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> I'd love to demand scientific evidence behind all of their assertions, but have (kicking and screaming) come to realize that many important things in life simply don't/can't have studies at my preferred level of rigor.

Hm. I still haven't accepted this, perhaps it's why I think a lot of management "techniques" are bullshit or bullshit combined with obvious truisms.



Both can be true! The fuzziness gives BS a lot of space to grow. But it's objectively true that some companies do better than others, with an effect size is so large and sustained that I (at least) have trouble believing that it's just chance


Even if you don't accept "can't", "don't" is pretty reasonable IMO.


Well, I accept the "don't", but in those areas I wouldn't feel that breaking from what others are doing is unjustified.

ie. If there isn't a strong justification in doing it, then there is no compelling reason for it to be done in that particular way.




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