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The Myth of Goal Setting

26 June 2008

One of the most often repeated stories to back up the importance of setting clear goals and targets is the “Yale 1953 Goals Study”. The story takes many forms – but essentially says that in 1953, researchers surveyed Yale’s graduating seniors to determine how many of them had specific, written goals for their future. Twenty [...]

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