10 Nonobvious Lagging Indicators

Outcomes don't always measure inputs

“WHY ARE THEY DOING THAT?!!” Well, they have philosophies that were built up over the course of eons that inform their local customs and politics and they live lives marinated in ideas you have never even pondered (much less experienced), and so their lives and their reasons are complex and difficult for anyone with brains in different skulls to understand.

This is true for all of us.

What we see is only the end-point—the now. We rarely see the many contributing factors or imagine that motivations of others could differ from our own.

Emotional numbness is a lagging indicator of a toxic work environment.

Divorce is a lagging indicator of an inability to communicate.

A hoard is a lagging indicator of insecurity.

The ability to disappear is a lagging indicator of time spent in danger.

Fleeing to the woods never to return is a lagging indicator of being taken for granted.

A creative portfolio is a lagging indicator of the urgent need to figure something out.

Endurance sporting is a lagging indicator of intrusive thoughts.

Imposter syndrome is a lagging indicator of cultural gaslighting.

Involuntary isolation is a lagging indicator of insufficient emotional hygiene.

Block parties are a lagging indicator of a large extrovert population.