The two perspectives (in terms of goal distance and of rate progress) may in fact be brought together through a consideration of short-term as well as long-term objectives. Research has typically considered only progress toward a single goal at some time in the future. However, people are likely to judge movement trends in relation to a network of goals and subgoals at several levels of specificity. In addition to a substantial overall goal, progress may also be viewed relative to subsidiary and more immediate objectives. A high rate of progress toward a more distant goal may be accompanied by high or low goal discrepancy in relation to particular short-term, subsidiary objectives. For instance, “I’m still a long way from where I wanted to be in this work session.” Awareness of both indicators is usual, rather than only one of them, ad perceptions of progress rate or goal discrepancy at one level (e.g., overall) can co-occur with assessments of rate or discrepancy at other levels.