all the letters stand for, in German (note: you may see some slight variations out there, as in English).<\/p>\n

Die SMART-Formel \u2013 The SMART formula:<\/h2>\n
\"SMART\"

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S \u2013 spezifisch <\/strong>(specific)<\/p>\n

M \u2013 messbar<\/strong> (measurable)<\/p>\n

A \u2013 attraktiv <\/strong>(attractive, appealing)<\/p>\n

R \u2013 realistisch <\/strong>(realistic)<\/p>\n

T \u2013 terminiert <\/strong>(terminated)<\/p>\n

When making SMART goals, you can break them down into three different types, depending on their complexity and how much time you need to complete them:<\/p>\n