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Everything filed under design design Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under CSS CSS Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Creativity must be used regularly or it will spoil Creativity must be used regularly or itwill spoil Last stated 3 years ago 12 Feb 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Preciousness about ideas is what holds designers back; if you are producing a thousand ideas it does not matter that most of them are bad. — tap to centre the map on it Preciousness about ideas is whatholds designers back; if you areproducing a thousand ideas it doesnot matter that most of them arebad. Last stated 5 months ago 26 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot keep making things better by adding to them; you must prune. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot keep making things betterby adding to them; you must prune. Last stated 2 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: New ideas usually fail outright or require drastic changes before they can succeed. — tap to centre the map on it New ideas usually fail outright orrequire drastic changes before theycan succeed. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Aug 2024 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2024-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Putting a price on creative expression makes it suffer, while giving it away freely lets it thrive. — tap to centre the map on it Putting a price on creativeexpression makes it suffer, whilegiving it away freely lets itthrive. Last stated 5 months ago 23 Apr 2026 MA Mari Andrew — holds since 2026-04-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Creativity is a choice: extending empathy to the person being served and announcing something into the future that might not work. — tap to centre the map on it Creativity is a choice: extendingempathy to the person being servedand announcing something into thefuture 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: In creative work there is a real benefit to not following the financial incentives, and to creating scarcity for the sake of quality rather than for its own sake. — tap to centre the map on it In creative work there is a realbenefit to not following thefinancial incentives, and tocreating scarcity for the sake ofquality rather than for its ownsake. Last stated 10 months ago 15 Dec 2025 ML Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human nature is too varied to accept constraint on its creativity — tap to centre the map on it Human nature is too varied to acceptconstraint on its creativity Last stated 3 years ago 7 May 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-05-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: The small choices made while executing a work matter as much as the big idea behind it, so inspiration cannot be separated from the labour. — tap to centre the map on it The small choices made whileexecuting a work matter as much asthe big idea behind it, soinspiration cannot be separated fromthe labour. Last stated 2 years ago 31 Aug 2024 TC Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — 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 group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it A group of businesses only workswhen every one of them feeds theothers, and everything that does notfit the strategy should be sold. Last stated a year ago 16 Jul 2025 JD Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part ofwhat it does, so a drink known to becheap fails at its job however goodit tastes. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good book clears out stale assumptions and disturbs the old ideas a reader has let accumulate. — tap to centre the map on it A good book clears out staleassumptions and disturbs the oldideas a reader has let accumulate. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jun 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many well-paid software engineers fail to appreciate or understand the CSS cascade. — tap to centre the map on it Many well-paid software engineersfail to appreciate or understand theCSS cascade. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 DR Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Tailwind is a good way to build a site you're happy with, even without strong CSS skills of your own. — tap to centre the map on it Tailwind is a good way to build asite you're happy with, even withoutstrong CSS skills of your own. Last stated 5 months ago 15 May 2026 JE Julia Evans — holds since 2018-11-01 — tap for who they are JE Julia Evans — no longer holds since 2026-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A theme system's styles should be low-specificity rather than targeted directly at specific elements. — tap to centre the map on it A theme system's styles should below-specificity rather than targeteddirectly at specific elements. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 DR Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Creativity must be used regularly or it will spoil Last stated 12 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago Holds David Heinemeier Hansson Read this korrent →