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Cry of the Eagle: The Toltec Teachings Volume 2

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Théun Mares

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“I distinguish five types of indicatorism: 1. performing easy, indicator-improving tasks; 2. avoiding difficult, indicator-worsening tasks; 3. improving an indicator for the short term, at the expense of long-term goals; 4. ignoring tasks not covered by an indicator; 5. manipulating or cheating to improve an indicator.”