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Rotate measurement targets periodically to prevent…

Rotate measurement targets periodically to prevent optimization for the metric displacing optimization for the outcome.

Why This Is a Principle

Directly derives from When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good… (Goodhart's Law—when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure). The principle prescribes rotation as a countermeasure to metric corruption. General and actionable.