What problem does it solve? Doctoral learners often work without a clear plan, losing sight of how daily tasks connect to long-term degree completion. This Skill structures goal setting into a traceable hierarchy so every week's work serves a larger, deliberate plan. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Tiered Goal Hierarchy: Builds goals across five levels — degree vision, semester goal, monthly milestones, weekly commitments, and daily intention — with each level traceable to the one above. - Structured Goal-Setting Session: Guides the learner through orientation questions, semester goal definition, monthly milestone breakdown, and selection of three weekly commitments with done conditions. - Failure Diagnosis: When commitments go unmet for two or more weeks, investigates root causes such as overambitious goals, unprotected time, or depleted motivation, and routes to related skills like procrastination-audit or motivation-reset. - Use Case: A doctoral student starting a new semester uses this Skill to define a semester goal of completing a committee-approved proposal, break it into monthly chapter milestones, and commit to three concrete tasks for the current week. ## Quick Start Help me set my doctoral goals for this semester, including monthly milestones and this week's top three commitments.
