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5 Oct 2026
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Ava Huang — holds since 2026-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A difficult problem is better thought through both forwards and backward than in one direction only. — tap to centre the map on it A difficult problem is better thought through both forwards and backward than in one direction only. Last stated 13 years ago
28 Oct 2013
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Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Losing your emotions does not leave you a cooler decision-maker; it leaves you unable to organise a life at all. — tap to centre the map on it Losing your emotions does not leave you a cooler decision-maker; it leaves you unable to organise a life at all. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Trying to avoid or get rid of unwanted thoughts and feelings usually creates extra suffering. — tap to centre the map on it Trying to avoid or get rid of unwanted thoughts and feelings usually creates extra suffering. Last stated 19 years ago
by 29 Aug 2007
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Russ Harris — holds since 2007-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Avoiding conflict does not actually resolve it, so suppressed feelings build up until they surface all at once. — tap to centre the map on it Avoiding conflict does not actually resolve it, so suppressed feelings build up until they surface all at once. Last stated 5 months ago
11 Jun 2026
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Julie Menanno — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Our minds have poor intuitions about what will improve our mood. — tap to centre the map on it Our minds have poor intuitions about what will improve our mood. Last stated 6 years ago
8 Jan 2021
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Laurie Santos — holds since 2021-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When someone has a problem, you should solve the problem first and deal with everything else later. — tap to centre the map on it When someone has a problem, you should solve the problem first and deal with everything else later. Last stated 3 weeks ago
8 Oct 2026
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Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-10-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Solving a problem yourself, without searching or prompting, is a form of exercise -- the help makes you weaker. — tap to centre the map on it Solving a problem yourself, without searching or prompting, is a form of exercise -- the help makes you weaker. Last stated 8 months ago
3 Mar 2026
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Small disadvantages relative to others hurt more than equivalent small advantages help. — tap to centre the map on it Small disadvantages relative to others hurt more than equivalent small advantages help. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Sept 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few dozen mental models are enough to get a firm grasp of how the world works. — tap to centre the map on it A few dozen mental models are enough to get a firm grasp of how the world works. Last stated 9 years ago
by 12 Aug 2017
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James Clear — holds since 2017-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A map is not the territory it represents, but if it is correct it shares the territory's structure, which is what makes it useful. — tap to centre the map on it A map is not the territory it represents, but if it is correct it shares the territory's structure, which is what makes it useful.
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Alfred Korzybski — holds since c. 1933 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A mental model is an explanation of how something works, and each one helps in understanding a different part of life, such as markets, trust or decay. — tap to centre the map on it A mental model is an explanation of how something works, and each one helps in understanding a different part of life, such as markets, trust or decay. Last stated 9 years ago
by 12 Aug 2017
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James Clear — holds since 2017-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition Last stated 2 years ago
6 Nov 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Sept 2026
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Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
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Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. 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: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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Feeling your problems gets you further than thinking about them, because thinking is mostly useful for strategy and does little without contact with your emotional state.
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A difficult problem is better thought through both forwards and backward than in one direction only.
Holds
Losing your emotions does not leave you a cooler decision-maker; it leaves you unable to organise a life at all.
Holds
Trying to avoid or get rid of unwanted thoughts and feelings usually creates extra suffering.
Holds
Avoiding conflict does not actually resolve it, so suppressed feelings build up until they surface all at once.
Holds
Our minds have poor intuitions about what will improve our mood.
Holds
When someone has a problem, you should solve the problem first and deal with everything else later.
Holds
Solving a problem yourself, without searching or prompting, is a form of exercise -- the help makes you weaker.
Holds
Small disadvantages relative to others hurt more than equivalent small advantages help.
Holds
A few dozen mental models are enough to get a firm grasp of how the world works.
Holds
A map is not the territory it represents, but if it is correct it shares the territory's structure, which is what makes it useful.
Last stated c. 1933
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A mental model is an explanation of how something works, and each one helps in understanding a different part of life, such as markets, trust or decay.
Holds
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Holds
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Holds
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Holds
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Holds
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Holds
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
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