Metrics

We measure what matters.

We show what matters by what we measure.

A metric without a clear understanding of how to change it is useless.

Az dūr baṛī khūsh ast. (From afar, the mountains are smooth.) We sometimes measure what seems to matter, or what would feel good to matter, but on closer inspection and deeper thought, actually doesn’t matter at all. (#vanitymetrics - page views, social media followers, etc).

“If a metric won’t change how you behave, it’s a bad metric.”