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The luxury of working without metrics

David Heinemeier Hansson · 23 May 2023

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The greatest myth in management is that you can't manage what you don't measure

The greatest myth in management is that you can't manage what you don't measure

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  1. The greatest myth in management is that you can't manage what you don't measure
  2. Rare is the dull business you can turn into a sparkle by obsessing about the derivatives

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