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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 5 Apr 2015 to 14 Oct 2026.
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ideas vs execution 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: Achieving success and respect inevitably attracts harsh critics Achieving success and respect inevitably attracts harsh critics Last stated 3 years ago
25 Jan 2024
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Mark Manson — holds since 2024-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Criticism is only useful from someone with domain knowledge who is not trying to gain status by hurting the person receiving it. — tap to centre the map on it Criticism is only useful from someone with domain knowledge who is not trying to gain status by hurting the person receiving it. 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: Negativity and criticism are essential for creating anything of quality. — tap to centre the map on it Negativity and criticism are essential for creating anything of quality. Last stated 12 years ago
5 Apr 2015
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Zed Shaw — holds since 2015-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Music critics are music-lovers and writers, not bitter failed musicians out to destroy young talent. — tap to centre the map on it Music critics are music-lovers and writers, not bitter failed musicians out to destroy young talent. Last stated 4 weeks ago
11 Oct 2026
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Jessica Duchen — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is a tension between the praise for hard work and the contempt for people who visibly do it. — tap to centre the map on it There is a tension between the praise for hard work and the contempt for people who visibly do it. Last stated 4 weeks ago
8 Oct 2026
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Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-10-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People tend to regard feedback as overly critical, no matter how it is delivered. — tap to centre the map on it People tend to regard feedback as overly critical, no matter how it is delivered. Last stated 4 years ago
22 Nov 2022
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Gibson Biddle — holds since 2022-11-22 — 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 11 months ago
21 Nov 2025
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Brendan Gregg — holds since 2025-11-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A leader's job is not to be liked but to grow people and help the team reach its goals. — tap to centre the map on it A leader's job is not to be liked but to grow people and help the team reach its goals. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
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Ada Chen Rekhi — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Kindness is what lets people hear feedback; in a hostile workplace people resist it because it does not sound like it is meant to help them grow. — tap to centre the map on it Kindness is what lets people hear feedback; in a hostile workplace people resist it because it does not sound like it is meant to help them grow. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority. — tap to centre the map on it "Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority. Last stated 7 years ago
19 Nov 2019
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Jordan Peterson — holds since 2019-11-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate needs prestige or wealth, while talent and even genius matter little to success — tap to centre the map on it A candidate needs prestige or wealth, while talent and even genius matter little to success
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Gustave Le Bon — holds since c. 1895 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. 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 company should stay small until it reaches product/market fit, so it can still pivot. — tap to centre the map on it A company should stay small until it reaches product/market fit, so it can still pivot. Last stated 8 years ago
11 May 2018
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Matt Mochary — holds since 2018-05-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. — tap to centre the map on it A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. — tap to centre the map on it A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion". — tap to centre the map on it "Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion". Last stated 10 months ago
9 Jan 2026
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Andrew Bosworth — holds since 2026-01-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress. — tap to centre the map on it "Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress. Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
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Jason Feifer — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are