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Read this korrent: Do your best regularly and the results will be about what they should be
Do your best regularly and the results will be about what they should be
JW
John Wooden — holds since c. 2001 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Be the best in the world at what you do, and keep redefining what you do until that is true. — tap to centre the map on it
Be the best in the world at what you do, and keep redefining what you do until that is true.
Last stated a year ago
6 Aug 2025
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Success is probably measured wrongly when it is judged by the amount of output or the quality of that output. — tap to centre the map on it
Success is probably measured wrongly when it is judged by the amount of output or the quality of that output.
Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jul 2026
PS
Pablo Stanley — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being average for an above-average period of time can lead to a well above-average result, because endurance rather than this year's return is the variable that matters. — tap to centre the map on it
Being average for an above-average period of time can lead to a well above-average result, because endurance rather than this year's return is the variable that matters.
Last stated 2 years ago
28 May 2024
MH
Morgan Housel — holds since 2024-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do; if you have not found it, keep looking and do not settle. — tap to centre the map on it
The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do; if you have not found it, keep looking and do not settle.
Last stated 21 years ago
12 Jun 2005
SJ
Steve Jobs — holds since 2005-06-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: How something was made should not change its quality bar, because users care whether it is good, not how it was made. — tap to centre the map on it
How something was made should not change its quality bar, because users care whether it is good, not how it was made.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
KD
Katie Dill — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Many efforts fail because they do not focus on the right measure or do not invest enough in measuring accurately — tap to centre the map on it
Many efforts fail because they do not focus on the right measure or do not invest enough in measuring accurately
BG
Bill Gates — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People persist with the method they enjoy rather than the one that is supposed to be best, and that is what decides the outcome. — tap to centre the map on it
People persist with the method they enjoy rather than the one that is supposed to be best, and that is what decides the outcome.
Last stated 6 years ago
9 Sept 2020
LL
Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For most people, companies and jobs, being average is good enough. — tap to centre the map on it
For most people, companies and jobs, being average is good enough.
Last stated 3 months ago
10 Jul 2026
SJ
Stefan Judis — holds since 2026-07-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. — tap to centre the map on it
A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number.
Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jun 2026
NB
Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Last stated a month ago
3 Sept 2026
DR
Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A carmaker's claim to be the safest is mostly an artefact of comparing a new car against a fleet average twelve years old. — tap to centre the map on it
A carmaker's claim to be the safest is mostly an artefact of comparing a new car against a fleet average twelve years old.
Last stated 3 years ago
19 Dec 2023
PK
Philip Koopman — holds since 2023-12-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on AI would be short-sighted, giving up on the problem too early. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on AI would be short-sighted, giving up on the problem too early.
Last stated 3 years ago
25 May 2023
NQ
Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A basic rule for better decisions is to slow down, especially when there is an immediate conviction. — tap to centre the map on it
A basic rule for better decisions is to slow down, especially when there is an immediate conviction.
Last stated 7 years ago
12 Oct 2019
DK
Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2019-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A choice with no immediate payoff is not necessarily a poor one: many extraordinary things come from what is first-order negative and second-order positive. — tap to centre the map on it
A choice with no immediate payoff is not necessarily a poor one: many extraordinary things come from what is first-order negative and second-order positive.
Last stated 10 years ago
12 Apr 2016
SP
Shane Parrish — holds since 2016-04-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. — tap to centre the map on it
"Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next.
Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
IS
Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. — tap to centre the map on it
A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from.
Last stated 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
DP
Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model's capability is now a function of how much money you spend on it, so asking what a model can do means nothing until you name a budget. — tap to centre the map on it
A model's capability is now a function of how much money you spend on it, so asking what a model can do means nothing until you name a budget.
Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jun 2026
NB
Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
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Do your best regularly and the results will be about what they should be
Last stated c. 2001
Holds John Wooden
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Be the best in the world at what you do, and keep redefining what you do until that is true.
Last stated 6 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Similar wording
Success is probably measured wrongly when it is judged by the amount of output or the quality of that output.
Last stated 21 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Pablo Stanley
Similar wording
Being average for an above-average period of time can lead to a well above-average result, because endurance rather than this year's return is the variable that matters.
Last stated 28 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Morgan Housel
Similar wording
The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do; if you have not found it, keep looking and do not settle.
Last stated 12 Jun 2005 · 21 years ago
Holds Steve Jobs
Similar wording
How something was made should not change its quality bar, because users care whether it is good, not how it was made.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Katie Dill
Similar wording
Many efforts fail because they do not focus on the right measure or do not invest enough in measuring accurately
Last stated c. 2013
Holds Bill Gates
Similar wording
People persist with the method they enjoy rather than the one that is supposed to be best, and that is what decides the outcome.
Last stated 9 Sept 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Luca Lampariello
Similar wording
For most people, companies and jobs, being average is good enough.
Last stated 10 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Stefan Judis
Same subject: benchmarks
A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number.
Last stated 26 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Noam Brown
Same subject: benchmarks
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Last stated 3 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Dax Raad
Same subject: benchmarks
A carmaker's claim to be the safest is mostly an artefact of comparing a new car against a fleet average twelve years old.
Last stated 19 Dec 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Philip Koopman
Same subject: patience
A ban on AI would be short-sighted, giving up on the problem too early.
Last stated 25 May 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Nabeel S. Qureshi
Same subject: patience
A basic rule for better decisions is to slow down, especially when there is an immediate conviction.
Last stated 12 Oct 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Daniel Kahneman
Same subject: patience
A choice with no immediate payoff is not necessarily a poor one: many extraordinary things come from what is first-order negative and second-order positive.
Last stated 12 Apr 2016 · 10 years ago
Holds Shane Parrish
Same subject: scaling laws
"Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next.
Last stated 25 Nov 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Ilya Sutskever
Same subject: scaling laws
A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from.
Last stated 13 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Dylan Patel
Same subject: scaling laws
A model's capability is now a function of how much money you spend on it, so asking what a model can do means nothing until you name a budget.
Last stated 26 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Noam Brown