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← Errors are not so solemn; lightness of heart beats excessive fear of being wrong

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 28 Nov 1770 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under design design Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under CBT CBT Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Errors are not so solemn; lightness of heart beats excessive fear of being wrong Errors are not so solemn; lightness ofheart beats excessive fear of being wrong WJ William James — holds since c. 1879–1896 — tap for who they are Same subject: Doubt is not pleasant, but certainty is absurd, since we know nothing of first principles — tap to centre the map on it Doubt is not pleasant, but certaintyis absurd, since we know nothing offirst principles Last stated 256 years ago 28 Nov 1770 VO Voltaire — holds since 1770-11-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Be imperfect but consistent: most people worry about minutiae while not exercising, sleeping or managing stress consistently. — tap to centre the map on it Be imperfect but consistent: mostpeople worry about minutiae whilenot exercising, sleeping or managingstress consistently. Last stated 2 years ago 12 Aug 2024 LN Layne Norton — holds since 2024-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great. — tap to centre the map on it Often people mistake the depth ofthought needed to create somethingthat coheres for making somethingthat looks aesthetically simple,which is almost never the case ofanything great. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jul 2026 JY Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Much wrongdoing comes from good people doing bad things without knowing it, not from bad people — tap to centre the map on it Much wrongdoing comes from goodpeople doing bad things withoutknowing it, not from bad people Last stated 18 years ago 12 Jun 2008 MB Max Bazerman — holds since 2008-06-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are disturbed not by events but by their opinions about them — tap to centre the map on it People are disturbed not by eventsbut by their opinions about them EP Epictetus — holds since c. 89–135 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Avoiding risk does not mean fewer mistakes, only different ones: mistakes of omission. — tap to centre the map on it Avoiding risk does not mean fewermistakes, only different ones:mistakes of omission. Last stated 4 years ago 18 Oct 2022 LM Lulu Cheng Meservey — holds since 2022-10-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being intellectual does not necessarily mean suspending judgment; the intellect craves certainty — tap to centre the map on it Being intellectual does notnecessarily mean suspendingjudgment; the intellect cravescertainty RB Randolph Bourne — holds since c. 1917–1918 — tap for who they are Same subject: Holding wrong opinions one is attached to and does not stress test may be the greatest tragedy of most people, and putting ideas out to be stress tested raises the probability of being right. — tap to centre the map on it Holding wrong opinions one isattached to and does not stress testmay be the greatest tragedy of mostpeople, and putting ideas out to bestress tested raises the probabilityof being right. Last stated 4 years ago 27 Sept 2022 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2022-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — 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 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email isevidence of a bad vendor, not of alimit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JL Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designed landingpage costs a product its audiencebefore the product itself is everjudged. Last stated 3 months ago 13 Aug 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Errors are not so solemn; lightness of heart beats excessive fear of being wrong Last stated c. 1879–1896 Holds William James Read this korrent →