The McNamara Fallacy: See What Data HidesWhy the most important factors are often uncounted.

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Clear Thinking Strategies

Making decisions based only on what you can measure is a trap. Named for its use in the Vietnam War, this fallacy shows how relying on simple metrics led to a catastrophic misjudgment. The core lesson is that what's easily quantified isn't always what's most important. Learn to ask "What am I not measuring?" to look beyond the numbers, see the whole picture, and make better decisions.