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Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under AI writing AI writing Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A great memo cannot be written in a day or two: it is written, rewritten, shared for improvement, set aside and edited again with a fresh mind. A great memo cannot be written in a day ortwo: it is written, rewritten, shared forimprovement, set aside and edited againwith a fresh mind. Last stated 9 years ago by 18 Apr 2018 JB Jeff Bezos — holds since 2018-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A long, well-written document no longer signals that its author knows the subject. — tap to centre the map on it A long, well-written document nolonger signals that its author knowsthe subject. Last stated 3 months ago 16 Aug 2026 AO Ayo Omojola — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Meetings should start with everyone silently reading a narratively structured six-page memo. — tap to centre the map on it Meetings should start with everyonesilently reading a narrativelystructured six-page memo. Last stated 9 years ago by 18 Apr 2018 JB Jeff Bezos — holds since 2018-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: You learn almost nothing from writing you finished in a couple of days; the pieces that took months are the ones you still remember years later. — tap to centre the map on it You learn almost nothing fromwriting you finished in a couple ofdays; the pieces that took monthsare the ones you still rememberyears later. Last stated 7 months ago 7 Apr 2026 MN Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing exposes the gaps in an argument that feeling certain hides. — tap to centre the map on it Writing exposes the gaps in anargument that feeling certain hides. Last stated 6 days ago 27 Oct 2026 UG Upasna Gautam — holds since 2026-10-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing is thinking, so an LLM inflating a one-sentence observation into three paragraphs destroys the thing that made it worth reading. — tap to centre the map on it Writing is thinking, so an LLMinflating a one-sentence observationinto three paragraphs destroys thething that made it worth reading. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 GO Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Because great writers already exist, a writer is driven past what has been done, to where no one can help — tap to centre the map on it Because great writers already exist,a writer is driven past what hasbeen done, to where no one can help Last stated 72 years ago 10 Dec 1954 EH Ernest Hemingway — holds since 1954-12-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing things down is what makes thoughts, tradeoffs and decisions durable inside an organisation. — tap to centre the map on it Writing things down is what makesthoughts, tradeoffs and decisionsdurable inside an organisation. Last stated 5 years ago 18 Jan 2022 GO Gergely Orosz — holds since 2022-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing about something, even something you know well, usually shows you that you did not know it as well as you thought. — tap to centre the map on it Writing about something, evensomething you know well, usuallyshows you that you did not know itas well as you thought. Last stated 5 years ago 1 Feb 2022 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2022-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-writtenstrategy memo is modelling that itis fine to outsource thinking andstrategy. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes workthat used to take weeks to build. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 CB Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work betterthan you is no reason to stop doingit, because the point of the workwas never that only you could do it. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not areason to stop learning it:practising what machines already dois often the stepping stone to whatonly people can do. Last stated 11 months ago 18 Nov 2025 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI agents are now capable enough that they should be trusted to improve the skills and systems that guide them. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents are now capable enoughthat they should be trusted toimprove the skills and systems thatguide them. Last stated 2 months ago 11 Sept 2026 FA Fatih Arslan — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part ofwhat it does, so a drink known to becheap fails at its job however goodit tastes. Last stated 11 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A great memo cannot be written in a day or two: it is written, rewritten, shared for improvement, set aside and edited again with a fresh mind. Last stated by 18 Apr 2018 · 9 years ago Holds Jeff Bezos Read this korrent →