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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 28 Nov 2018 to 19 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about writing.

Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under AI writing AI writing Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Anything worthwhile you write ends up somewhere you did not expect when you sat down. Anything worthwhile you write ends upsomewhere you did not expect when you satdown. Last stated 6 months ago 5 May 2026 BR Ben Rhodes — holds since 2026-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: However much you learn about something in other ways, writing about it still teaches you new things. — tap to centre the map on it However much you learn aboutsomething in other ways, writingabout it still teaches you newthings. Last stated 5 years ago 1 Feb 2022 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2022-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing about something, even something you know well, usually shows you that you did not know it as well as you thought. — tap to centre the map on it Writing about something, evensomething you know well, usuallyshows you that you did not know itas well as you thought. Last stated 5 years ago 1 Feb 2022 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2022-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing is valuable even if it is only for the writer's own benefit. — tap to centre the map on it Writing is valuable even if it isonly for the writer's own benefit. Last stated 8 years ago 28 Nov 2018 AB Andrew Bosworth — holds since 2018-11-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: What matters is not how the writer felt while writing it but how the reader will feel while reading it. — tap to centre the map on it What matters is not how the writerfelt while writing it but how thereader will feel while reading it. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: The value of a piece of writing depends on whether the reader finds it good, not on how much effort the writer put into it. — tap to centre the map on it The value of a piece of writingdepends on whether the reader findsit good, not on how much effort thewriter put into it. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Jan 2025 JF Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2025-01-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing is how the thinking gets done, so a writer who hands the words to a machine has given away the part that mattered. — tap to centre the map on it Writing is how the thinking getsdone, so a writer who hands thewords to a machine has given awaythe part that mattered. Last stated 6 months ago 22 Apr 2026 MK Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use. — tap to centre the map on it You can build anything now, but noteverything is worth building; whatmatters is whether ideas take ashape somebody else would want touse. Last stated 2 months ago 25 Aug 2026 JB John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing narrows thinking to its essential components while discussion expands the space of possibilities. — tap to centre the map on it Writing narrows thinking to itsessential components whilediscussion expands the space ofpossibilities. Last stated 8 years ago 28 Nov 2018 AB Andrew Bosworth — holds since 2018-11-28 — 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 3 months ago 14 Aug 2026 SK Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that is uncompromising butalso kind and supportive is the mostfertile ground for creativity. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — 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: AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted writing creates anillusion of greater creativity whileactually reducing the originality ofthe ideas expressed. Last stated 4 months ago 22 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-writtenstrategy memo is modelling that itis fine to outsource thinking andstrategy. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A human-authorship certification should not allow partial AI use. — tap to centre the map on it A human-authorship certificationshould not allow partial AI use. Last stated 5 months ago 1 Jun 2026 NH Nick Harkaway — holds since 2026-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Dada-like refusal of style is the only way to avoid being robbed by AI. — tap to centre the map on it Dada-like refusal of style is theonly way to avoid being robbed byAI. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Sept 2026 AC Andrei Codrescu — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A chatbot's voice should not replace a thinking human voice where truth matters — tap to centre the map on it A chatbot's voice should not replacea thinking human voice where truthmatters Last stated 3 years ago 8 Jul 2023 DH Douglas Hofstadter — holds since 2023-07-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A developer cannot be productive and competitive today without using AI — tap to centre the map on it A developer cannot be productive andcompetitive today without using AI Last stated 2 weeks ago 19 Oct 2026 TH Troy Hunt — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Anything worthwhile you write ends up somewhere you did not expect when you sat down. Last stated 5 May 2026 · 6 months ago Holds Ben Rhodes Read this korrent →