Frontiers Friday #38. Unintended Consequences
Frontiers of Psychotherapist Development
Frontiers Friday #38. Unintended Consequence (Part I)
In today's newsletter, we are going flip things around and look at the unintended consequences of our mis-using measures (and our podcast is back with a new episode!).
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From the Frontiers: The Tyranny of Metrics
When metrics are used wrongly, it can undermine human dignity.
Vanity Metrics
Our obsession with metrics can lead us to measuring the wrong things.
And this comes at a cost.
Do Not Get Attached to the Outcome
A fixation on outcomes can get in the way of outcomes.
Words Worth Contemplating:
“What’s required in many situations is not more facts - we’re inundated already - but a better command of known facts.”
~ Innumeracy, by John Allen Paulos.
Reflection: Intentions vs Effects
There are times when our best intentions does not translate to the the intended effect for the other person (e.g. disagreement, misunderstanding).
Recall a recent incident of this.
Were your intentions clear? What got in the way? Were you able to hear the other person's intentions as well?
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