There are two problems with setting goals for anything but menial tasks: 1) It's incredibly hard to set goals for complex projects without having unforeseen pr

There are two problems with setting goals for anything but menial tasks: 1) It's incredibly hard to set goals for complex projects without having unforeseen problems or side-effects (e.g. the product shipped on time, but it's buggy) 2) Experiments have consistently shown that creativity is negatively impacted by incentives (possibly due to stress causing narrowed focus)