Numeric Gazer _best_ -

Goodhart’s Law states: "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure."

"I'll just check the numbers to see how we're doing. Data is empowering." 2. The Flirtation (Noon): "Hmm, that’s up 2%. But why is this down 1%? Let me check the hour-by-hour breakdown." 3. The Fixation (Afternoon): You refresh the page. Nothing changed in the last 14 seconds. You refresh again. You are now refreshing out of spite. 4. The Existential Crash (Evening): The number is red. You feel like a fraud. The number is green. You feel nothing, because the green was not green enough . numeric gazer

So close the laptop. Turn off the phone. Go outside. Look at the sky. You cannot measure the sky. You cannot put a KPI on the wind. You can only feel it. Goodhart’s Law states: "When a measure becomes a