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behavioural science Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Crunch is wrong when it is imposed — an executive on a forty-hour week has no business telling anyone to stay late — but a person choosing long hours on their own life's work is not the same thing. Crunch is wrong when it is imposed — an executive on a forty-hour week has no business telling anyone to stay late — but a person choosing long hours on their own life's work is not the same thing. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans max out at three or four hours of really hard deep work a day, so the eight hours of intense work executives ask for is not available. — tap to centre the map on it Humans max out at three or four hours of really hard deep work a day, so the eight hours of intense work executives ask for is not available. Last stated 7 months ago
22 Mar 2026
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Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The right way to work is to do whatever feels right for as long as it feels right, and read your time back at the end of the week — not to obey a timetable. — tap to centre the map on it The right way to work is to do whatever feels right for as long as it feels right, and read your time back at the end of the week — not to obey a timetable. Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being years behind is only demoralising because it is stated in years: told the gap is twenty-two hours of work, a child will close it. — tap to centre the map on it Being years behind is only demoralising because it is stated in years: told the gap is twenty-two hours of work, a child will close it. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company's culture should let the most junior person overrule the most senior one with data, which is why the senior person should always speak last. — tap to centre the map on it A company's culture should let the most junior person overrule the most senior one with data, which is why the senior person should always speak last. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
JB
Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advice on how hard to work should only be taken from someone who has burned out before. — tap to centre the map on it Advice on how hard to work should only be taken from someone who has burned out before. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People do not really want to be more productive; more of them probably want to spend time than save it. — tap to centre the map on it People do not really want to be more productive; more of them probably want to spend time than save it. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
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Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When politicians or executives offer a choice between two bad options, refuse the frame: reframe the question instead of accepting responsibility for either. — tap to centre the map on it When politicians or executives offer a choice between two bad options, refuse the frame: reframe the question instead of accepting responsibility for either. Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
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Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A full-time job is not the best way to monetise a skill; it is one package among several, and defaulting to it is a faulty plan. — tap to centre the map on it A full-time job is not the best way to monetise a skill; it is one package among several, and defaulting to it is a faulty plan. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A comedy world cannot run on jokes alone: forty hours of humour needs story, heart and drama underneath it or it stops working. — tap to centre the map on it A comedy world cannot run on jokes alone: forty hours of humour needs story, heart and drama underneath it or it stops working. Last stated 12 months ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A game is a machine built around uncertainty. — tap to centre the map on it A game is a machine built around uncertainty. Last stated 12 months ago
3 Nov 2025
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Raph Koster — holds since 2025-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A game is an equation between two personalities, the world's and the protagonist's, and the friction between them is where the experience comes from. — tap to centre the map on it A game is an equation between two personalities, the world's and the protagonist's, and the friction between them is where the experience comes from. Last stated 12 months ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it. — tap to centre the map on it A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it. Last stated 8 years ago
30 Jan 2019
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Raph Koster — holds since 2019-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anyone who wants to understand games should learn to play the compulsive ones and, in the same motion, learn how to stop. — tap to centre the map on it Anyone who wants to understand games should learn to play the compulsive ones and, in the same motion, learn how to stop. Last stated 2 years ago
25 Jul 2024
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Frank Lantz — holds since 2024-07-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Free-to-play games use the same techniques as gambling machines in order to maximise what players spend and how long they stay. — tap to centre the map on it Free-to-play games use the same techniques as gambling machines in order to maximise what players spend and how long they stay. Last stated 13 years ago
3 Jul 2013
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Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good open-world spy game may not be possible, because a spy story has to run against the clock and an open world needs the player free to wander. — tap to centre the map on it A good open-world spy game may not be possible, because a spy story has to run against the clock and an open world needs the player free to wander. Last stated 12 months ago
31 Oct 2025
DH
Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A puzzle that invites guessing and then punishes wrong guesses stops the player learning the very method it could have taught. — tap to centre the map on it A puzzle that invites guessing and then punishes wrong guesses stops the player learning the very method it could have taught. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Sept 2023
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Raph Koster — holds since 2023-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Balancing a system elegantly is not the same as giving people what they actually came for, which is emotion. — tap to centre the map on it Balancing a system elegantly is not the same as giving people what they actually came for, which is emotion. Last stated 12 years ago
10 Mar 2015
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Tynan Sylvester — holds since 2015-03-10 — tap for who they are
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Crunch is wrong when it is imposed — an executive on a forty-hour week has no business telling anyone to stay late — but a person choosing long hours on their own life's work is not the same thing.
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Humans max out at three or four hours of really hard deep work a day, so the eight hours of intense work executives ask for is not available.
Holds
The right way to work is to do whatever feels right for as long as it feels right, and read your time back at the end of the week — not to obey a timetable.
Holds
Being years behind is only demoralising because it is stated in years: told the gap is twenty-two hours of work, a child will close it.
Holds
A company's culture should let the most junior person overrule the most senior one with data, which is why the senior person should always speak last.
Holds
Advice on how hard to work should only be taken from someone who has burned out before.
Holds
People do not really want to be more productive; more of them probably want to spend time than save it.
Holds
When politicians or executives offer a choice between two bad options, refuse the frame: reframe the question instead of accepting responsibility for either.
Holds
A full-time job is not the best way to monetise a skill; it is one package among several, and defaulting to it is a faulty plan.
Holds
A comedy world cannot run on jokes alone: forty hours of humour needs story, heart and drama underneath it or it stops working.
Holds
A game is a machine built around uncertainty.
Holds
A game is an equation between two personalities, the world's and the protagonist's, and the friction between them is where the experience comes from.
Holds
A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it.
Holds
Anyone who wants to understand games should learn to play the compulsive ones and, in the same motion, learn how to stop.
Holds
Free-to-play games use the same techniques as gambling machines in order to maximise what players spend and how long they stay.
Holds
A good open-world spy game may not be possible, because a spy story has to run against the clock and an open world needs the player free to wander.
Holds
A puzzle that invites guessing and then punishes wrong guesses stops the player learning the very method it could have taught.
Holds
Balancing a system elegantly is not the same as giving people what they actually came for, which is emotion.
Holds