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Read this korrent: A strategy does not play a game; playing requires something that can see the game and choose to enter it.
A strategy does not play a game; playing requires something that can see the game and choose to enter it.
Last stated 2 years ago
8 May 2024
FL
Frank Lantz — holds since 2024-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it
A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it.
Last stated 10 months ago
12 Dec 2025
IF
Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A project has not started until something exists that can be played; plans, documents, teams and art are not a start. — tap to centre the map on it
A project has not started until something exists that can be played; plans, documents, teams and art are not a start.
Last stated 16 years ago
17 Sept 2010
DY
Derek Yu — holds since 2010-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Games are hard to see clearly, and the usual tools for looking at them distort as much as they reveal. — tap to centre the map on it
Games are hard to see clearly, and the usual tools for looking at them distort as much as they reveal.
Last stated 2 years ago
25 Jul 2024
FL
Frank Lantz — holds since 2024-07-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A strategy no reasonable person could disagree with is not a strategy; it means you are competing on raw execution. — tap to centre the map on it
A strategy no reasonable person could disagree with is not a strategy; it means you are competing on raw execution.
Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jul 2026
AM
Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hope is not a strategy; an integrated set of choices is. — tap to centre the map on it
Hope is not a strategy; an integrated set of choices is.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
28 Sept 2026
RM
Roger Martin — holds since 2026-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Turning a game into a means to a broader purpose risks destroying the fun that makes it a game. — tap to centre the map on it
Turning a game into a means to a broader purpose risks destroying the fun that makes it a game.
Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
TH
Tim Harford — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When working with AI, intent and being able to play with the outcome matter more than knowing the technical language. — tap to centre the map on it
When working with AI, intent and being able to play with the outcome matter more than knowing the technical language.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Mar 2026
JP
Josh Puckett — holds since 2026-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Playing games where others have the aptitudes and one does not is close to certain to lose, so one has to find where one has an edge and stay inside one’s circle of competence — tap to centre the map on it
Playing games where others have the aptitudes and one does not is close to certain to lose, so one has to find where one has an edge and stay inside one’s circle of competence
CM
Charlie Munger — holds since c. 1994 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
TG
Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
AW
Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — 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 delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
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 different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
4 Oct 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 3 months ago
6 Aug 2026
GS
George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
IA
Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
DD
Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Last stated 11 years ago
6 Nov 2015
TU
Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
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A strategy does not play a game; playing requires something that can see the game and choose to enter it.
Last stated 8 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Frank Lantz
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Similar wording
A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it.
Last stated 12 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Irving Finkel
Similar wording
A project has not started until something exists that can be played; plans, documents, teams and art are not a start.
Last stated 17 Sept 2010 · 16 years ago
Holds Derek Yu
Similar wording
Games are hard to see clearly, and the usual tools for looking at them distort as much as they reveal.
Last stated 25 Jul 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Frank Lantz
Similar wording
A strategy no reasonable person could disagree with is not a strategy; it means you are competing on raw execution.
Last stated 9 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Adam Mosseri
Similar wording
Hope is not a strategy; an integrated set of choices is.
Last stated 28 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Roger Martin
Similar wording
Turning a game into a means to a broader purpose risks destroying the fun that makes it a game.
Last stated 3 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tim Harford
Similar wording
When working with AI, intent and being able to play with the outcome matter more than knowing the technical language.
Last stated 12 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Josh Puckett
Similar wording
Playing games where others have the aptitudes and one does not is close to certain to lose, so one has to find where one has an edge and stay inside one’s circle of competence
Last stated c. 1994
Holds Charlie Munger
Same subject: simplicity
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 29 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Tren Griffin
Same subject: simplicity
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 17 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Adam Wiggins
Same subject: simplicity
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward
Same subject: taste
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.
Last stated 21 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Brandon Jacoby
Same subject: taste
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 4 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: taste
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 6 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds George Saunders
Same subject: creativity
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds Isaac Asimov
Same subject: creativity
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 8 Jan 2013 · 14 years ago
Holds Daniel Dennett
Same subject: creativity
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Last stated 6 Nov 2015 · 11 years ago
Holds Tim Urban