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Psychotherapy 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 talk should present only about 10% of what the speaker knows about the subject. A talk should present only about 10% of what the speaker knows about the subject. Last stated 16 years ago
13 May 2010
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Andrei Alexandrescu — holds since 2010-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Communicating clearly is less about the number of words used and more about focusing on the right ideas and directions. — tap to centre the map on it Communicating clearly is less about the number of words used and more about focusing on the right ideas and directions. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Jan 2024
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Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-01-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In any mentoring conversation, only a small fraction of what's discussed turns out to be highly valuable. — tap to centre the map on it In any mentoring conversation, only a small fraction of what's discussed turns out to be highly valuable. Last stated 4 years ago
17 Jun 2022
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Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-06-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Public speaking is ultimately a stage performance. — tap to centre the map on it Public speaking is ultimately a stage performance. Last stated 11 months ago
10 Dec 2025
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James Brooks — holds since 2025-12-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The quality of a talk is fundamentally dependent on the quality of the underlying paper. — tap to centre the map on it The quality of a talk is fundamentally dependent on the quality of the underlying paper. Last stated 9 years ago
24 Mar 2018
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Kieran Healy — holds since 2018-03-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Speaking is learned only by speaking a lot; no amount of study substitutes for it. — tap to centre the map on it Speaking is learned only by speaking a lot; no amount of study substitutes for it. Last stated 15 years ago
by 3 Oct 2011
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Benny Lewis — holds since 2011-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every talk you give is a job interview, because an audience is reading what you are as much as what you are saying. — tap to centre the map on it Every talk you give is a job interview, because an audience is reading what you are as much as what you are saying. Last stated 5 months ago
3 Jun 2026
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Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A live verbal presentation is one of the worst ways to transmit information, because a talk given in real time exists to deliver emotion. — tap to centre the map on it A live verbal presentation is one of the worst ways to transmit information, because a talk given in real time exists to deliver emotion. Last stated 3 years ago
26 Mar 2024
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Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The person receiving advice usually knows more about their own situation than the person giving it does. — tap to centre the map on it The person receiving advice usually knows more about their own situation than the person giving it does. Last stated a year ago
26 May 2025
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Neel Nanda — holds since 2025-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — 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
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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
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. Last stated a year ago
22 Oct 2025
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Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
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Austin Kleon — holds since 2022-10-12 — 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
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — 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-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. Last stated a month ago
27 Sept 2026
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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 with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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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 work that used to take weeks to build. Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
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Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are