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← Being smart and competent makes someone right more often, but not right every time.

17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 1 Feb 2002 to 23 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under design design Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Being smart and competent makes someone right more often, but not right every time. Being smart and competent makes someoneright more often, but not right everytime. Last stated 5 years ago 27 Feb 2022 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Smarter people hold their opinions firmly but revise them quickly when new information appears, while clinging to consistency for its own sake is a mark of lower intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it Smarter people hold their opinionsfirmly but revise them quickly whennew information appears, whileclinging to consistency for its ownsake is a mark of lowerintelligence. Last stated 4 weeks ago 7 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many highly intelligent people tend to be insecure and risk-averse. — tap to centre the map on it Many highly intelligent people tendto be insecure and risk-averse. Last stated 5 years ago 22 Feb 2022 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans are capable of convincing themselves that they are good, smart, and in control, even when they are not. — tap to centre the map on it Humans are capable of convincingthemselves that they are good,smart, and in control, even whenthey are not. Last stated a week ago 23 Sept 2026 JS John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good design can copy: the greatest masters decide it is more important to be right than original. — tap to centre the map on it Good design can copy: the greatestmasters decide it is more importantto be right than original. Last stated 25 years ago 1 Feb 2002 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2002-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The quality of the context given to an AI matters more than the model's inherent capability. — tap to centre the map on it The quality of the context given toan AI matters more than the model'sinherent capability. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Jul 2026 TF Tiago Forte — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is a discrepancy of talent that leads to a discrepancy of competence — tap to centre the map on it There is a discrepancy of talentthat leads to a discrepancy ofcompetence Last stated 3 years ago 4 Aug 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-08-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Smart people tend to over-value optionality and under-value commitment. — tap to centre the map on it Smart people tend to over-valueoptionality and under-valuecommitment. Last stated 4 years ago 6 Jul 2022 AH Auren Hoffman — holds since 2022-07-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Companies win more often on execution than on being first, and execution comes down to having the right talent at the right time. — tap to centre the map on it Companies win more often onexecution than on being first, andexecution comes down to having theright talent at the right time. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated 2 weeks ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-downmeasures list order rather thanreasons: randomise the options andevery one of them gets pickedequally. Last stated 8 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by itsoutcome, because good decisions failthrough no fault of the decider andbad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — 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 earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH 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 becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A habit only survives difficulty ifthe person enjoys it, which makesenjoyment a better predictor ofpersistence than discipline. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it Blaming and shaming people onlymakes them defensive, dig in theirheels, or tune out, rather thanchange their minds. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 3 weeks ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it Deliberately shifting a culture isfar harder now that everyone canpersonalise their media and skippast anything they dislike. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Being smart and competent makes someone right more often, but not right every time. Last stated 27 Feb 2022 · 5 years ago Holds Neel Nanda Read this korrent →