LET'S BE REAL: NO ONE MAKES DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS

Summary from the TLDR Marketing newsletter

The idea of “data-driven decisions” is mostly a myth. People don't rely on data alone. They use it to justify choices already shaped by emotion and bias. Emotions are not a flaw. They're necessary to make decisions at all. Data still plays a role, but it needs interpretation. That process is never neutral. It's shaped by experience, assumptions, and what we want to be true. The real skill is not removing emotion. It's recognizing how it influences what we trust and decide.