Data vs Intuition
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Data vs Intuition
On intuition and asking for feedback:
“Henry Ford didn’t need focus groups to tell him that people would prefer inexpensive, dependable automobiles over horses. Alexander Graham Bell never stopped to worry about whether people would prefer speaking to each other on the phone. If viewers liked watching news on television, why wouldn’t they want the o
... See moreA PM I once worked with was struggling to persuade somebody of something. I told him to ask them the question, “What data would I have to show you to get you to change your mind?” If they didn’t have a clear answer, then he would know this was an idea they held on faith, a bit like a religious belief. No amount of data can sway a person from their ... See more
Deb Liu • Changing Your Mind
Before building a second brain, build a connection with your gut.
Daniel Kazandjianthemetagame.substack.com
If we have data, let’s look at data. If all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine.”
— Jim Barksdale
That Nike post is the perfect articulation of the fact that as soon as all the corporations learned how to be “data driven” all the leverage had already shifted back to those able to make decisions based on taste, insight, and intuition.
Erst Narrationen stiften Sinn und Zusammenhang. Die digitale, das heißt numerische Ordnung ist ohne Geschichte und Erinnerung. So fragmentiert sie das Leben.
Byung-Chul Han • Undinge
trust your gut, intuition
Stuart Evans and • 21 cards