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← In moral judgment, intuitions come first and strategic reasoning second
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Read this korrent: In moral judgment, intuitions come first and strategic reasoning second
In moral judgment, intuitions come first and strategic reasoning second
JH
Jon Haidt — holds since c. 2012–2013 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Basing beliefs on personal intuition and revelation substitutes anecdote and authority for evidence and reason — tap to centre the map on it
Basing beliefs on personal intuition and revelation substitutes anecdote and authority for evidence and reason
Last stated 11 years ago
12 Oct 2015
KS
Kathryn Schulz — holds since 2015-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Judgment starts from specific reasoning and, once refined enough, becomes taste or intuition. — tap to centre the map on it
Judgment starts from specific reasoning and, once refined enough, becomes taste or intuition.
Last stated a year ago
17 Jul 2025
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-07-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Second-order thinking is more deliberate than first-order thinking: it considers interactions and time, and asks "And then what?" — tap to centre the map on it
Second-order thinking is more deliberate than first-order thinking: it considers interactions and time, and asks "And then what?"
Last stated 11 years ago
12 Apr 2016
SP
Shane Parrish — holds since 2016-04-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Physics teaches reasoning from first principles rather than by analogy. — tap to centre the map on it
Physics teaches reasoning from first principles rather than by analogy.
Last stated 14 years ago
21 Oct 2012
EM
Elon Musk — holds since 2012-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Subjective confidence can feel the same for intuitions from expertise and for intuitions from substitution — tap to centre the map on it
Subjective confidence can feel the same for intuitions from expertise and for intuitions from substitution
DK
Daniel Kahneman — holds since c. 2011 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Empathy is a poor moral guide that leads to bad decisions. — tap to centre the map on it
Empathy is a poor moral guide that leads to bad decisions.
Last stated 2 years ago
13 May 2024
PB
Paul Bloom — holds since 2024-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In a world where it's impossible to make purely moral decisions in everything we do, we should all recognize where we're making trade-offs and not try to paint ourselves as being purely logical. — tap to centre the map on it
In a world where it's impossible to make purely moral decisions in everything we do, we should all recognize where we're making trade-offs and not try to paint ourselves as being purely logical.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
MB
Matt Birchler — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Better decisions come from committing to a choice with scheduled points to reassess it, not from waiting for certainty. — tap to centre the map on it
Better decisions come from committing to a choice with scheduled points to reassess it, not from waiting for certainty.
Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jul 2026
CD
Charles Duhigg — holds since 2026-07-09 — 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
SP
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
by 12 Aug 2017
JC
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.
AK
Alfred Korzybski — holds since c. 1933 — 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 delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
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 different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 4 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 graded good or bad; it is only the material that 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
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 a month ago
24 Sept 2026
MS
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 2 months ago
9 Sept 2026
EB
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
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In moral judgment, intuitions come first and strategic reasoning second
Last stated c. 2012–2013
Holds Jon Haidt
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Similar wording
Basing beliefs on personal intuition and revelation substitutes anecdote and authority for evidence and reason
Last stated 12 Oct 2015 · 11 years ago
Holds Kathryn Schulz
Similar wording
Judgment starts from specific reasoning and, once refined enough, becomes taste or intuition.
Last stated 17 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Similar wording
Second-order thinking is more deliberate than first-order thinking: it considers interactions and time, and asks "And then what?"
Last stated 12 Apr 2016 · 11 years ago
Holds Shane Parrish
Similar wording
Physics teaches reasoning from first principles rather than by analogy.
Last stated 21 Oct 2012 · 14 years ago
Holds Elon Musk
Similar wording
Subjective confidence can feel the same for intuitions from expertise and for intuitions from substitution
Last stated c. 2011
Holds Daniel Kahneman
Similar wording
Empathy is a poor moral guide that leads to bad decisions.
Last stated 13 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Paul Bloom
Similar wording
In a world where it's impossible to make purely moral decisions in everything we do, we should all recognize where we're making trade-offs and not try to paint ourselves as being purely logical.
Last stated 14 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Matt Birchler
Similar wording
Better decisions come from committing to a choice with scheduled points to reassess it, not from waiting for certainty.
Last stated 9 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Charles Duhigg
Same subject: mental models
A difficult problem is better thought through both forwards and backward than in one direction only.
Last stated 28 Oct 2013 · 13 years ago
Holds Shane Parrish
Same subject: mental models
A few dozen mental models are enough to get a firm grasp of how the world works.
Last stated by 12 Aug 2017 · 9 years ago
Holds James Clear
Same subject: mental models
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 Alfred Korzybski
Same subject: taste
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.
Last stated 21 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Brandon Jacoby
Same subject: taste
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 4 Oct 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: taste
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 6 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds George Saunders
Same subject: design
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 24 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds M.G. Siegler
Same subject: design
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 9 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ed Bayes
Same subject: design
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 12 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Julie Zhuo