Connect your past, present & future, with lines on a graph

So you have a Dream. Like all worthy Dreams, it may take years or decades to achieve. Alas, the human motivation system can’t learn from rewards with a year-long delay. So, you're instead advised to “trust the process”, and convert your long-term goal into regular short-term micro-goals: Write a novel ⇒ write 500 words a day. Cure your social phobia ⇒ talk with one stranger a day. Get married in…