Brad has vastly overestimated his timetable with unrealistic goals. He has misjudged what he can do in a week and underestimated what he can do in a year. Because of this, Brad is cramming too many action items into the short term rather than spacing out activities over the long term. His inability to get all the short-term steps accomplished creates discouragement and gives him the impression his final goal of graduating is slipping away.