Having a sense


Just because you're measuring something, doesn't mean it's the right one to keep track of.

You're supposed to measure EVERYTHING that really matters to have a sense of where things are going.

But that's that: a sense.

So that you can correct course.

Everything can be measured. How you judge where that measure is directing you is what makes the difference.

Rod Aparicio

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