https://blog.mikeswanson.com/backseat-software/
> Metrics don’t measure reality. They measure what your product currently makes easy.
> What starts as an occasional heads-up becomes a permanent layer of UI exhaust. What starts as support becomes a funnel. What starts as a reminder becomes a habit-forming system.
In the context of academic peer review systems I'm thinking a lot about this idea of habit-forming systems right now.
Apart from taste, it's hard to measure scientific impact within the timeframe that we build and ship experiences.
What is the outcome we are seeking, is it creating the space to think, that has got to be up there.
> Metrics don’t measure reality. They measure what your product currently makes easy.
> What starts as an occasional heads-up becomes a permanent layer of UI exhaust. What starts as support becomes a funnel. What starts as a reminder becomes a habit-forming system.
In the context of academic peer review systems I'm thinking a lot about this idea of habit-forming systems right now.
Apart from taste, it's hard to measure scientific impact within the timeframe that we build and ship experiences.
What is the outcome we are seeking, is it creating the space to think, that has got to be up there.