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← Essentialism means rejecting the idea that if we can fit it all in, we can have it all
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26 Jul 2014
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Greg McKeown — holds since 2014-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Mastering one great pursuit requires turning down many other good options. — tap to centre the map on it Mastering one great pursuit requires turning down many other good options. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Jan 2025
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Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-01-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The fundamental premise that everything will be wonderful if we could just all be linked together everywhere, all the time is false — tap to centre the map on it The fundamental premise that everything will be wonderful if we could just all be linked together everywhere, all the time is false Last stated 3 years ago
2 Jun 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The idea of God is only of use if it makes us larger, freer and more loving; otherwise discard it — tap to centre the map on it The idea of God is only of use if it makes us larger, freer and more loving; otherwise discard it
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James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An inability to explain something simply often reflects not yet understanding the problem well enough to compress it. — tap to centre the map on it An inability to explain something simply often reflects not yet understanding the problem well enough to compress it. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
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Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. Last stated 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. 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: 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 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — 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 fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
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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 small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — 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: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. Last stated 10 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. — tap to centre the map on it A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are