The settled productivity doctrine is that “you can’t manage what you don’t measure.” By this standard, measuring more frequently is better, right? Not so fast.
What I Learned From a Week of Hitting Big Numbers (It’s Not About the Deadlifts)
Last week I hit several new PRs in CrossFit, capped off by my birthday. All the numbers felt big, but why? Here’s the lesson I learned.
A Counter-Intuitive Lesson From Superbowl Advertisers
The companies that advertise in the Superbowl offer a counter-intuitive lesson for how to make decisions in your creative work and business.
How Do You Measure Success?
In every areas of life, you have metrics for measuring success. Those metrics define your life experience. What would happen if you couldn’t rely on those metrics anymore?
Writers, It’s Not About Word Counts
There’s no magic number of words that will make an impact. And for what really matters, less is more.
Who is Setting Your Goals?
Are you striving to achieve goals that are not relevant or necessary for your outcomes? Just because they are clear metrics doesn’t mean they matter.