Data vs Intuition
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Data vs Intuition
Before building a second brain, build a connection with your gut.
Daniel Kazandjianthemetagame.substack.com
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
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Don’t get paralyzed by testing everything. If you can’t get statistical significance within a month, use pre/post analysis instead. Trust intuition more, especially when:
You have low traffic/conversion volumes
The change is low-risk
You need to move quickly
The impact is obvious
You have low traffic/conversion volumes
The change is low-risk
You need to move quickly
The impact is obvious
Lessons from Edward Tufte
anilbas.github.io
Don’t think your way there — feel your way there.