![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article3.5c705a01b476.png) ## Metadata - Author: [[mikkel-dengsøe-from-inside-data-by-mikkel-de-ngsøe|Mikkel Dengsøe From Inside Data By Mikkel De Ngsøe]] - Full Title:: Data Will Not Tell You What to Do - Category:: #🗞️Articles - Document Tags:: [[Data culture|Data culture]], - Finished date:: [[2024-02-22]] ## Highlights > The best ideas are often complex and require persistence, and you may only succeed on the fifth try. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hq6ttw5ax15dby0raewk6a3x)) > While data won’t tell you what to do, exploration with a clear goal and taking small steps as you learn may just do. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hq6tv4dk2674hj5pk5x644a4)) > In the book "The Moment of Clarity," the authors question traditional business problem-solving, made popular by the likes of McKinsey & Co. Their research shows that a nonlinear approach drawing from anthropology, sociology, philosophy, and psychology, is better at getting to the moment of clarity, ending with a “*Now I see it,”* a conclusion that’s hard to arrive to on a path paved with spreadsheets. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hq6txkcd63qn6sca0rdfpxe3)) > If data is slowing you down, rely less on data. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hq6tyhgh1954ntthx8sa216b))