Measuring systems

Defining success, a topic that is recurring a lot to me these days. Seth Godin, a seasonal inspiration, writes this short yet profound idea on measuring systems touching on the feeling we get at times of not fitting in, or not being successful according to faulty system measurement.

I tried to recharge the lithium battery that works with my drill. After twenty minutes, the charger said the battery had failed.

Fortunately, I have a second battery. I put that into the charger and it also showed a failure.

Neither battery had failed. The charger had. #