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startups Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Insisting on knowing whether you have talent, or started too late, closes doors that staying uncertain would have left open. Insisting on knowing whether you have talent, or started too late, closes doors that staying uncertain would have left open. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creative work proceeds through surges of doubt and confidence; a good practice may keep you cycling between them — tap to centre the map on it Creative work proceeds through surges of doubt and confidence; a good practice may keep you cycling between them Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mason Currey — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Overturned findings do not make knowledge entirely uncertain; we are approaching the truth asymptotically — tap to centre the map on it Overturned findings do not make knowledge entirely uncertain; we are approaching the truth asymptotically Last stated 3 weeks ago
29 Sept 2026
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Samuel Arbesman — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If people are predictably irrational, maybe their decisions need help and sometimes their options need limiting — tap to centre the map on it If people are predictably irrational, maybe their decisions need help and sometimes their options need limiting Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Dan Ariely — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Philosophy cannot say with certainty what is true, but it suggests possibilities that free thought from the tyranny of custom — tap to centre the map on it Philosophy cannot say with certainty what is true, but it suggests possibilities that free thought from the tyranny of custom
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Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Wondering whether your product will ever be a thing is a dangerous thought, because there is no point at which you would stop second-guessing yourself. — tap to centre the map on it Wondering whether your product will ever be a thing is a dangerous thought, because there is no point at which you would stop second-guessing yourself. Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Experts stay highly aware of their own mistakes, and the people who stall at competence are the ones who move on and forget theirs. — tap to centre the map on it Experts stay highly aware of their own mistakes, and the people who stall at competence are the ones who move on and forget theirs. 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: You have to preserve your agency: your belief that you can change things. — tap to centre the map on it You have to preserve your agency: your belief that you can change things. Last stated a year ago
25 Aug 2025
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People may be overestimating how many problems are bound by intelligence rather than by other things. — tap to centre the map on it People may be overestimating how many problems are bound by intelligence rather than by other things. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
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Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition Last stated 2 years ago
6 Nov 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. Last stated a month ago
12 Sept 2026
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Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
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Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
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Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
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Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are