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Read this korrent: Long stretches of being disconnected -- no internet, no phone, no people -- are what make creative work possible.
Long stretches of being disconnected -- no internet, no phone, no people -- are what make creative work possible.
Last stated 6 months ago
3 Mar 2026
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2016-07-27 — tap for who they are
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are
Cannot both be true: The scarce skill is now context switching across parallel agents, not sustained deep work. — tap to centre the map on it
The scarce skill is now context switching across parallel agents, not sustained deep work.
Last stated 6 months ago
4 Mar 2026
BC
Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Freedom of thought requires deliberately disconnecting from online content, because a large percentage of it is designed to manipulate you. — tap to centre the map on it
Freedom of thought requires deliberately disconnecting from online content, because a large percentage of it is designed to manipulate you.
Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You can be creative within any set of constraints, so long as you understand what they are and get excited about them rather than resent them. — tap to centre the map on it
You can be creative within any set of constraints, so long as you understand what they are and get excited about them rather than resent them.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Work that matters requires tolerating discomfort and boredom rather than escaping into distraction. — tap to centre the map on it
Work that matters requires tolerating discomfort and boredom rather than escaping into distraction.
Last stated 5 years ago
by 18 Aug 2021
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Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-08-18 — tap for who they are
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Cal Newport — holds since 2009-02-04 — 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 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.
Last stated 5 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong. — tap to centre the map on it
A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong.
Last stated 6 months ago
22 Mar 2026
NF
Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After pre-training, post-training and test-time scaling, the fourth scaling law is agentic: multiplying AI by spawning agents, and the whole loop scales on one thing, compute. — tap to centre the map on it
After pre-training, post-training and test-time scaling, the fourth scaling law is agentic: multiplying AI by spawning agents, and the whole loop scales on one thing, compute.
Last stated 6 months ago
23 Mar 2026
JH
Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agent autonomy is a capability, not a product direction: what the person is actually trying to do decides whether more of it helps or ruins the thing. — tap to centre the map on it
Agent autonomy is a capability, not a product direction: what the person is actually trying to do decides whether more of it helps or ruins the thing.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
SP
Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
23 Aug 2026
FC
François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A parental-consent exception defeats a social media age limit, because it drops each family straight back into the trap the law exists to break. — tap to centre the map on it
A parental-consent exception defeats a social media age limit, because it drops each family straight back into the trap the law exists to break.
Last stated 7 months ago
17 Feb 2026
JH
Jon Haidt — holds since 2026-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI design tools are starting at the low end and eating their way up: within ten years even the richest brands will rely heavily on them. — tap to centre the map on it
AI design tools are starting at the low end and eating their way up: within ten years even the richest brands will rely heavily on them.
Last stated 2 years ago
8 Aug 2024
JN
Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2024-08-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A rogue deployment that gets a foothold can hitch a ride on the intelligence explosion, recruiting each new model as it comes off the presses. — tap to centre the map on it
A rogue deployment that gets a foothold can hitch a ride on the intelligence explosion, recruiting each new model as it comes off the presses.
Last stated a week ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself. — tap to centre the map on it
A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself.
Last stated a week ago
1 Sept 2026
AC
Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Alignment is no solution to self-sovereign AI, because it is an unsolved problem whose answers cannot be imposed on every AI company on Earth. — tap to centre the map on it
Alignment is no solution to self-sovereign AI, because it is an unsolved problem whose answers cannot be imposed on every AI company on Earth.
Last stated a week ago
1 Sept 2026
DB
Dean W. Ball — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
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Long stretches of being disconnected -- no internet, no phone, no people -- are what make creative work possible.
Last stated 3 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Derek Sivers
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Cannot both be true
The scarce skill is now context switching across parallel agents, not sustained deep work.
Last stated 4 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Boris Cherny
Similar wording
Freedom of thought requires deliberately disconnecting from online content, because a large percentage of it is designed to manipulate you.
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds LF Lex Fridman
Similar wording
You can be creative within any set of constraints, so long as you understand what they are and get excited about them rather than resent them.
Last stated 14 Aug 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds SK Susan Kare
Similar wording
Work that matters requires tolerating discomfort and boredom rather than escaping into distraction.
Last stated by 18 Aug 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds OB Oliver BurkemanCN Cal Newport
Similar wording
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.
Last stated 7 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds MN Michael Nielsen
Same subject: AI agents
A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong.
Last stated 22 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds NF Nicole Forsgren
Same subject: AI agents
After pre-training, post-training and test-time scaling, the fourth scaling law is agentic: multiplying AI by spawning agents, and the whole loop scales on one thing, compute.
Last stated 23 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds JH Jensen Huang
Same subject: AI agents
Agent autonomy is a capability, not a product direction: what the person is actually trying to do decides whether more of it helps or ruins the thing.
Last stated 14 Aug 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Sunil Pai
Same subject: social media
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Last stated 23 Aug 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds François Chollet
Same subject: social media
A parental-consent exception defeats a social media age limit, because it drops each family straight back into the trap the law exists to break.
Last stated 17 Feb 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds JH Jon Haidt
Same subject: social media
AI design tools are starting at the low end and eating their way up: within ten years even the richest brands will rely heavily on them.
Last stated 8 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds JN Jakob Nielsen
Same subject: self-sovereign AI
A rogue deployment that gets a foothold can hitch a ride on the intelligence explosion, recruiting each new model as it comes off the presses.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · a week ago
Holds AC Ajeya Cotra
Same subject: self-sovereign AI
A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · a week ago
Holds AC Ajeya Cotra
Same subject: self-sovereign AI
Alignment is no solution to self-sovereign AI, because it is an unsolved problem whose answers cannot be imposed on every AI company on Earth.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · a week ago
Holds Dean W. Ball