# Goals: [Project Name]

## Primary Goal

[One sentence: what does this research need to achieve to be worth the time?]

## Success Criteria

These are pass/fail — either you hit them or you don't.

1. [Specific measurable criterion]
2. [Specific measurable criterion]
3. [Specific measurable criterion]

## Stretch Goals

Nice to have, not required for success.

1. [Stretch criterion]

## Anti-Goals

What this project is NOT trying to do. Prevents scope creep.

1. [Explicit non-goal]
2. [Explicit non-goal]

## Fallback Plan

If no approach meets the success criteria:
- [What you'll do instead]

## Timeline

- **Phase 1 deadline:** [Date or "N weeks from start"]
- **Kill gate:** If Phase 1 doesn't pass by [deadline], [action]