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26 Mar 2024
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Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No great book has been written by a group; books are as good as they are because they always have a single author. — tap to centre the map on it No great book has been written by a group; books are as good as they are because they always have a single author. Last stated 12 months ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You should only start a book you believe is going to be great, whatever it turns out to be. — tap to centre the map on it You should only start a book you believe is going to be great, whatever it turns out to be. Last stated 9 months ago
15 Dec 2025
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Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In ten years few people will be able to write, or want to read, anything longer than a page or two — and the few who still can will be powerful. — tap to centre the map on it In ten years few people will be able to write, or want to read, anything longer than a page or two — and the few who still can will be powerful. Last stated 3 weeks ago
21 Aug 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A writer's audience does not carry from one book to the next: every book is another startup you have to make happen from scratch. — tap to centre the map on it A writer's audience does not carry from one book to the next: every book is another startup you have to make happen from scratch. Last stated 9 months ago
15 Dec 2025
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Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most book authors optimise for the status of being published, chasing bestseller lists and reviews instead of the reader. — tap to centre the map on it Most book authors optimise for the status of being published, chasing bestseller lists and reviews instead of the reader. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Mar 2024
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Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No single person can understand a result like the Higgs boson in depth, and that is what a paper with a thousand authors actually means. — tap to centre the map on it No single person can understand a result like the Higgs boson in depth, and that is what a paper with a thousand authors actually means. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Gifted children are the ones school damages most: never challenged, they spend twelve years learning the worst possible habits and their ability cannot make up for it. — tap to centre the map on it Gifted children are the ones school damages most: never challenged, they spend twelve years learning the worst possible habits and their ability cannot make up for it. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The value of an audience does not grow anything like linearly with its size, so a handful of people who genuinely love the work is enough. — tap to centre the map on it The value of an audience does not grow anything like linearly with its size, so a handful of people who genuinely love the work is enough. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Jul 2023
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Paul Graham — holds since 2023-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can be a shortcut around thinking or a way of thinking more rigorously, and for your core job function only the second one is wanted. — tap to centre the map on it AI can be a shortcut around thinking or a way of thinking more rigorously, and for your core job function only the second one is wanted. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can supply the instruction and the feedback in a practice loop, but it cannot supply the middle step, which is doing the work. — tap to centre the map on it AI can supply the instruction and the feedback in a practice loop, but it cannot supply the middle step, which is doing the work. Last stated 2 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has wiped the senior engineer's playbook clean, and writing a playbook is a completely different skill from applying one. — tap to centre the map on it AI has wiped the senior engineer's playbook clean, and writing a playbook is a completely different skill from applying one. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. Last stated 11 months ago
22 Oct 2025
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Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — 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 graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated a month ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Mar 2022
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it. — tap to centre the map on it AI content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Ethan Mollick — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Even the most commercially successful books are written for a very small group of people rather than for everyone.
Holds SG Seth GodinRead this korrent →
No great book has been written by a group; books are as good as they are because they always have a single author.
Holds
You should only start a book you believe is going to be great, whatever it turns out to be.
Holds ML Michael Lewis
In ten years few people will be able to write, or want to read, anything longer than a page or two — and the few who still can will be powerful.
Holds
A writer's audience does not carry from one book to the next: every book is another startup you have to make happen from scratch.
Holds ML Michael Lewis
Most book authors optimise for the status of being published, chasing bestseller lists and reviews instead of the reader.
Holds SG Seth Godin
No single person can understand a result like the Higgs boson in depth, and that is what a paper with a thousand authors actually means.
Holds MN Michael Nielsen
Gifted children are the ones school damages most: never challenged, they spend twelve years learning the worst possible habits and their ability cannot make up for it.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
The value of an audience does not grow anything like linearly with its size, so a handful of people who genuinely love the work is enough.
Holds
AI can be a shortcut around thinking or a way of thinking more rigorously, and for your core job function only the second one is wanted.
Holds CM Charity Majors
AI can supply the instruction and the feedback in a practice loop, but it cannot supply the middle step, which is doing the work.
Holds SY Scott H. Young
AI has wiped the senior engineer's playbook clean, and writing a playbook is a completely different skill from applying one.
Holds KB Kent Beck
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Holds AD Anil Dash
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds GS George Saunders
A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing.
Holds
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds GS Grant Sanderson
AI content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it.
Holds AM Adam Mosseri
AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs.
Holds EM Ethan Mollick