progress toward

Not trying is, of course, the ultimate failure, for it means you can never make progress toward your goals.

最彻底的失败当然就是不去尝试，因为这意味着，你永远都不能向着自己的目标进发。

Thinking of time as a resource to be maximized means you approach it instrumentally, judging any given moment as well spent only in so far as it advances progress toward some goal.

把时间看作是一种需要最大化利用的资源，意味着你功利性地对待它，认为任何特定的时刻都应该充分利用起来以使其朝着某一既定目标迈进。

This measurement shows progress toward the goal.

这个度量显示针对目标的进展。