Atelic and telic goals behave differently.
- Atelic and telic goals behave differently.
- An atelic goal: being a musician.
- You can never be done with that goal; it is an end in and of itself.
- It's inherently durable.
- A telic goal: learning to play a given piece of music on a particular instrument.
- It matters while you're working on it.
- Once you're done, it matters much less.