subgoal

They listed steps toward achieving each subgoal, identified obstacles that could get in their way and wrote down strategies for overcoming them.

Resources for Setting Goals Sue Shellenbarger 2011

Include layers of subgoals, such that each series of steps to a subgoal is not too long, and each series of subgoals to a goal is not too long.

Archive 2007-04-01 2007

But my communicative intention seems to be directed at a crucial subgoal.

Pragmatics Korta, Kepa 2006

While your overall goal of "escape the castle" is fairly clear, and even the subgoal of "power up the two generators to open the gates" eventually emerges, that still leaves a lot of space in which to throw up your hands and say "how?"

Archive 2006-09-01 Greg Tannahill 2006

But even this rather modest subgoal may be too much to require for the success of the communicative action qua communicative action.

Pragmatics Korta, Kepa 2006

But it is really more in line with the spirit of his proposal that the crucial subgoal be to get the audience to believe that the speaker believes that it is raining.

Pragmatics Korta, Kepa 2006

Why should I sabotage that goal by allying with people who oppose it, just to accomplish that minor subgoal?

Reflection by Red State Rabble - The Panda's Thumb 2006

While your overall goal of "escape the castle" is fairly clear, and even the subgoal of "power up the two generators to open the gates" eventually emerges, that still leaves a lot of space in which to throw up your hands and say "how?"

Ico Post-Mortem Greg Tannahill 2006

Why should I sabotage that goal by allying with people who oppose it, just to accomplish that minor subgoal?

Reflection by Red State Rabble - The Panda's Thumb 2006

You have incremental subgoal steps along the way finish the missions.

The Pigeon and The Seed Greg Tannahill 2006