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← In knowing as in acting, people are creative and add to reality

17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 1 Feb 2022 to 15 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: In knowing as in acting, people are creative and add to reality In knowing as in acting, people arecreative and add to reality WJ William James — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are Same subject: You only discover your specific knowledge by acting, in a variety of difficult situations. — tap to centre the map on it You only discover your specificknowledge by acting, in a variety ofdifficult situations. Last stated a year ago 29 Jul 2025 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Physical life teaches that thoughts have reality and create the reality you know — tap to centre the map on it Physical life teaches that thoughtshave reality and create the realityyou know JR Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans have been living in the presence of a superintelligence their entire lives. — tap to centre the map on it Humans have been living in thepresence of a superintelligencetheir entire lives. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is good to know about multiple things, because some of the biggest discoveries come from noticing connections between different fields. — tap to centre the map on it It is good to know about multiplethings, because some of the biggestdiscoveries come from noticingconnections between differentfields. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Jul 2023 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2023-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing about something, even something you know well, usually shows you that you did not know it as well as you thought. — tap to centre the map on it Writing about something, evensomething you know well, usuallyshows you that you did not know itas well as you thought. Last stated 5 years ago 1 Feb 2022 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2022-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: We are wiser than we know if we let our thought act without interference — tap to centre the map on it We are wiser than we know if we letour thought act without interference RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1841–1847 — tap for who they are Same subject: Creative language is something people need to survive, and the human imagination is now imperilled. — tap to centre the map on it Creative language is somethingpeople need to survive, and thehuman imagination is now imperilled. Last stated 4 months ago 4 Jul 2026 LS Lyndsey Stonebridge — holds since 2026-07-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Life is about the physical embodiment of knowledge — tap to centre the map on it Life is about the physicalembodiment of knowledge DD David Deutsch — holds since c. 1997 — tap for who they are Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms isnot the way to get good creativework. Last stated 3 months ago 14 Aug 2026 SK Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that is uncompromising butalso kind and supportive is the mostfertile ground for creativity. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI models want to add or patch as a form of making better, whereas the design process is really about editing away. — tap to centre the map on it AI models want to add or patch as aform of making better, whereas thedesign process is really aboutediting away. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jul 2026 JY Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI that builds UI is trained on past UI, so breaking out of that mould will still take a person willing to break the rules. — tap to centre the map on it AI that builds UI is trained on pastUI, so breaking out of that mouldwill still take a person willing tobreak the rules. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: As building software gets easier, the differentiator becomes design, ideas, positioning and creativity. — tap to centre the map on it As building software gets easier,the differentiator becomes design,ideas, positioning and creativity. Last stated 3 months ago 4 Aug 2026 NP Nate Parrott — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Big leaps forward are sprints inspired by a hunch — tap to centre the map on it Big leaps forward are sprintsinspired by a hunch Last stated 2 years ago 13 Nov 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Creative work splits into routine work you should get fast at and high-variance work you must be willing to spend a long time on, and almost everyone is good at only one of the two. — tap to centre the map on it Creative work splits into routinework you should get fast at andhigh-variance work you must bewilling to spend a long time on, andalmost everyone is good at only oneof the two. Last stated 7 months ago 7 Apr 2026 MN Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Frequent creative practice builds the skill needed to produce more work later. — tap to centre the map on it Frequent creative practice buildsthe skill needed to produce morework later. Last stated 3 years ago 15 Jan 2024 AC Andrew Chen — holds since 2024-01-15 — tap for who they are
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At the centre In knowing as in acting, people are creative and add to reality Last stated c. 1906–1907 Holds William James Read this korrent →