People stay focused on a short-term goal.

人们关注短期目标。

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I replied that is not a dream but simply a short-term goal.

我回复说，这不是梦想，而是一个短期目标。

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Then choose a short-term goal you can accomplish in 1-2 weeks. For example.

然后选择一个你可以在一两个星期内完成的短期目标。

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They incentivize for a short-term goal of delivering greater than budgeted results, rather than for base-store profit growth year over year.

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If you want to keep it somewhere safe and accessible for emergencies or a short-term goal like a home purchase in the next 5 years, you might want to open it with a bank, credit union, or money market fund.

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Although liquidity crises are short-term emergencies and macroeconomic stability is a medium-term goal, locked credit markets soon have wider economic effects.

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