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13 Jul 2026
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Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The point of a good memory is not to remember more but to remember better, because forgetting most of what you experience is what human brains are built to do. — tap to centre the map on it The point of a good memory is not to remember more but to remember better, because forgetting most of what you experience is what human brains are built to do. Last stated 2 years ago
25 May 2024
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Charan Ranganath — holds since 2024-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Seeing something many times does not put it into memory: familiarity with a thing and knowledge of it are different, and people confuse the two constantly. — tap to centre the map on it Seeing something many times does not put it into memory: familiarity with a thing and knowledge of it are different, and people confuse the two constantly. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Forgetting names is not a defect of memory: a name is an arbitrary label with nothing to attach it to, and arbitrary material is exactly what brains are worst at. — tap to centre the map on it Forgetting names is not a defect of memory: a name is an arbitrary label with nothing to attach it to, and arbitrary material is exactly what brains are worst at. Last stated 2 years ago
25 May 2024
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Charan Ranganath — holds since 2024-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Extra thinking time cannot help with factual recall: a model that does not know a date will not know it after a week either. — tap to centre the map on it Extra thinking time cannot help with factual recall: a model that does not know a date will not know it after a week either. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Having both episodic and semantic memory is what lets a mind change on a dime without erasing what it already learned, and it is why humans can learn from so little data. — tap to centre the map on it Having both episodic and semantic memory is what lets a mind change on a dime without erasing what it already learned, and it is why humans can learn from so little data. Last stated 2 years ago
25 May 2024
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Charan Ranganath — holds since 2024-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Failing to hear a language's sounds is what makes its words impossible to remember. — tap to centre the map on it Failing to hear a language's sounds is what makes its words impossible to remember. Last stated 7 years ago
by 18 Jul 2019
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Gabriel Wyner — holds since 2019-07-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model that solves a hard problem has learned nothing from it: the next session has forgotten it, with no new skill to carry to related problems. — tap to centre the map on it A model that solves a hard problem has learned nothing from it: the next session has forgotten it, with no new skill to carry to related problems. Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Terence Tao — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Spaced recall works by stripping a memory of the time and place it happened, which is why the memories you revisit most feel like facts you read rather than things you lived. — tap to centre the map on it Spaced recall works by stripping a memory of the time and place it happened, which is why the memories you revisit most feel like facts you read rather than things you lived. Last stated 2 years ago
25 May 2024
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Charan Ranganath — holds since 2024-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise. — tap to centre the map on it A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise. Last stated 2 months ago
by 20 Jul 2026
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Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known. — tap to centre the map on it A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known. Last stated 5 years ago
19 Aug 2021
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Luca Lampariello — holds since 2021-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured. — tap to centre the map on it A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured. Last stated 6 years ago
9 Sept 2020
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Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. — tap to centre the map on it A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Sept 2023
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Raph Koster — holds since 2023-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured. — tap to centre the map on it A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured. 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: A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided. — tap to centre the map on it A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
JL
Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. — tap to centre the map on it Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — 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: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. Last stated 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations. — tap to centre the map on it AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Forgetting is a feature of a working memory system rather than a failure of it.
Holds AC Alan CastelRead this korrent →
The point of a good memory is not to remember more but to remember better, because forgetting most of what you experience is what human brains are built to do.
Holds CR Charan Ranganath
Seeing something many times does not put it into memory: familiarity with a thing and knowledge of it are different, and people confuse the two constantly.
Holds AC Alan Castel
Forgetting names is not a defect of memory: a name is an arbitrary label with nothing to attach it to, and arbitrary material is exactly what brains are worst at.
Holds CR Charan Ranganath
Extra thinking time cannot help with factual recall: a model that does not know a date will not know it after a week either.
Holds NB Noam Brown
Having both episodic and semantic memory is what lets a mind change on a dime without erasing what it already learned, and it is why humans can learn from so little data.
Holds CR Charan Ranganath
Failing to hear a language's sounds is what makes its words impossible to remember.
Holds GW Gabriel Wyner
A model that solves a hard problem has learned nothing from it: the next session has forgotten it, with no new skill to carry to related problems.
Holds TT Terence Tao
Spaced recall works by stripping a memory of the time and place it happened, which is why the memories you revisit most feel like facts you read rather than things you lived.
Holds CR Charan Ranganath
A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise.
Holds SK Steve Kaufmann
A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known.
Holds LL Luca Lampariello
A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured.
Holds LL Luca Lampariello
A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction.
Holds RK Raph Koster
A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round.
Holds LF Lex Fridman
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.
Holds
AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations.
Holds SA Scott Alexander