The Score
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3 episodes264: The Accountability-Shaped Hole
One host says the episode on metrics was heavily inspired by The Score, calls it "so good," and makes a direct pitch for co-host Mike to read it on the Bookworm podcast. They recommend it to anyone who feels hung up on metrics. The transcript misidentifies the author as "Julie"; the episode links credit C. Thi Nguyen.
263: Removing the Roadblocks, with Cat Mulvihill
Cat Mulvihill is currently reading The Score and finds it timely: she is pursuing a public accountability goal to reach one million people, tracked weekly in metrics. She says the book's concept of 'value capture'—the danger of letting everything collapse into numbers—is a helpful counterweight while she pursues her quantified goal. One of the hosts adds they love the book and have discussed it multiple times on the show.
261: Metrics of Success
A host recommends "The Score" by C. Thi Nguyen, describing it as a philosophy book examining how choosing a metric to measure something causes that metric to become the only thing you pursue. The host cites the book's example of law school rankings transforming institutions that once had distinct missions. They call it "so worth reading" for anyone thinking about metrics, warning that even people who know the danger still end up captured by numbers.
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