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signal11 on Jan 2, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Hard deadlines are not user-first

This is a good example of Godhart’s Law (“When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure”) in action.

There are better ways, but it requires enlightened management.

signal11 on Jan 2, 2020 [–]

Sorry for the typo: it's Goodhart's Law, not Godhart.

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