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Read this korrent: In choosing what to learn, who is teaching it matters more than what it is, because your existing interests are fairly arbitrary and a good educator is not.
In choosing what to learn, who is teaching it matters more than what it is, because your existing interests are fairly arbitrary and a good educator is not.
Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
GS
Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When you exercise relative to learning probably matters little, as long as the two sit fairly close in time. — tap to centre the map on it
When you exercise relative to learning probably matters little, as long as the two sit fairly close in time.
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Jan 2025
AH
Andrew Huberman — holds since 2025-01-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Understanding the history of ideas is incredibly valuable in teaching — tap to centre the map on it
Understanding the history of ideas is incredibly valuable in teaching
Last stated 4 years ago
3 Mar 2023
MM
Michael Mauboussin — holds since 2023-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The person receiving advice usually knows more about their own situation than the person giving it does. — tap to centre the map on it
The person receiving advice usually knows more about their own situation than the person giving it does.
Last stated a year ago
26 May 2025
NN
Neel Nanda — holds since 2025-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Choose economics courses by the instructor, not the topic, since any part of economics can be interesting or deadly dull — tap to centre the map on it
Choose economics courses by the instructor, not the topic, since any part of economics can be interesting or deadly dull
Last stated 20 years ago
23 May 2006
GM
Greg Mankiw — holds since 2006-05-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Knowing both the deep history of a field and its bleeding edge is what makes someone genuinely differentiated in it. — tap to centre the map on it
Knowing both the deep history of a field and its bleeding edge is what makes someone genuinely differentiated in it.
Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
BG
Bill Gurley — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Learning should be made harder rather than easier, and a teacher's instinct to smooth the path is the first thing that goes wrong. — tap to centre the map on it
Learning should be made harder rather than easier, and a teacher's instinct to smooth the path is the first thing that goes wrong.
Last stated 3 months ago
13 Jul 2026
AC
Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Past the beginning, learn from whatever you actually care about rather than from material written for learners. — tap to centre the map on it
Past the beginning, learn from whatever you actually care about rather than from material written for learners.
Last stated 3 months ago
by 20 Jul 2026
SK
Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People persist with the method they enjoy rather than the one that is supposed to be best, and that is what decides the outcome. — tap to centre the map on it
People persist with the method they enjoy rather than the one that is supposed to be best, and that is what decides the outcome.
Last stated 6 years ago
9 Sept 2020
LL
Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it
A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player.
Last stated 13 years ago
3 Jul 2013
RK
Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it
Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff
Last stated 19 years ago
17 Oct 2007
PB
Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it
Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows
Last stated 19 years ago
13 May 2007
CM
Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
EB
Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
AL
Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock. — tap to centre the map on it
A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock.
Last stated 8 months ago
3 Mar 2026
SB
Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved. — tap to centre the map on it
A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved.
Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
GS
Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
GS
Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
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In choosing what to learn, who is teaching it matters more than what it is, because your existing interests are fairly arbitrary and a good educator is not.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
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When you exercise relative to learning probably matters little, as long as the two sit fairly close in time.
Last stated 6 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Andrew Huberman
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Understanding the history of ideas is incredibly valuable in teaching
Last stated 3 Mar 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds Michael Mauboussin
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The person receiving advice usually knows more about their own situation than the person giving it does.
Last stated 26 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Neel Nanda
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Choose economics courses by the instructor, not the topic, since any part of economics can be interesting or deadly dull
Last stated 23 May 2006 · 20 years ago
Holds Greg Mankiw
Similar wording
Knowing both the deep history of a field and its bleeding edge is what makes someone genuinely differentiated in it.
Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Bill Gurley
Similar wording
Learning should be made harder rather than easier, and a teacher's instinct to smooth the path is the first thing that goes wrong.
Last stated 13 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Alan Castel
Similar wording
Past the beginning, learn from whatever you actually care about rather than from material written for learners.
Last stated by 20 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Steve Kaufmann
Similar wording
People persist with the method they enjoy rather than the one that is supposed to be best, and that is what decides the outcome.
Last stated 9 Sept 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Luca Lampariello
Same subject: curiosity
A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player.
Last stated 3 Jul 2013 · 13 years ago
Holds Raph Koster
Same subject: curiosity
Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff
Last stated 17 Oct 2007 · 19 years ago
Holds Peter Bevelin
Same subject: curiosity
Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows
Last stated 13 May 2007 · 19 years ago
Holds Charlie Munger
Same subject: America
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 22 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Jennifer Pahlka
Same subject: America
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 18 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Casey Handmer Eric Berger
Same subject: America
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Last stated 7 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alon Levy
Same subject: mathematics
A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock.
Last stated 3 Mar 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Sanjay Bakshi
Same subject: mathematics
A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Grant Sanderson
Same subject: mathematics
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Grant Sanderson