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> Any progress is better than none. Progress in the wrong direction at least provides education as to the correct direction. I definitely agree that, if you're
by JadeNB 7y ago
> Any progress is better than none. Progress in the wrong direction at least provides education as to the correct direction.
I definitely agree that, if you're going to make 'progress' in the wrong direction, then you might as well learn from it; but I don't think that means that it's better to go in the wrong direction than to stay still.
- BLKNSLVR 7y agoThat's from a specific experience I had with bad management, where decisions weren't being made and the responsibility for the decision making kept getting shunted around. In that situation, it would have been better to start in a direction, review the progress and outcomes, then re-align as necessary. It doesn't apply in all scenarios, but it would be rare when an at least somewhat reasoned decision is entirely the wrong direction. I just watched the first episode of Midnight Gospel last night: "It all depends on the circumstances!"
- a1369209993 7y agoThere's also a difference between 'progress' orthogally to the goal versus 'progress' away from the goal; "wrong direction" can cover both, but the latter is significantly worse.