Editing Goal setting (section)

=== Time and task management ===
[[Time management]] is the practice of systematically finishing tasks assigned by superiors or one's self in an efficient and timely manner. Time management steps require identifying the objective and laying out a plan that maximizes efficiency and execution of the objective.<ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of business and finance |editor-last=Kaliski |editor-first=Burton S |publisher=Macmillan Reference USA |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-02-866061-5 |oclc=64084686 |edition=2nd |location=Detroit |pages=733–735 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofbu0000unse |url-access=registration }}</ref> There are many useful [[mobile app]]s that help with personal goal setting; some of the categories include budgeting, wellness, calendar and productivity apps.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/588-best-productivity-apps.html |title=20 best productivity apps |last=Corpuz |first=John |date=2016-05-04 |website=[[Tom's Guide]] |access-date=2016-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2485287,00.asp |title=The 25 best fitness apps for 2016 |last=Duffy |first=Jill |date=2016-01-06 |website=[[PC Magazine]] |access-date=2016-05-13}}</ref>

The book ''What They Don't Teach You in the Harvard Business School'' is known for citing a study which found that written goals have a significant effect on financial success, but in 1996 ''Fast Company'' determined that this study did not occur.<ref name="dominican">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/study-highlights-strategies-for-achieving-goals|title=Study focuses on strategies for achieving goals, resolutions — Dominican University of California|website=www.dominican.edu|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115170659/http://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/study-highlights-strategies-for-achieving-goals|archive-date=2020-01-15|access-date=2016-09-30}}</ref> In 2015, a research study on goals found those who wrote them down accomplished them at a significantly higher rate than those who did not.<ref name="dominican" />