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Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under design design Everything filed under empathy empathy Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: For listeners, shorter pieces are usually more enjoyable than long, unedited improvisations For listeners, shorter pieces are usuallymore enjoyable than long, uneditedimprovisations Last stated 12 months ago 12 Oct 2025 AB Andrew Batson — holds since 2025-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are more inclined to listen to you and follow your ideas when you entertain them than when you educate them, which can often come across as more patronizing. — tap to centre the map on it People are more inclined to listento you and follow your ideas whenyou entertain them than when youeducate them, which can often comeacross as more patronizing. Last stated 6 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are more likely to listen to those with experience — tap to centre the map on it People are more likely to listen tothose with experience Last stated 4 years ago 8 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good writing keeps sentences short and prefers short words — tap to centre the map on it Good writing keeps sentences shortand prefers short words Last stated 20 years ago 7 Oct 2006 GM Greg Mankiw — holds since 2006-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Encouraging experimentation and opening opportunities requires much more tolerance of mediocrity — tap to centre the map on it Encouraging experimentation andopening opportunities requires muchmore tolerance of mediocrity Last stated 10 years ago 27 Feb 2017 MG Malcolm Gladwell — holds since 2017-02-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: An audience wants a maker's judgment more than their research. — tap to centre the map on it An audience wants a maker's judgmentmore than their research. Last stated 3 weeks ago 19 Sept 2026 DS David Sparks — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: An idea stated in a more fluent or rhyming form seems more true or persuasive than the same idea stated plainly. — tap to centre the map on it An idea stated in a more fluent orrhyming form seems more true orpersuasive than the same idea statedplainly. Last stated 3 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 GR Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: To understand people unlike us, listening to what they say works better than assuming we know what it is like to be them. — tap to centre the map on it To understand people unlike us,listening to what they say worksbetter than assuming we know what itis like to be them. Last stated 3 years ago 2 Jan 2024 PB Paul Bloom — holds since 2024-01-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Podcasts allow for expanding on difficult topics, humanizing discussion, and making long-form substantiated points. — tap to centre the map on it Podcasts allow for expanding ondifficult topics, humanizingdiscussion, and making long-formsubstantiated points. Last stated today 9 Oct 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-10-09 — 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 5 days ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part ofwhat it does, so a drink known to becheap fails at its job however goodit tastes. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel. — tap to centre the map on it A product's craft probably comesdown to whether it works withoutpain and how it makes people feel. Last stated 4 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 RS Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow. — tap to centre the map on it A shadow in an interface implies alight source, so an elevated elementneeds a highlight where the lightfalls, not just a drop shadow. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience. — tap to centre the map on it A twist works best when it isdiscoverable on rewatch rather thanachieved by directly misleading theaudience. Last stated 11 months ago 18 Nov 2025 NE Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A skill is basically a prompt, sometimes a large one, more like a style guide: the best practice for taste, which font to use, and how to guide AI not to create AI slop. — tap to centre the map on it A skill is basically a prompt,sometimes a large one, more like astyle guide: the best practice fortaste, which font to use, and how toguide AI not to create AI slop. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jun 2026 MT Meng To — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI models default to generic, lowest-common-denominator output unless a user actively pushes back against them. — tap to centre the map on it AI models default to generic,lowest-common-denominator outputunless a user actively pushes backagainst them. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jun 2026 KC Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Mass-produced AI-generated podcast shows are not a major threat to podcasting because listeners do not like them. — tap to centre the map on it Mass-produced AI-generated podcastshows are not a major threat topodcasting because listeners do notlike them. Last stated 3 months ago 25 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-25 — tap for who they are
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At the centre For listeners, shorter pieces are usually more enjoyable than long, unedited improvisations Last stated 12 Oct 2025 · 12 months ago Holds Andrew Batson Read this korrent →