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Everything filed under documentation documentation Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under design design Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under startups startups Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Good exposition is willing to say things that are a little bit wrong and fix them later, which is exactly what a crowd-sourced encyclopedia edits out. Good exposition is willing to say thingsthat are a little bit wrong and fix themlater, which is exactly what acrowd-sourced encyclopedia edits out. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: When two expert users argue over whether documentation is clear, that debate is unproductive — the way to actually find unclear documentation is to test it on real readers, not to have experts argue about wording. — tap to centre the map on it When two expert users argue overwhether documentation is clear, thatdebate is unproductive — the way toactually find unclear documentationis to test it on real readers, notto have experts argue about wording. Last stated 9 months ago 8 Jan 2026 JE Julia Evans — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: In critique, being polite and steering people to make it their own idea is less useful than just telling them what is wrong with it. — tap to centre the map on it In critique, being polite andsteering people to make it their ownidea is less useful than justtelling them what is wrong with it. Last stated 4 weeks ago 23 Sept 2026 GT Geoff Teehan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: People with a large audience have a responsibility to get things right and acknowledge their mistakes. — tap to centre the map on it People with a large audience have aresponsibility to get things rightand acknowledge their mistakes. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 SD Saloni Dattani — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good writing requires wanting to tell people something, which AI itself lacks. — tap to centre the map on it Good writing requires wanting totell people something, which AIitself lacks. Last stated 5 months ago 28 May 2026 JF Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2026-05-28 — 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 a month ago 19 Sept 2026 DS David Sparks — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reviewers can tell the obviously good from the obviously bad, but there is a messy middle where they cannot tell at all. — tap to centre the map on it Reviewers can tell the obviouslygood from the obviously bad, butthere is a messy middle where theycannot tell at all. Last stated 6 years ago 20 Jan 2021 JR José Luis Ricón — holds since 2021-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: In-person events are better for good-faith debates and open minds — tap to centre the map on it In-person events are better forgood-faith debates and open minds Last stated 4 years ago 7 Dec 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-12-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: An idea can be obviously good and obviously ridiculous at the same time; being grounded in a real user problem is what carries it through. — tap to centre the map on it An idea can be obviously good andobviously ridiculous at the sametime; being grounded in a real userproblem is what carries it through. Last stated 3 months ago 31 Jul 2026 PC Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. — tap to centre the map on it A company that deviates from openstandards in its data exportswithout documenting the deviationcreates an artificial vendorlock-in. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Mar 2025 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A performance test without an explanation of its limiting factor should be treated as unanalyzed and possibly bogus. — tap to centre the map on it A performance test without anexplanation of its limiting factorshould be treated as unanalyzed andpossibly bogus. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 BG Brendan Gregg — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A photograph is never simply transparent: to photograph is to frame, and to frame is to exclude — tap to centre the map on it A photograph is never simplytransparent: to photograph is toframe, and to frame is to exclude Last stated 24 years ago 2 Dec 2002 SS Susan Sontag — holds since 2002-12-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate negotiating an offershould make every ask fit one lineof logic. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — 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 3 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — 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 gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Good exposition is willing to say things that are a little bit wrong and fix them later, which is exactly what a crowd-sourced encyclopedia edits out. Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago Holds Grant Sanderson Read this korrent →