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But the larger point is that companies are more complex than “a single most important metric.”
[The purpose of a metric is to be a tool in service of](https://longform.asmartbear.com/product-metrics/) your goals, timeline, size, circumstance, even philosophy, not a master you that you thoughtlessly obey.
Focussing on just one thing is valuable because it creates focus, especially when a company is young and there isn’t enough time to maximize multiple goals. Larger companies like WP Engine can have three or four, but still not many.
A Smart Bear » No wait, of course THAT is the single most important SaaS metric
Jason Cohen
The best book that I have read on the topic of Process vs. Outcome is *Thinking in Bets* by Annie Duke. Duke used to be a professional poker player and while the book talks poker a fair bit, most of her insights also apply directly to trading. The book is about decision making with incomplete information, and that is the essence of trading.
Alpha Trader
Brent Donnelly
Young Children (from ages 1 to about 6)
Think: Show, encourage, and request help
*“Once the child starts walking, you can begin to ask them to help* you.… *They can [for example] bring me my shoes from across the room,” a Nahua-heritage mom told Rebeca Mejía-Arauz.*
*“When I wake up, I always clean and make breakfast—and the children are watching me. If you show them how to do it every day, they will eventually do it themselves,” a Maya mom told me.*
At this age, the goal is to fan the flames of a child’s enthusiasm to help, not extinguish them.
Hunt, Gather, Parent
Michaeleen Doucleff
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