September 23, 2026
The book cover for The Tyranny of Metrics by Jerry Z. Muller, featuring yellow and grey data visualization icons on a black background.

Book Review: The Tyranny of Metrics

What gets measured is not the same as what matters, and rewarding the measure corrupts it. Not everything that counts can be counted. Extrinsic reward for measured performance crowds out the intrinsic motivation that made people good at the work in the first place