Metrics are blinders.

· Bits and Bobs 8/25/25
  • Metrics are blinders.
    • They help you focus on a subset of signals and ignore the other stuff.
    • This can be great with the right metrics: you focus on the things that really matter.
    • But if the blinders are focusing you on the wrong thing, it's extremely dangerous.
    • Blinders are a blindfold.