We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

Anything you send toward a target loses height on the way. Effort leaks into distraction, fatigue, other people’s needs, and the plain gap between what you pictured and what you managed. So the sensible correction is to set your intention a little past where you actually need to land, not out of vanity but out of arithmetic. Aiming exactly at the mark means missing it low.

Look at something you keep almost finishing and raise the stated goal by a notch. Plan for the version slightly beyond what would satisfy you. The shortfall will bring you home.