Thursday, June 21, 2012

What gets measured ....

"What gets measured, gets done" -quote that can't be attributed to anyone, but that my dad says often enough.  

What does this mean?  I've contemplated it a lot over the years.  Sometimes if you hear an expression one too many times the full meaning is lost upon habit.  Progress is hard to measure if you don't look to see how far you've come and then to see how far you have left to go.

How fast are you going?  Are you getting anything done anyway?   Then again, sometimes, how much or how little just doesn't mean a damn thing.  I've learned it's important to think about productivity through the lens of temperance.