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motivation 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 thought does not fit inside a sound wave, so most of what a person means is lost before it reaches anybody else. A thought does not fit inside a sound wave, so most of what a person means is lost before it reaches anybody else. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Mar 2023
AM
Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2023-03-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A genuinely original thought is nearly impossible, because everyone is born into traditions of thinking that most people never notice, let alone question. — tap to centre the map on it A genuinely original thought is nearly impossible, because everyone is born into traditions of thinking that most people never notice, let alone question. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
JB
Jennifer Burns — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A thought that was never captured was never uploaded, so AI has never seen it, and that is where humans remain unique. — tap to centre the map on it A thought that was never captured was never uploaded, so AI has never seen it, and that is where humans remain unique. Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Wondering whether your product will ever be a thing is a dangerous thought, because there is no point at which you would stop second-guessing yourself. — tap to centre the map on it Wondering whether your product will ever be a thing is a dangerous thought, because there is no point at which you would stop second-guessing yourself. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
RV
Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What moves a listener is not the song alone but a human being straining against their own limits, which is why a machine can write a good song and never a great one. — tap to centre the map on it What moves a listener is not the song alone but a human being straining against their own limits, which is why a machine can write a good song and never a great one. Last stated 8 years ago
23 Jan 2019
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Nick Cave — holds since 2019-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model can predict what a person would say but not what will happen, and only the second of those is a model of the world. — tap to centre the map on it A language model can predict what a person would say but not what will happen, and only the second of those is a model of the world. Last stated 11 months ago
26 Sept 2025
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Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Thinking inspiration outweighs execution is a sign of not knowing the medium. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking inspiration outweighs execution is a sign of not knowing the medium. Last stated 2 years ago
31 Aug 2024
TC
Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Failing to hear a language's sounds is what makes its words impossible to remember. — tap to centre the map on it Failing to hear a language's sounds is what makes its words impossible to remember. Last stated 7 years ago
by 18 Jul 2019
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Gabriel Wyner — holds since 2019-07-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A large fraction of what the people around you believe is mistaken, and nobody is going to teach you to think for yourself. — tap to centre the map on it A large fraction of what the people around you believe is mistaken, and nobody is going to teach you to think for yourself. Last stated 8 years ago
by 5 Jul 2018
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2018-07-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise. — tap to centre the map on it A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise. Last stated 2 months ago
by 20 Jul 2026
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Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known. — tap to centre the map on it A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known. Last stated 5 years ago
19 Aug 2021
LL
Luca Lampariello — holds since 2021-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured. — tap to centre the map on it A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured. Last stated 6 years ago
9 Sept 2020
LL
Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. — tap to centre the map on it A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Sept 2023
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Raph Koster — holds since 2023-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured. — tap to centre the map on it A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided. — tap to centre the map on it A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
JL
Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. — tap to centre the map on it Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025
LF
Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. Last stated 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations. — tap to centre the map on it AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations. Last stated a week ago
1 Sept 2026
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
At the centre
A thought does not fit inside a sound wave, so most of what a person means is lost before it reaches anybody else.
Holds AM Adam MastroianniRead this korrent →
A genuinely original thought is nearly impossible, because everyone is born into traditions of thinking that most people never notice, let alone question.
Holds JB Jennifer Burns
A thought that was never captured was never uploaded, so AI has never seen it, and that is where humans remain unique.
Holds FL Fei-Fei Li
Wondering whether your product will ever be a thing is a dangerous thought, because there is no point at which you would stop second-guessing yourself.
Holds RV Rahul Vohra
What moves a listener is not the song alone but a human being straining against their own limits, which is why a machine can write a good song and never a great one.
Holds NC Nick Cave
A language model can predict what a person would say but not what will happen, and only the second of those is a model of the world.
Holds RS Richard Sutton
Thinking inspiration outweighs execution is a sign of not knowing the medium.
Holds TC Ted Chiang
Failing to hear a language's sounds is what makes its words impossible to remember.
Holds GW Gabriel Wyner
A large fraction of what the people around you believe is mistaken, and nobody is going to teach you to think for yourself.
Holds
A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise.
Holds SK Steve Kaufmann
A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known.
Holds LL Luca Lampariello
A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured.
Holds LL Luca Lampariello
A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction.
Holds RK Raph Koster
A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round.
Holds LF Lex Fridman
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Holds
AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations.
Holds SA Scott Alexander