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← Any task, even a harmless one, can be turned into an in-context impossible or very difficult task.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 8 Jan 2013 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under infrastructure infrastructure Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Any task, even a harmless one, can be turned into an in-context impossible or very difficult task. Any task, even a harmless one, can beturned into an in-context impossible orvery difficult task. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot keep making things better by adding to them; you must prune. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot keep making things betterby adding to them; you must prune. Last stated a month ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: The struggle of making something is not an obstacle in front of the work; it is where the meaning comes from. — tap to centre the map on it The struggle of making something isnot an obstacle in front of thework; it is where the meaning comesfrom. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Aug 2023 NC Nick Cave — holds since 2023-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A task with no fixed deadline tends to never get done at all. — tap to centre the map on it A task with no fixed deadline tendsto never get done at all. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 GR Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Everything people have ever wanted to do with software is now possible. — tap to centre the map on it Everything people have ever wantedto do with software is now possible. Last stated a month ago 19 Sept 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A pleasant life is impossible without living wisely, well and justly, and living that way is impossible without living pleasantly — tap to centre the map on it A pleasant life is impossiblewithout living wisely, well andjustly, and living that way isimpossible without living pleasantly EP Epicurus — holds since c. 341–270 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: In terms of full functionality, things can be a little simpler than they are now; not every idea is good or necessary, and sometimes adding it is worse. — tap to centre the map on it In terms of full functionality,things can be a little simpler thanthey are now; not every idea is goodor necessary, and sometimes addingit is worse. Last stated 3 months ago 8 Jul 2026 MC Meaghan Choi — holds since 2026-07-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making a change within a complex system tends to produce unforeseen and unintended consequences. — tap to centre the map on it Making a change within a complexsystem tends to produce unforeseenand unintended consequences. Last stated 4 years ago 30 May 2022 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2022-05-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being good is no easy task — tap to centre the map on it Being good is no easy task AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated 4 weeks ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated a month ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 3 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — 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 gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms isnot the way to get good creativework. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Aug 2026 SK Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neuralorganization may be the secret ofhuman creativity, at the price ofsusceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago 8 Jan 2013 DD Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Any task, even a harmless one, can be turned into an in-context impossible or very difficult task. Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Zvi Mowshowitz Read this korrent →