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20 Jul 2026
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Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Really good performance expertise requires time; even people with great aptitude still need to put in the work to become an incredible designer. — tap to centre the map on it Really good performance expertise requires time; even people with great aptitude still need to put in the work to become an incredible designer. Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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Loredana Crisan — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Learning from failure accumulates as psychic scar tissue that narrows what a person is willing to consider as they get older. — tap to centre the map on it Learning from failure accumulates as psychic scar tissue that narrows what a person is willing to consider as they get older. Last stated 5 years ago
25 Jan 2022
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We lose cognitive function with age largely because adults refuse to be bad at things, and so stop giving the brain the novel input that maintains it. — tap to centre the map on it We lose cognitive function with age largely because adults refuse to be bad at things, and so stop giving the brain the novel input that maintains it. Last stated 3 months ago
20 Jul 2026
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Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Breaking through a skill plateau requires unlearning beliefs and conventions that are wrong or narrower than assumed. — tap to centre the map on it Breaking through a skill plateau requires unlearning beliefs and conventions that are wrong or narrower than assumed. Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
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Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Practicing fewer skills leads to man-with-a-hammer error and shrinks learning capacity, by leaving gaps in the latticework of theory — tap to centre the map on it Practicing fewer skills leads to man-with-a-hammer error and shrinks learning capacity, by leaving gaps in the latticework of theory
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Charlie Munger — holds since c. 2005 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. Last stated a month ago
9 Sept 2026
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Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — 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: 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
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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 browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — 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 fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
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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 small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
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How much a pianist practises, not how old they are, predicts how well they play, which makes skill decline with age mostly a training problem.
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Really good performance expertise requires time; even people with great aptitude still need to put in the work to become an incredible designer.
Holds
Learning from failure accumulates as psychic scar tissue that narrows what a person is willing to consider as they get older.
Holds
We lose cognitive function with age largely because adults refuse to be bad at things, and so stop giving the brain the novel input that maintains it.
Holds
Breaking through a skill plateau requires unlearning beliefs and conventions that are wrong or narrower than assumed.
Holds
Practicing fewer skills leads to man-with-a-hammer error and shrinks learning capacity, by leaving gaps in the latticework of theory
Last stated c. 2005
Holds
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Holds
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Holds
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds
A difficult problem is better thought through both forwards and backward than in one direction only.
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
Holds
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Holds
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Holds
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
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