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← Art is what results from making an enormous number of choices, and a prompt contains almost none of them.
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31 Aug 2024
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Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The small choices made while executing a work matter as much as the big idea behind it, so inspiration cannot be separated from the labour. — tap to centre the map on it The small choices made while executing a work matter as much as the big idea behind it, so inspiration cannot be separated from the labour. Last stated 2 years ago
31 Aug 2024
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Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A detailed, specific AI prompt produces a better answer than a vague, simple one. — tap to centre the map on it A detailed, specific AI prompt produces a better answer than a vague, simple one. Last stated 11 months ago
3 Dec 2025
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Jason Evanish — holds since 2025-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Getting fast results from AI prompting creates an addictive urge to keep asking for more. — tap to centre the map on it Getting fast results from AI prompting creates an addictive urge to keep asking for more. Last stated 4 weeks ago
25 Sept 2026
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Elio Struyf — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some things are almost impossible to describe in a prompt, the color wheel will never be replaced by one, and there are moments where you just want to take control yourself. — tap to centre the map on it Some things are almost impossible to describe in a prompt, the color wheel will never be replaced by one, and there are moments where you just want to take control yourself. Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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Loredana Crisan — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Knowing when to go deep into many prompts and when not to fight every battle, because not everything needs to be new, is the zooming in and out that creates taste. — tap to centre the map on it Knowing when to go deep into many prompts and when not to fight every battle, because not everything needs to be new, is the zooming in and out that creates taste. Last stated 6 months ago
21 Apr 2026
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Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You can be creative within any set of constraints, so long as you understand what they are and get excited about them rather than resent them. — tap to centre the map on it You can be creative within any set of constraints, so long as you understand what they are and get excited about them rather than resent them. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Art was the original UI: its techniques evolved over thousands of years, and too few designers draw on them. — tap to centre the map on it Art was the original UI: its techniques evolved over thousands of years, and too few designers draw on them. Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
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Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great. — tap to centre the map on it Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
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Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. — tap to centre the map on it A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Scott Rao — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A loosely plotted, anarchic novel requires a correspondingly loose, unplanned writing process to produce it. — tap to centre the map on it A loosely plotted, anarchic novel requires a correspondingly loose, unplanned writing process to produce it. Last stated a month ago
7 Sept 2026
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Lincoln Michel — holds since 2026-09-07 — 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 an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed. Last stated 4 months ago
22 Jun 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Big leaps forward are sprints inspired by a hunch — tap to centre the map on it Big leaps forward are sprints inspired by a hunch Last stated 2 years ago
13 Nov 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Details are the essential substance of human communication, creativity and productivity. — tap to centre the map on it Details are the essential substance of human communication, creativity and productivity. Last stated 3 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Tiago Forte — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Acting on an idea reveals its true potential in a way that merely thinking about it cannot. — tap to centre the map on it Acting on an idea reveals its true potential in a way that merely thinking about it cannot. Last stated 6 months ago
26 Apr 2026
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Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-04-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An idea can look obvious in hindsight only because the insight that makes it obvious was itself the hard discovery. — tap to centre the map on it An idea can look obvious in hindsight only because the insight that makes it obvious was itself the hard discovery. Last stated 11 years ago
31 Aug 2015
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Christopher Olah — holds since 2015-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Big product ideas rest on a dozen invisible small ideas that a copier never sees. — tap to centre the map on it Big product ideas rest on a dozen invisible small ideas that a copier never sees. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
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Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
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Art is what results from making an enormous number of choices, and a prompt contains almost none of them.
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The small choices made while executing a work matter as much as the big idea behind it, so inspiration cannot be separated from the labour.
Holds
A detailed, specific AI prompt produces a better answer than a vague, simple one.
Holds
Getting fast results from AI prompting creates an addictive urge to keep asking for more.
Holds
Some things are almost impossible to describe in a prompt, the color wheel will never be replaced by one, and there are moments where you just want to take control yourself.
Holds
Knowing when to go deep into many prompts and when not to fight every battle, because not everything needs to be new, is the zooming in and out that creates taste.
Holds
You can be creative within any set of constraints, so long as you understand what they are and get excited about them rather than resent them.
Holds
Art was the original UI: its techniques evolved over thousands of years, and too few designers draw on them.
Holds
Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great.
Holds
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Holds
A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it.
Holds
A loosely plotted, anarchic novel requires a correspondingly loose, unplanned writing process to produce it.
Holds
AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed.
Holds
Big leaps forward are sprints inspired by a hunch
Holds
Details are the essential substance of human communication, creativity and productivity.
Holds
Acting on an idea reveals its true potential in a way that merely thinking about it cannot.
Holds
An idea can look obvious in hindsight only because the insight that makes it obvious was itself the hard discovery.
Holds
Big product ideas rest on a dozen invisible small ideas that a copier never sees.
Holds