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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 14 May 1998 to 18 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about simplicity.

Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Focus and simplicity are worth the work: simple can be harder than complex, because the thinking has to be got clean, but once there one can move mountains. Focus and simplicity are worth the work:simple can be harder than complex, becausethe thinking has to be got clean, but oncethere one can move mountains. Last stated 28 years ago 14 May 1998 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 1998-05-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conclusion cannot rest on its simplicity alone; it must be backed by empirical evidence. — tap to centre the map on it A conclusion cannot rest on itssimplicity alone; it must be backedby empirical evidence. Last stated 7 years ago 28 Oct 2019 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2019-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it A design has to be kept simple forreliability and intellectualcontrol, but nobody yet knows how toreach simplicity systematically. Last stated 28 years ago 1 Mar 1999 ED Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A program's simplicity of structure does not limit how sophisticated the computation it performs can be. — tap to centre the map on it A program's simplicity of structuredoes not limit how sophisticated thecomputation it performs can be. Last stated 3 months ago 21 Jul 2026 SW Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. — tap to centre the map on it After a decade of Swiss minimalism,design is about to swing back tosomething far more expressive. Last stated 12 months ago 16 Oct 2025 DF Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — 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 somethingsimply often reflects not yetunderstanding the problem wellenough to compress it. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Aug 2026 VB Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Convergence and simplicity make for poor goals in technology; aim for clarity instead. — tap to centre the map on it Convergence and simplicity make forpoor goals in technology; aim forclarity instead. Last stated 12 years ago 18 Feb 2015 FC Frank Chimero — holds since 2015-02-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Floating-point printing and parsing algorithms are converging toward an optimal solution. — tap to centre the map on it Floating-point printing and parsingalgorithms are converging toward anoptimal solution. Last stated 9 months ago 19 Jan 2026 RC Russ Cox — holds since 2026-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good design is as little design as possible: less, but better, because it concentrates on the essentials. — tap to centre the map on it Good design is as little design aspossible: less, but better, becauseit concentrates on the essentials. Last stated 14 years ago by 3 Aug 2012 DR Dieter Rams — holds since 2012-08-03 — 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'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 8 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC 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 closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest — tap to centre the map on it A life spent without taking bets onbeing early on an idea is one notlived to the fullest Last stated 2 years ago 8 Jun 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase — tap to centre the map on it Clear, hierarchical goals turn arandom walk into a chase MC Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle — tap to centre the map on it Every company eventually must fightfor its life instead of running fromthe battle Last stated 15 years ago 13 Nov 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-11-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not — tap to centre the map on it Achievement is wonderful when youknow why you pursue it, and a trapwhen you do not Last stated 11 years ago 27 May 2015 NP Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: thepeople furthest along are workingharder than ever, and they need tostop harvesting dopamine as if itends in two weeks. Last stated 6 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. — tap to centre the map on it An unstarted, unresolved task ismore mentally exhausting than almostany other kind of task. Last stated 3 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 GR Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Focus and simplicity are worth the work: simple can be harder than complex, because the thinking has to be got clean, but once there one can move mountains. Last stated 14 May 1998 · 28 years ago Holds Steve Jobs Read this korrent →