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← Concise writing does not mean short sentences or leaving out detail; it means making every word tell.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 1 Mar 1999 to 27 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about writing.

Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under AI writing AI writing Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under taste taste Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Concise writing does not mean short sentences or leaving out detail; it means making every word tell. Concise writing does not mean shortsentences or leaving out detail; it meansmaking every word tell. WJ William Strunk Jr. — holds since c. 1918–1920 — tap for who they are Same subject: Vigorous writing is concise: a sentence should have no unnecessary words, for the same reason a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. — tap to centre the map on it Vigorous writing is concise: asentence should have no unnecessarywords, for the same reason a drawingshould have no unnecessary lines anda machine no unnecessary parts. WJ William Strunk Jr. — holds since c. 1918–1920 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good writing keeps sentences short and prefers short words — tap to centre the map on it Good writing keeps sentences shortand prefers short words Last stated 20 years ago 7 Oct 2006 GM Greg Mankiw — holds since 2006-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing is thinking, so an LLM inflating a one-sentence observation into three paragraphs destroys the thing that made it worth reading. — tap to centre the map on it Writing is thinking, so an LLMinflating a one-sentence observationinto three paragraphs destroys thething that made it worth reading. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 GO Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good writing requires wanting to tell people something, which AI itself lacks. — tap to centre the map on it Good writing requires wanting totell people something, which AIitself lacks. Last stated 4 months ago 28 May 2026 JF Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2026-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing something down helps clarify your thinking by forcing it into a coherent form. — tap to centre the map on it Writing something down helps clarifyyour thinking by forcing it into acoherent form. Last stated 2 years ago 11 Jan 2025 ML Marc Littlemore — holds since 2025-01-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing is thinking on paper and there is no shortcut for doing that thinking, so handing the writing to AI hands away the thinking. — tap to centre the map on it Writing is thinking on paper andthere is no shortcut for doing thatthinking, so handing the writing toAI hands away the thinking. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Aug 2026 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Claude Opus 5.5 writes well, and writing and conversational quality are probably both quick to notice and genuinely important. — tap to centre the map on it Claude Opus 5.5 writes well, andwriting and conversational qualityare probably both quick to noticeand genuinely important. Last stated 2 weeks ago 26 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-26 — 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: 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 3 weeks 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 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 2 weeks ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes workthat used to take weeks to build. Last stated 4 months ago 26 May 2026 CB Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it A design has to be kept simple forreliability and intellectualcontrol, but nobody yet knows how toreach simplicity systematically. Last stated 28 years ago 1 Mar 1999 ED Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pullingthings back, making them simpler andmore understandable, becauseeveryone can kind of execute rightnow. Last stated 2 months ago 29 Jul 2026 CD Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feature only truly reaches billions of users when they do not have to think about a switch or a mode. — tap to centre the map on it A feature only truly reachesbillions of users when they do nothave to think about a switch or amode. Last stated 2 months ago 16 Aug 2026 IS Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Concise writing does not mean short sentences or leaving out detail; it means making every word tell. Last stated c. 1918–1920 Holds William Strunk Jr. Read this korrent →