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17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 1 Mar 1999 to 15 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about empathy .
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Read this korrent: Creativity is a choice: extending empathy to the person being served and announcing something into the future that might not work.
Creativity is a choice: extending empathy to the person being served and announcing something into the future that might not work.
Last stated 3 years ago
26 Mar 2024
SG
Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Assuming stupidity rather than malice changes the response: empathy and clarity instead of defensiveness. — tap to centre the map on it
Assuming stupidity rather than malice changes the response: empathy and clarity instead of defensiveness.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 Nov 2024
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Shane Parrish — holds since 2024-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it
Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents.
Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
LF
Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Beyond user empathy and systems thinking, building agents needs a relentlessness to try things and keep iterating. — tap to centre the map on it
Beyond user empathy and systems thinking, building agents needs a relentlessness to try things and keep iterating.
Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
TS
Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Effective writing requires empathy for the reader, not only thought about what you want to say. — tap to centre the map on it
Effective writing requires empathy for the reader, not only thought about what you want to say.
Last stated 4 years ago
27 Feb 2023
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2023-02-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Emotion is the key to empathy: stir people emotionally and they identify with you; keep them cold and empathy does not grow. — tap to centre the map on it
Emotion is the key to empathy: stir people emotionally and they identify with you; keep them cold and empathy does not grow.
Last stated 11 years ago
29 Dec 2015
MK
Maria Konnikova — holds since 2015-12-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Empathy does not have to be a faucet stuck on: as an adult you can choose when and how much to feel what others feel. — tap to centre the map on it
Empathy does not have to be a faucet stuck on: as an adult you can choose when and how much to feel what others feel.
Last stated 9 years ago
27 Sept 2017
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Arielle Schwartz — holds since 2017-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Empathy for your own group is worth little if it leads you to devalue other groups; you can care about people's feelings without sharing them. — tap to centre the map on it
Empathy for your own group is worth little if it leads you to devalue other groups; you can care about people's feelings without sharing them.
Last stated 7 years ago
1 Dec 2019
AG
Adam Grant — holds since 2019-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Empathy is a poor moral guide that leads to bad decisions. — tap to centre the map on it
Empathy is a poor moral guide that leads to bad decisions.
Last stated 2 years ago
13 May 2024
PB
Paul Bloom — holds since 2024-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it
A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
SK
Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI models want to add or patch as a form of making better, whereas the design process is really about editing away. — tap to centre the map on it
AI models want to add or patch as a form of making better, whereas the design process is really about editing away.
Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
JY
Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI that builds UI is trained on past UI, so breaking out of that mould will still take a person willing to break the rules. — tap to centre the map on it
AI that builds UI is trained on past UI, so breaking out of that mould will still take a person willing to break the rules.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
TC
Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As building software gets easier, the differentiator becomes design, ideas, positioning and creativity. — tap to centre the map on it
As building software gets easier, the differentiator becomes design, ideas, positioning and creativity.
Last stated 3 months ago
4 Aug 2026
NP
Nate Parrott — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being a designer is amazing, and designers are no longer just designers but builders who can create whatever they envision. — tap to centre the map on it
Being a designer is amazing, and designers are no longer just designers but builders who can create whatever they envision.
Last stated 2 months ago
2 Sept 2026
ER
Evil Rabbit — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creative work is better served by a diverse toolkit of specialized tools than by one universal tool. — tap to centre the map on it
Creative work is better served by a diverse toolkit of specialized tools than by one universal tool.
Last stated 9 years ago
22 Feb 2018
BF
Bennett Foddy — holds since 2018-02-22 — 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 single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — 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 for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach 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 pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
CD
Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
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Creativity is a choice: extending empathy to the person being served and announcing something into the future that might not work.
Last stated 26 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Seth Godin
Read this korrent →
Same subject: empathy
Assuming stupidity rather than malice changes the response: empathy and clarity instead of defensiveness.
Last stated 16 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Shane Parrish
Same subject: empathy
Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents.
Last stated 12 Feb 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Lex Fridman
Same subject: empathy
Beyond user empathy and systems thinking, building agents needs a relentlessness to try things and keep iterating.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Tara Seshan
Same subject: empathy
Effective writing requires empathy for the reader, not only thought about what you want to say.
Last stated 27 Feb 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Same subject: empathy
Emotion is the key to empathy: stir people emotionally and they identify with you; keep them cold and empathy does not grow.
Last stated 29 Dec 2015 · 11 years ago
Holds Maria Konnikova
Same subject: empathy
Empathy does not have to be a faucet stuck on: as an adult you can choose when and how much to feel what others feel.
Last stated 27 Sept 2017 · 9 years ago
Holds Arielle Schwartz
Same subject: empathy
Empathy for your own group is worth little if it leads you to devalue other groups; you can care about people's feelings without sharing them.
Last stated 1 Dec 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Adam Grant
Same subject: empathy
Empathy is a poor moral guide that leads to bad decisions.
Last stated 13 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Paul Bloom
Same subject: creativity
A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
Last stated 14 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Susan Kare
Same subject: creativity
AI models want to add or patch as a form of making better, whereas the design process is really about editing away.
Last stated 15 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Jason Yuan
Same subject: creativity
AI that builds UI is trained on past UI, so breaking out of that mould will still take a person willing to break the rules.
Last stated 21 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Thiago Costa
Same subject: design
As building software gets easier, the differentiator becomes design, ideas, positioning and creativity.
Last stated 4 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Nate Parrott
Same subject: design
Being a designer is amazing, and designers are no longer just designers but builders who can create whatever they envision.
Last stated 2 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Evil Rabbit
Same subject: design
Creative work is better served by a diverse toolkit of specialized tools than by one universal tool.
Last stated 22 Feb 2018 · 9 years ago
Holds Bennett Foddy
Same subject: simplicity
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: simplicity
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Last stated 1 Mar 1999 · 28 years ago
Holds Edsger W. Dijkstra
Same subject: simplicity
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Charlie Deets