Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
VAPID en · ADJ
Meanings
(mnemonic, not-comparable) An acronym for remembering undesirable characteristics for goal-setting: vague, amorphous, pie-in-the-sky, irrelevant, delayed/disassociated.
SMART is an acronym for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timely goals, whereas VAPID goals are Vague, Amorphous, Pie-in-the-sky, Irrelevant, Dissociated goals. 2017 December 21, “Yule Update: SMART vs VAPID goals”, in Chamomile Has A Blog, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2021:
One of the things that Paterson talks about is VAPID goals. He says that “VAPID goals are what we often set if we’re not thinking about it”. 2016 August 13, Sonnie Bailey, “Do you have VAPID goals?”, in Wealth & Risk, archived from the original on 29 Jan 2019: