Kellblog · Dave Kellogg
articleinsightThe Metrics Brothers Hiatus
3 June 2026Operations
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About KellblogWe’ve decided, after 122 episodes, to put The Metrics Brothers podcast on hiatus. Let me explain how I think about that decision.On October 20, 1974, the Grateful Dead played what was then billed as their final show before an indefinite hiatus. The band was burned out. The
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What a founder can learn
Founder takeaway
Treat a pause as a legitimate operating decision, not automatically as failure. Long-running initiatives should periodically be reassessed against the team’s energy, capacity, and current priorities—even when they have an established track record.
Why it matters
Keeping every established commitment alive can drain attention from higher-value work. Deliberate pauses help founders protect capacity and separate past investment from present-day usefulness.
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Put it to work
Choose one recurring initiative and ask: If we were not already doing this, would we start it today? Decide whether to continue, redesign, or pause it, and document what would justify restarting.