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Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under mental models mental models Everything filed under hiring hiring Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Learning a new skill set requires crossing a moat of low status, and the willingness to be visibly bad in public is itself the advantage. Learning a new skill set requires crossinga moat of low status, and the willingnessto be visibly bad in public is itself theadvantage. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — 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 plateaurequires unlearning beliefs andconventions that are wrong ornarrower than assumed. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Inside the circle of competence a person has an advantage; on crossing its perimeter the advantage vanishes and transfers to other people. — tap to centre the map on it Inside the circle of competence aperson has an advantage; on crossingits perimeter the advantage vanishesand transfers to other people. Last stated 13 years ago 1 Dec 2013 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Someone who can't name what they'd do differently is unlikely to be good at improving over time. — tap to centre the map on it Someone who can't name what they'ddo differently is unlikely to begood at improving over time. Last stated 3 years ago 25 Feb 2024 BK Ben Kuhn — holds since 2024-02-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: When a skill becomes widely attainable, people feel pressure to seek a rarer, higher-leverage skill to prove their value. — tap to centre the map on it When a skill becomes widelyattainable, people feel pressure toseek a rarer, higher-leverage skillto prove their value. Last stated 8 months ago 4 Mar 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Learning cannot happen in flow, because getting better at a skill means working beyond the level at which you can express it. — tap to centre the map on it Learning cannot happen in flow,because getting better at a skillmeans working beyond the level atwhich you can express it. Last stated 3 months ago 20 Jul 2026 TW Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — 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 toman-with-a-hammer error and shrinkslearning capacity, by leaving gapsin the latticework of theory CM Charlie Munger — holds since c. 2005 — tap for who they are Same subject: Playing games where others have the aptitudes and one does not is close to certain to lose, so one has to find where one has an edge and stay inside one’s circle of competence — tap to centre the map on it Playing games where others have theaptitudes and one does not is closeto certain to lose, so one has tofind where one has an edge and stayinside one’s circle of competence CM Charlie Munger — holds since c. 1994 — tap for who they are Same subject: Doing your best at a bad job is not for the boss: it is how the warm referral that gets the next job is earned, and slacking there cheats only yourself. — tap to centre the map on it Doing your best at a bad job is notfor the boss: it is how the warmreferral that gets the next job isearned, and slacking there cheatsonly yourself. Last stated 7 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not — tap to centre the map on it Achievement is wonderful when youknow why you pursue it, and a trapwhen you do not Last stated 11 years ago 27 May 2015 NP Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: thepeople furthest along are workingharder than ever, and they need tostop harvesting dopamine as if itends in two weeks. Last stated 7 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. — tap to centre the map on it An unstarted, unresolved task ismore mentally exhausting than almostany other kind of task. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 GR Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest — tap to centre the map on it A life spent without taking bets onbeing early on an idea is one notlived to the fullest Last stated 2 years ago 8 Jun 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase — tap to centre the map on it Clear, hierarchical goals turn arandom walk into a chase MC Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle — tap to centre the map on it Every company eventually must fightfor its life instead of running fromthe battle Last stated 15 years ago 13 Nov 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-11-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Learning a new skill set requires crossing a moat of low status, and the willingness to be visibly bad in public is itself the advantage. Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago Holds Cate Hall Read this korrent →