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Goodhart's Law: Why Every Metric You Optimize Will Eventually Betray You

Goodhart's Law explains why optimizing for any metric destroys its usefulness as a measure, and why your KPIs are probably lying to you right now.

C. Pearson

· June 1, 2026 · 4 min read

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