The Rise of High-Fidelity Feedback Is Killing Us

The Rise of High-Fidelity Feedback Is Killing Us
Over optimization is a real problem, in business and in life. Here’s how to adjust when it’s all signal and no noise.
Tom Cleveland
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6 min read·
Jan 23, 2020
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Photo: Ilona Nagy/Getty ImagesMy friend is a product manager at a popular consumer tech company, and he was lamenting the rise of metrics-driven development.
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Written by Tom Cleveland
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