> The point is not that these measures give us a perfect way to measure human well-being, but rather that they give us a decent stab at it, which is definitely

> The point is not that these measures give us a perfect way to measure human well-being, but rather that they give us a decent stab at it, which is definitely worth taking. The old motte-and-bailey tactic, nice! If he thinks productivity metrics are "voodoo", wait til he learns more about those measurements of happiness and well-being. It hurts that we don't have a good way to measure well-being rigorously and consistently, but given that we do not it seems like step one should be to get to the point where we can do that, and only then should we consider whether we should replace existing measurements and paradigms with it.