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“The data is there to help you have a *conversation* - see discrepancies and surprises, help validate assumptions, debate interpretations. You must never lose sight of the qualitative vision and user empathy - the data is there to augment it, not replace it. That's why you use data to inform your decisions, not drive them.” - comment from [Assaph Mehr](https://www.linkedin.com/in/assaph/) on a post I did on this topic.
Data-Informed, NOT Data-Driven
Ant Murphy
In this later stage of life, the [amount of time spent sleeping is associated with cognitive function](https://bigthink.com/health/sleep-cognitive-decline/), as measured by spatial navigation abilities, but this relationship is defined by a U-shaped curve. That is, older people who sleep for 7 hours per night perform best, while those who sleep for just 5 hours performed significantly worse, and those who sleep for 10 hours performed worse still.
Sleep Duration Clearly Divides Adult Lifespan Into 3 Phases
Big Think
Whilst you should pursue excellence in technique and strive to continuously improve an athletes skills, it is ridiculous to try to coach every athlete you coach to achieve the myth of technical perfection.
“Textbook” perfect is just that – perfect for still images in textbooks.
The 7 Sports Skills Steps You Must Master in Every Sport Wayne Goldsmith
Gregory Rubendall
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