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behavioural science Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: A group only needs a marginal advantage over its rivals in management or business practice, not overwhelming superiority, to produce a meaningful long-run effect. A group only needs a marginal advantage over its rivals in management or business practice, not overwhelming superiority, to produce a meaningful long-run effect. Last stated 4 years ago
2 Aug 2022
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Davis Kedrosky — holds since 2022-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Comparative advantage stops governing once the power imbalance is large enough: groups then switch into seeking to dominate instead of trading. — tap to centre the map on it Comparative advantage stops governing once the power imbalance is large enough: groups then switch into seeking to dominate instead of trading. Last stated 6 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America's wealthy business-owning gentry class owes much of its fortune to deliberate tax-policy choices rather than pure market outcomes. — tap to centre the map on it America's wealthy business-owning gentry class owes much of its fortune to deliberate tax-policy choices rather than pure market outcomes. Last stated 2 weeks ago
16 Sept 2026
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Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is far less trade-off than people assume between a safer AI race and widely shared gains: a big lead can be held by a widely owned public company. — tap to centre the map on it There is far less trade-off than people assume between a safer AI race and widely shared gains: a big lead can be held by a widely owned public company. Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An economy running on muscle power has a hard and low ceiling on total production, because its only real input is land and the returns to more of it fall away fast. — tap to centre the map on it An economy running on muscle power has a hard and low ceiling on total production, because its only real input is land and the returns to more of it fall away fast. Last stated 4 years ago
26 Aug 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The claim that higher yields backfire and end up increasing farmland is much weaker than the literature assumes. — tap to centre the map on it The claim that higher yields backfire and end up increasing farmland is much weaker than the literature assumes. Last stated 3 years ago
13 Mar 2024
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Linus Blomqvist — holds since 2024-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Small disadvantages relative to others hurt more than equivalent small advantages help. — tap to centre the map on it Small disadvantages relative to others hurt more than equivalent small advantages help. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI's long-run cost/benefit balance favors poorer people more than richer ones. — tap to centre the map on it AI's long-run cost/benefit balance favors poorer people more than richer ones. Last stated a week ago
23 Sept 2026
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Scott Sumner — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team performs better when an outsider introduces social friction, even though the group believes it performed worse. — tap to centre the map on it A team performs better when an outsider introduces social friction, even though the group believes it performed worse. Last stated 4 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
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Tim Harford — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
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Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A leader who projects unflappable seriousness causes their team to hide problems and honest feedback. — tap to centre the map on it A leader who projects unflappable seriousness causes their team to hide problems and honest feedback. Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
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Ken Norton — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Flat or leaderless organizational structures eventually give way to some form of leadership. — tap to centre the map on it Flat or leaderless organizational structures eventually give way to some form of leadership. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Giving a vendor brutally honest feedback helps the vendor and the customer's own company more than polite praise given out of fear — tap to centre the map on it Giving a vendor brutally honest feedback helps the vendor and the customer's own company more than polite praise given out of fear Last stated 10 months ago
21 Nov 2025
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Brendan Gregg — holds since 2025-11-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI favours tiny teams of high-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish. — tap to centre the map on it AI favours tiny teams of high-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish. Last stated 2 years ago
25 Mar 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An engineering manager should support six to eight engineers: fewer and they drift into being a tech lead, more and they can only be a coach. — tap to centre the map on it An engineering manager should support six to eight engineers: fewer and they drift into being a tech lead, more and they can only be a coach. Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fast-growing companies will never achieve full pairwise trust between all employees. — tap to centre the map on it Fast-growing companies will never achieve full pairwise trust between all employees. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jul 2024
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Ben Kuhn — holds since 2024-07-13 — tap for who they are