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← Aiming to make an objectively great work is the wrong goal; make the best you can now and treat it as one of many.

17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 13 Nov 2011 to 18 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under video games video games Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under design design Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under management management Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Aiming to make an objectively great work is the wrong goal; make the best you can now and treat it as one of many. Aiming to make an objectively great workis the wrong goal; make the best you cannow and treat it as one of many. Last stated 4 years ago 14 Dec 2022 DY Derek Yu — holds since 2022-12-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Optimizing an AI assistant to feel friendly is the wrong goal when the point is building real, production systems. — tap to centre the map on it Optimizing an AI assistant to feelfriendly is the wrong goal when thepoint is building real, productionsystems. Last stated 7 months ago 1 Apr 2026 EB Emanuele Bartolesi — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The score of a game should be the byproduct of doing your best, not the end itself — tap to centre the map on it The score of a game should be thebyproduct of doing your best, notthe end itself JW John Wooden — holds since c. 2001 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot be an exceptional game designer without playing enormously, and a bad game teaches as much as a great one. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot be an exceptional gamedesigner without playing enormously,and a bad game teaches as much as agreat one. Last stated 7 months ago 11 Mar 2026 JK Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A new developer should not release into an existing competitive genre: unless you happen to be the world's best at that one thing, you will not win. — tap to centre the map on it A new developer should not releaseinto an existing competitive genre:unless you happen to be the world'sbest at that one thing, you will notwin. Last stated a year ago 30 Apr 2025 TS Tim Sweeney — holds since 2025-04-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A team of all the same people who are good at the same thing is not going to help deliver the best product experience. — tap to centre the map on it A team of all the same people whoare good at the same thing is notgoing to help deliver the bestproduct experience. Last stated 6 months ago 28 Apr 2026 PD Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Executing a roadmap and staying at the AI frontier are opposed ways of working, so asking the same people to do both is very hard. — tap to centre the map on it Executing a roadmap and staying atthe AI frontier are opposed ways ofworking, so asking the same peopleto do both is very hard. Last stated a month ago 10 Sept 2026 DS Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is better not to spend time crafting the exact perfect solution until you know it works; getting an early version you can play with in the product is a really good milestone. — tap to centre the map on it It is better not to spend timecrafting the exact perfect solutionuntil you know it works; getting anearly version you can play with inthe product is a really goodmilestone. Last stated 7 months ago 8 Apr 2026 IS Ian Silber — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A game is at its best on the day it is pitched, and every day of development moves the real thing further from the imagined one. — tap to centre the map on it A game is at its best on the day itis pitched, and every day ofdevelopment moves the real thingfurther from the imagined one. Last stated 7 months ago 11 Mar 2026 JK Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not — tap to centre the map on it Achievement is wonderful when youknow why you pursue it, and a trapwhen you do not Last stated 11 years ago 27 May 2015 NP Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — 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: thepeople furthest along are workingharder than ever, and they need tostop harvesting dopamine as if itends in two weeks. Last stated 7 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. — tap to centre the map on it An unstarted, unresolved task ismore mentally exhausting than almostany other kind of task. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 GR Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest — tap to centre the map on it A life spent without taking bets onbeing early on an idea is one notlived to the fullest Last stated 2 years ago 8 Jun 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase — tap to centre the map on it Clear, hierarchical goals turn arandom walk into a chase MC Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle — tap to centre the map on it Every company eventually must fightfor its life instead of running fromthe battle Last stated 15 years ago 13 Nov 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-11-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Aiming to make an objectively great work is the wrong goal; make the best you can now and treat it as one of many. Last stated 14 Dec 2022 · 4 years ago Holds Derek Yu Read this korrent →