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Read this korrent: Making connections across different disciplines makes a person more creative.
Making connections across different disciplines makes a person more creative.
Last stated 6 years ago
15 Aug 2020
MT
Ming Thein — holds since 2020-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The best ideas often arise when going across disciplines. — tap to centre the map on it
The best ideas often arise when going across disciplines.
Last stated 10 years ago
by 6 Jul 2016
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Gabriel Weinberg — holds since 2016-07-06 — 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 multiple things, because some of the biggest discoveries come from noticing connections between different fields.
Last stated 3 years ago
1 Jul 2023
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Paul Graham — holds since 2023-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making the cross-connections that produce new ideas requires a certain daring — tap to centre the map on it
Making the cross-connections that produce new ideas requires a certain daring
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In filmmaking and many other complex product development fields, creativity involves many people from different disciplines working together to solve problems. — tap to centre the map on it
In filmmaking and many other complex product development fields, creativity involves many people from different disciplines working together to solve problems.
Last stated 18 years ago
by 18 Sept 2008
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Ben Fry — holds since 2008-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creatives were measured by their ability to understand the tools, for better or worse, rather than by the idea behind why they were using the tool. — tap to centre the map on it
Creatives were measured by their ability to understand the tools, for better or worse, rather than by the idea behind why they were using the tool.
Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
MS
Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some disciplines are more reliable than others, such as those describing experimentally tested ideas — tap to centre the map on it
Some disciplines are more reliable than others, such as those describing experimentally tested ideas
Last stated 19 years ago
17 Oct 2007
PB
Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Outside one's expertise, AI makes you more creative but also more impatient and less critical. — tap to centre the map on it
Outside one's expertise, AI makes you more creative but also more impatient and less critical.
Last stated 4 months ago
23 Jun 2026
ML
Matt LeMay — holds since 2026-06-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Teams work better when individuals create ideas first and then the team produces the good ideas. — tap to centre the map on it
Teams work better when individuals create ideas first and then the team produces the good ideas.
Last stated 12 years ago
5 Apr 2015
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Zed Shaw — holds since 2015-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
AH
Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
JJ
Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Last stated 4 months ago
21 Jul 2026
RT
Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it
A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one.
Last stated 2 months ago
18 Sept 2026
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Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement. — tap to centre the map on it
AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
JC
Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI progress comes from a simple, systematic way of improving models, not from researchers suddenly getting smarter. — tap to centre the map on it
AI progress comes from a simple, systematic way of improving models, not from researchers suddenly getting smarter.
Last stated a year ago
16 Jun 2025
JK
Jared Kaplan — holds since 2025-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company working at the edge of the barely possible has to control its own technology destiny, even at the application layer. — tap to centre the map on it
A company working at the edge of the barely possible has to control its own technology destiny, even at the application layer.
Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
CB
Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A discovery you can see your way through to is impossible to abandon, even out of a real fear that it will be misused. — tap to centre the map on it
A discovery you can see your way through to is impossible to abandon, even out of a real fear that it will be misused.
Last stated 2 years ago
5 May 2025
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Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — 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 on being early on an idea is one not lived 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
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Making connections across different disciplines makes a person more creative.
Last stated 15 Aug 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Ming Thein
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The best ideas often arise when going across disciplines.
Last stated by 6 Jul 2016 · 10 years ago
Holds Gabriel Weinberg
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It is good to know about multiple things, because some of the biggest discoveries come from noticing connections between different fields.
Last stated 1 Jul 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Paul Graham
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Making the cross-connections that produce new ideas requires a certain daring
Last stated c. 1959
Holds Isaac Asimov
Similar wording
In filmmaking and many other complex product development fields, creativity involves many people from different disciplines working together to solve problems.
Last stated by 18 Sept 2008 · 18 years ago
Holds Ben Fry
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Creatives were measured by their ability to understand the tools, for better or worse, rather than by the idea behind why they were using the tool.
Last stated 2 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Marvin Schwaibold
Similar wording
Some disciplines are more reliable than others, such as those describing experimentally tested ideas
Last stated 17 Oct 2007 · 19 years ago
Holds Peter Bevelin
Similar wording
Outside one's expertise, AI makes you more creative but also more impatient and less critical.
Last stated 23 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Matt LeMay
Similar wording
Teams work better when individuals create ideas first and then the team produces the good ideas.
Last stated 5 Apr 2015 · 12 years ago
Holds Zed Shaw
Same subject: innovation
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Last stated 25 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Anton Howes
Same subject: innovation
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Justin Jackson
Same subject: innovation
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Last stated 21 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Ruxandra Teslo
Same subject: LLMs
A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Robin Sloan
Same subject: LLMs
AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Jack Clark
Same subject: LLMs
AI progress comes from a simple, systematic way of improving models, not from researchers suddenly getting smarter.
Last stated 16 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds Jared Kaplan
Same subject: ambition
A company working at the edge of the barely possible has to control its own technology destiny, even at the application layer.
Last stated 18 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Clay Bavor
Same subject: ambition
A discovery you can see your way through to is impossible to abandon, even out of a real fear that it will be misused.
Last stated 5 May 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Janna Levin
Same subject: ambition
A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest
Last stated 8 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson