The Spreadsheet’s Dark Side

When we rely solely on the quantifiable, we often miss what’s truly important.

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In the excellent PBS docuseries Vietnam, a veteran of the war interviewed for the program bemoaned the American government’s focus on the body count as an indicator of military success. Paraphrasing from memory the former soldier’s lament, he stated something to the effect of “When we…