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How "do your best" became the worst goal there is.

Locke and Latham reviewed some 400 studies over 25 years. The result: specific, hard goals beat vague or easy ones in about 90 percent of investigations. Four things are needed – a measurable target, real difficulty, ongoing feedback, and commitment to the goal.

Useful: Replace "read more" with "20 pages before breakfast" and put the counter on the wall.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

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