I love the connections you make in your writing. The idea that the measurement systems aren't wrong in what they are measuring but do not tell the whole story is so important. It reminds me of when I was an elementary school teacher and would have to administer standardized tests that could in no way measure the true growth I had seen in those little souls. There are so many invisible components that cannot be reflected in that type of measurement.
The standardized testing example is such a perfect example of this, the test isn't wrong, it just can't see what you saw in those kids every day. The measurement apparatus and the actual growth are measuring completely different things. Thank you for bringing this example, it's such a clear illustration of what I was trying to say. I feel like it's all over the place once you start to notice it.
This hits that brutal moment where a woman realizes the work that has quietly rebuilt her body, business, or team will never show up in the dashboard, even though nothing visible would exist without it. It feels like permission to keep tending to the foundations her nervous system knows are working, instead of abandoning them just because the metrics arrive last.
Definitely! It's hard to keep going without the positive metrics, but it's usually the most important work to keep doing long term. And you're exactly right it's the foundation that ends up later getting you those visual results.
I love the connections you make in your writing. The idea that the measurement systems aren't wrong in what they are measuring but do not tell the whole story is so important. It reminds me of when I was an elementary school teacher and would have to administer standardized tests that could in no way measure the true growth I had seen in those little souls. There are so many invisible components that cannot be reflected in that type of measurement.
The standardized testing example is such a perfect example of this, the test isn't wrong, it just can't see what you saw in those kids every day. The measurement apparatus and the actual growth are measuring completely different things. Thank you for bringing this example, it's such a clear illustration of what I was trying to say. I feel like it's all over the place once you start to notice it.
This hits that brutal moment where a woman realizes the work that has quietly rebuilt her body, business, or team will never show up in the dashboard, even though nothing visible would exist without it. It feels like permission to keep tending to the foundations her nervous system knows are working, instead of abandoning them just because the metrics arrive last.
Definitely! It's hard to keep going without the positive metrics, but it's usually the most important work to keep doing long term. And you're exactly right it's the foundation that ends up later getting you those visual results.
this is so interesting! Loved it!!!🖤💜
Thank you!!