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← An excessive focus on quality functions as procrastination, turning quick work into drawn-out projects.
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15 Jan 2024
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Andrew Chen — holds since 2024-01-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creative work splits into routine work you should get fast at and high-variance work you must be willing to spend a long time on, and almost everyone is good at only one of the two. — tap to centre the map on it Creative work splits into routine work you should get fast at and high-variance work you must be willing to spend a long time on, and almost everyone is good at only one of the two. Last stated 6 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Quality comes from doing irrational things — half of what you do you did not have to do — and almost nobody is willing to operate that way. — tap to centre the map on it Quality comes from doing irrational things — half of what you do you did not have to do — and almost nobody is willing to operate that way. Last stated 4 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers should focus on the outcome rather than on building processes or maximising tokens. — tap to centre the map on it Designers should focus on the outcome rather than on building processes or maximising tokens. Last stated 2 months ago
16 Aug 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building for quality is a slow, smooth process that gets you to release quicker — tap to centre the map on it Building for quality is a slow, smooth process that gets you to release quicker Last stated 3 years ago
18 Dec 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-12-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Procrastinating on a whole project is far more dangerous than procrastinating on a day, because it camouflages itself as work. — tap to centre the map on it Procrastinating on a whole project is far more dangerous than procrastinating on a day, because it camouflages itself as work. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Jul 2023
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Paul Graham — holds since 2023-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Setting a worse task against the one you are avoiding is a procrastination hack that actually works. — tap to centre the map on it Setting a worse task against the one you are avoiding is a procrastination hack that actually works. Last stated a year ago
14 Jun 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In creative work there is a real benefit to not following the financial incentives, and to creating scarcity for the sake of quality rather than for its own sake. — tap to centre the map on it In creative work there is a real benefit to not following the financial incentives, and to creating scarcity for the sake of quality rather than for its own sake. Last stated 10 months ago
15 Dec 2025
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Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — 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 11 months 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 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse. — tap to centre the map on it AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse. Last stated 2 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
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John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI writing tools can be used for editing help without letting them take over work that has personal meaning. — tap to centre the map on it AI writing tools can be used for editing help without letting them take over work that has personal meaning. Last stated 2 months ago
27 Jul 2026
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Ann Handley — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated content can lack a distinct voice and genuine opinions. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated content can lack a distinct voice and genuine opinions. Last stated a week ago
22 Sept 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Having an external accountability partner makes people follow through on writing they would otherwise skip. — tap to centre the map on it Having an external accountability partner makes people follow through on writing they would otherwise skip. Last stated 10 months ago
17 Nov 2025
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Brandon Taylor — holds since 2025-11-17 — 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
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are