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  "author": {
    "name": "Dylan Fitzgerald",
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  "content_html": "\u003ch1\u003eGet to reality by asking on a scale\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://dylanfitzgerald.net/ox-hugo/big_feelings.jpg\"\n\t\t\talt=\"a craftsman using a ruler to measure a piece of paper labeled BIG FEELINGS\" width=\"40%\"\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;How was your day?\u0026rdquo; \u0026ldquo;Fine.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr \u0026ldquo;Good.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tells you \u003cspan class=\"underline\"\u003enothing\u003c/span\u003e. It\u0026rsquo;s just pleasantries. Which is fine, if you\u0026rsquo;re just making small talk.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut what if you really need to know? What if you\u0026rsquo;re asking \u0026ldquo;how\u0026rsquo;s the crucial project going\u0026rdquo;? Without anything to scale or anchor against, you\u0026rsquo;re likely to get some variation of \u0026ldquo;fine\u0026rdquo;, maybe with a lot more words to make it seem like a deeper answer than it actually is.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the worst you can imagine and 10 is the best day of your life, how was your day?\u0026rdquo;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow you\u0026rsquo;re going to get some \u003cem\u003ereal\u003c/em\u003e information.\u003c/p\u003e\n",
  "content_md": "# Get to reality by asking on a scale\n\n{{\u003c figure src=\"/ox-hugo/big_feelings.jpg\" alt=\"a craftsman using a ruler to measure a piece of paper labeled BIG FEELINGS\" width=\"40%\" \u003e}}\n\n\"How was your day?\" \"Fine.\"\n\nOr \"Good.\"\n\nThis tells you \u003cspan class=\"underline\"\u003enothing\u003c/span\u003e. It's just pleasantries. Which is fine, if you're just making small talk.\n\nBut what if you really need to know? What if you're asking \"how's the crucial project going\"? Without anything to scale or anchor against, you're likely to get some variation of \"fine\", maybe with a lot more words to make it seem like a deeper answer than it actually is.\n\n\"On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the worst you can imagine and 10 is the best day of your life, how was your day?\"\n\nNow you're going to get some _real_ information.",
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  "page": "https://dylanfitzgerald.net/blog/get-to-reality-by-asking-on-a-scale/",
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  "updated": "2024-10-04T01:19:00Z",
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