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AGI Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Ask "how hard can it be?" rather than forecasting the difficulty, because the work really is harder than you think and the suffering is better taken a day at a time. Ask "how hard can it be?" rather than forecasting the difficulty, because the work really is harder than you think and the suffering is better taken a day at a time. Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
JH
Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Learning should be made harder rather than easier, and a teacher's instinct to smooth the path is the first thing that goes wrong. — tap to centre the map on it Learning should be made harder rather than easier, and a teacher's instinct to smooth the path is the first thing that goes wrong. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Struggling with a hard problem before being shown the answer is not always the best way to learn; a hint or a worked example can beat floundering. — tap to centre the map on it Struggling with a hard problem before being shown the answer is not always the best way to learn; a hint or a worked example can beat floundering. Last stated 2 months ago
22 Jul 2026
SY
Scott H. Young — no longer holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coming into a project with a guess about what the data will show has, again and again, turned out to be wrong. — tap to centre the map on it Coming into a project with a guess about what the data will show has, again and again, turned out to be wrong. Last stated 4 months ago
8 May 2026
DR
David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Any task can be made arbitrarily difficult or effectively impossible depending on how its context is framed. — tap to centre the map on it Any task can be made arbitrarily difficult or effectively impossible depending on how its context is framed. Last stated yesterday
6 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advice on how hard to work should only be taken from someone who has burned out before. — tap to centre the map on it Advice on how hard to work should only be taken from someone who has burned out before. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
CH
Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You are never really multitasking: at any moment you can only be doing one thing, and the strain comes from pretending otherwise. — tap to centre the map on it You are never really multitasking: at any moment you can only be doing one thing, and the strain comes from pretending otherwise. Last stated 5 years ago
by 16 Aug 2021
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Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The way to find what a model can do is to hand it tasks slightly harder than you believe it can handle. — tap to centre the map on it The way to find what a model can do is to hand it tasks slightly harder than you believe it can handle. Last stated a month ago
27 Jul 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The road to AGI is going to be a giant power struggle, and anyone building it should expect that rather than hope to avoid it. — tap to centre the map on it The road to AGI is going to be a giant power struggle, and anyone building it should expect that rather than hope to avoid it. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Mar 2024
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. — tap to centre the map on it A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Sept 2023
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Raph Koster — holds since 2023-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured. — tap to centre the map on it A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided. — tap to centre the map on it A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
JL
Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "The body keeps the score" is only half the story, and the missing half matters: a body described only as a harbinger of the past is a body people learn to avoid. — tap to centre the map on it "The body keeps the score" is only half the story, and the missing half matters: a body described only as a harbinger of the past is a body people learn to avoid. Last stated 2 weeks ago
25 Aug 2026
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Arielle Schwartz — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Childhood trauma is the template for every addiction, including the socially rewarded ones. — tap to centre the map on it Childhood trauma is the template for every addiction, including the socially rewarded ones. Last stated 9 years ago
5 Apr 2017
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Gabor Mate — holds since 2017-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cooling someone after a head injury does not help; what matters is stopping them from getting hot. — tap to centre the map on it Cooling someone after a head injury does not help; what matters is stopping them from getting hot. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Jul 2026
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Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work. — tap to centre the map on it A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work. Last stated 2 years ago
11 Sept 2024
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Scott D. Miller — holds since 2024-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Eye movement reprocessing went from alternative to establishment, and moving your eyes while talking about a trauma does seem to help you process it. — tap to centre the map on it Eye movement reprocessing went from alternative to establishment, and moving your eyes while talking about a trauma does seem to help you process it. Last stated 7 years ago
12 Nov 2019
SA
Scott Alexander — holds since 2019-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If negative emotion comes from underweighting sensory evidence, that explains EMDR: it forces high-precision attention onto something the mind usually represses. — tap to centre the map on it If negative emotion comes from underweighting sensory evidence, that explains EMDR: it forces high-precision attention onto something the mind usually represses. Last stated 6 years ago
13 Feb 2021
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2021-02-13 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Ask "how hard can it be?" rather than forecasting the difficulty, because the work really is harder than you think and the suffering is better taken a day at a time.
Holds JH Jensen HuangRead this korrent →
Learning should be made harder rather than easier, and a teacher's instinct to smooth the path is the first thing that goes wrong.
Holds AC Alan Castel
Struggling with a hard problem before being shown the answer is not always the best way to learn; a hint or a worked example can beat floundering.
No longer holds SY Scott H. Young
Coming into a project with a guess about what the data will show has, again and again, turned out to be wrong.
Holds DR David Reich
Any task can be made arbitrarily difficult or effectively impossible depending on how its context is framed.
Holds ZM Zvi Mowshowitz
Advice on how hard to work should only be taken from someone who has burned out before.
Holds CH Cate Hall
You are never really multitasking: at any moment you can only be doing one thing, and the strain comes from pretending otherwise.
Holds OB Oliver Burkeman
The way to find what a model can do is to hand it tasks slightly harder than you believe it can handle.
Holds
The road to AGI is going to be a giant power struggle, and anyone building it should expect that rather than hope to avoid it.
Holds
A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction.
Holds RK Raph Koster
A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
"The body keeps the score" is only half the story, and the missing half matters: a body described only as a harbinger of the past is a body people learn to avoid.
Holds AS Arielle Schwartz
Childhood trauma is the template for every addiction, including the socially rewarded ones.
Holds GM Gabor Mate
Cooling someone after a head injury does not help; what matters is stopping them from getting hot.
Holds TW Tommy Wood
A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work.
Holds SM Scott D. Miller
Eye movement reprocessing went from alternative to establishment, and moving your eyes while talking about a trauma does seem to help you process it.
Holds SA Scott Alexander
If negative emotion comes from underweighting sensory evidence, that explains EMDR: it forces high-precision attention onto something the mind usually represses.
Holds SA Scott Alexander