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← Clarity about what matters gives clarity about what does not

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 1 Feb 1996 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under CBT CBT Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under benchmarks benchmarks Everything filed under market efficiency market efficiency Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Clarity about what matters gives clarity about what does not Clarity about what matters gives clarityabout what does not CN Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are Same subject: When a slight inconsistency makes something significantly clearer, choose clarity — tap to centre the map on it When a slight inconsistency makessomething significantly clearer,choose clarity SK Steve Krug — holds since c. 2000–2014 — tap for who they are Same subject: A crisis brings clarity about what is truly important. — tap to centre the map on it A crisis brings clarity about whatis truly important. Last stated 6 years ago 5 May 2020 BC Brian Chesky — holds since 2020-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: How you think matters even more than what you think — tap to centre the map on it How you think matters even more thanwhat you think Last stated 10 years ago 10 Jun 2016 AG Atul Gawande — holds since 2016-06-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: If you extol reason, what matters is the integrity of the thoughts, not the personalities of the thinkers — tap to centre the map on it If you extol reason, what matters isthe integrity of the thoughts, notthe personalities of the thinkers Last stated 9 years ago 11 Feb 2018 SP Steven Pinker — holds since 2018-02-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Things do not have to change the world to be important. — tap to centre the map on it Things do not have to change theworld to be important. Last stated 31 years ago 1 Feb 1996 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 1996-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Don't confuse what you wish were true with what is true — tap to centre the map on it Don't confuse what you wish weretrue with what is true RD Ray Dalio — holds since c. 2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: When a benchmark disagrees with what people actually adopt, what it is telling you is that the thing it measures does not matter. — tap to centre the map on it When a benchmark disagrees with whatpeople actually adopt, what it istelling you is that the thing itmeasures does not matter. Last stated 2 months ago 3 Sept 2026 DR Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: What a company teaches is more important than what it sells. — tap to centre the map on it What a company teaches is moreimportant than what it sells. Last stated 21 years ago 6 Jun 2005 KS Kathy Sierra — holds since 2005-06-06 — 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 a month 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 2 months 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 company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. — tap to centre the map on it A company that deviates from openstandards in its data exportswithout documenting the deviationcreates an artificial vendorlock-in. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Mar 2025 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation. — tap to centre the map on it A design proposal should describethe feature as though it alreadyexisted — once as a tutorial andonce as reference documentation. Last stated 5 months ago 20 May 2026 AR Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design system is only as good as its documentation. — tap to centre the map on it A design system is only as good asits documentation. Last stated 10 years ago 1 Sept 2016 MM Mina Markham — holds since 2016-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Clarity about what matters gives clarity about what does not Last stated c. 2016 Holds Cal Newport Read this korrent →