Untrack: Letting Go of the Stress of Measuring

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November 20, 2012

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Each of us will one day be judged by our standard of life -- not by our standard of living; by our measure of giving -- not by our measure of wealth; by our simple goodness -- not by our seeming greatness.

- William Arthur Ward -

Untrack: Letting Go of the Stress of Measuring

"There are a few old management adages that seem to run like a current through our society, powering our work and personal lives: "You can't manage what you don't measure" and "You are what you measure" and "You get what you measure". And I've fallen for it myself. At various times, I've tracked workouts, miles run, everything I've eaten, every single work task I complete, progress towards goals, my weight, my body fat percentage... expenses, earnings, debt, website visitors, ad clicks, tweets, followers, and on and on. Sometimes I've tracked a few of these at the same time." What if there was a better way? { read more }