# Successful completion of goal **URL:** \ **Category:** Newbee\ **Created:** [May 19, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/successful-completion-of-goal/2198 "2016-05-19T16:28:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rebeccayoung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/96bed5/32.png) [@rebeccayoung](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/rebeccayoung)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/successful-completion-of-goal/2198/1 "2016-05-19T16:28:43Z")
I had a backlog of shredding to do, so I created a goal to shred 1 bag a day. It seemed like a mountain of paper and I didn’t know how long it would take to complete. 10 days later, I’m done. Woohoo! Now what? Perhaps I didn’t create the goal the way I should have, but I don’t know how to tell Beeminder that I succeeded. Do I delete the whole thing? Try to archive it? I don’t want it to act as though I derailed, when in fact I accomplished what I set out to do. Any suggestions? Many thanks! ---
**Author:** ![drtall](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/drtall/32/1341_2.png) [@drtall](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/drtall)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/successful-completion-of-goal/2198/2 "2016-05-19T16:46:55Z")
Yeah this can be kind of strange sometimes. If you know exactly how much work there is to do at the beginning, you can create it as a Whittle Down goal (e.g. starting at 10 with a rate of -1 going towards 0). But if you don’t know in advance, you have to make it a Do More goal (which it sounds like you did). So when you get to the end of the project, you hit Archive and enter a big fake data point so you don’t derail in the meantime. Alternatively you could email support and ask them to Archive it instantly. ---
**Author:** ![rebeccayoung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/96bed5/32.png) [@rebeccayoung](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/rebeccayoung)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/successful-completion-of-goal/2198/3 "2016-05-19T17:02:04Z")
Many thanks! ---
**Author:** ![philip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/philip/32/1505_2.png) [@philip](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/philip)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 7:34am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/successful-completion-of-goal/2198/4 "2016-05-20T07:34:50Z")
> [@drtall](#): > > when you get to the end of the project, you hit Archive and enter a big fake data point so you don’t derail in the meantime Much sadness. Any solution that involves fake data is wrong, and I say that without being QS-obsessive. It’s like getting the affordances wrong in physical design; e.g. doors with pull-handles shouldn’t be push-to-open. This example is tied to the whole world of how Beeminder (currently) fails to celebrate success. Seems closely related to the [uncle button](http://forum.beeminder.com/t/feature-request-derail-or-archive-straight-away/391), in functionality if not intent. * * * Happily, @rebeccayoung wasn’t shy about emailing support. 🙂 Also, sometimes it’s nice to leave a completed goal in your trophy case for a while. Now, there’s a #UVI idea to replace back-burnering! Like feature-my-goal, but personal. ---
**Author:** ![rebeccayoung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/96bed5/32.png) [@rebeccayoung](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/rebeccayoung)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/successful-completion-of-goal/2198/5 "2016-05-20T13:33:32Z")
I so agree about your trophy case idea. This shredding backlog was getting worse and worse for months, was a daily source of guilt, and certainly wasn’t good feng shui for my home office. I am thrilled that it is done! I couldn’t bear the thought of entering fake data when I legitimately succeeded. And it would be lovely to have it pop up in some way as a reminder that I _can_ clear even long-term, onerous backlogs, and it doesn’t have to take forever.