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Too Many Goals Calculator
Keller's economic reality: you can go small or go big, but not both. Split focus across many goals and each gets a fraction of your best effort. Enter your numbers — see the dilution.
Results
Enter your active goals and focus hours to see goal dilution.
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Frequently asked questions
- How many goals should I have?
- Keller argues for ONE Thing per time horizon per life area — not five equal priorities. Other goals wait their turn in the sequence.
- Does this mean I can only care about one thing in life?
- No — you can have ONE Thing for work this quarter and ONE for health. The calculator shows cost when you pursue many active goals in the same slice of time.
- What do I do with extra goals?
- Move them to a "later" list. Use Goal Setting to the Now to sequence them — dominoes, not simultaneous pushes.