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Tonight's episode is about goals.

A goal or objective is an idea of the future or desired result

that a person or a group of people envision, plan, and commit

to achieve.

People endeavor to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines.

A goal is roughly similar to a purpose or aim, anticipate a result which guides reaction, or an end, which is an object,

either a physical object or an abstract object that has intrinsic value.

Goal-setting theory was formulated based on empirical research and has been called one of the most important theories

in organizational psychology. Edwin A. Locke and Gary P. Latham, the fathers of goal-setting

theory, provided a comprehensive review of the core findings of the theory in 2002. In summary, Locke and Latham found that specific,

difficult goals lead to higher performance than either easy goals or instructions to do your best,

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