# Analytics Aphorisms By:: [[Ross Jackson]] 2022-10-17 _Analytic models are more rational than reality; it is their fatal flaw_ _Zealots believe; cynics critique; analysts perform in the space in between_  _There is more confidence than rigor in persuasion_ _Analysts spend more time entertaining themselves than informing others_ _Nothing limits the effectiveness of analysis more than the level of managerial intellect_ _One can get any desired result through the analysis of historical data_ _When analysts are poets, the organizational potential is limitless_ _Eventually, humans will forget the extent to which computational power has replaced thinking_ _One can add up all the numbers in the world and never reach an insight_ _It’s never too early for analysts to assess the post-analytic future_ #### Related Items [[Analytics]] [[Rationality]] [[Paradox]] [[Insights]] [[Thinking]] [[Aphorisms]]