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← Monitoring often leads to change, because people who closely track almost anything tend to manage it better.
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Read this korrent: Monitoring often leads to change, because people who closely track almost anything tend to manage it better.
Monitoring often leads to change, because people who closely track almost anything tend to manage it better.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
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Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even with plausible best efforts, chain-of-thought monitoring will probably get harder over time and within a year very likely will not serve its current function. — tap to centre the map on it
Even with plausible best efforts, chain-of-thought monitoring will probably get harder over time and within a year very likely will not serve its current function.
Last stated a month ago
8 Sept 2026
ZM
Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If declines in chain-of-thought monitorability come only from capability gains, CoT monitoring is unlikely to last another year without active improvement. — tap to centre the map on it
If declines in chain-of-thought monitorability come only from capability gains, CoT monitoring is unlikely to last another year without active improvement.
Last stated a month ago
8 Sept 2026
ZM
Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Managing change has always been the manager's whole job; the only thing AI changed is how fast the change now arrives. — tap to centre the map on it
Managing change has always been the manager's whole job; the only thing AI changed is how fast the change now arrives.
Last stated a year ago
21 Sept 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Willpower eventually loses, so safeguards are needed to change behaviour. — tap to centre the map on it
Willpower eventually loses, so safeguards are needed to change behaviour.
Last stated 3 years ago
3 Oct 2023
SP
Shane Parrish — holds since 2023-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are more likely to listen to those with experience — tap to centre the map on it
People are more likely to listen to those with experience
Last stated 4 years ago
8 Mar 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Computers change but people do not, so understanding people is how you make better software — tap to centre the map on it
Computers change but people do not, so understanding people is how you make better software
Last stated 23 years ago
2 Feb 2004
JA
Jeff Atwood — holds since 2004-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Paying more attention to what is present than to what is absent is often a mistake, since absence can matter — tap to centre the map on it
Paying more attention to what is present than to what is absent is often a mistake, since absence can matter
Last stated 10 years ago
10 Jan 2017
RC
Robert Cialdini — holds since 2017-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When students know a teacher cannot easily monitor their work, they conclude the work doesn't matter and disengage from it. — tap to centre the map on it
When students know a teacher cannot easily monitor their work, they conclude the work doesn't matter and disengage from it.
Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
DM
Dan Meyer — holds since 2026-05-27 — 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
DH
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
PF
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
AE
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
TH
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
AE
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
DD
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
JT
Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
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Monitoring often leads to change, because people who closely track almost anything tend to manage it better.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Gretchen Rubin
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Even with plausible best efforts, chain-of-thought monitoring will probably get harder over time and within a year very likely will not serve its current function.
Last stated 8 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Zvi Mowshowitz
Similar wording
If declines in chain-of-thought monitorability come only from capability gains, CoT monitoring is unlikely to last another year without active improvement.
Last stated 8 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Zvi Mowshowitz
Similar wording
Managing change has always been the manager's whole job; the only thing AI changed is how fast the change now arrives.
Last stated 21 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Similar wording
Willpower eventually loses, so safeguards are needed to change behaviour.
Last stated 3 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Shane Parrish
Similar wording
People are more likely to listen to those with experience
Last stated 8 Mar 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Computers change but people do not, so understanding people is how you make better software
Last stated 2 Feb 2004 · 23 years ago
Holds Jeff Atwood
Similar wording
Paying more attention to what is present than to what is absent is often a mistake, since absence can matter
Last stated 10 Jan 2017 · 10 years ago
Holds Robert Cialdini
Similar wording
When students know a teacher cannot easily monitor their work, they conclude the work doesn't matter and disengage from it.
Last stated 27 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Dan Meyer
Same subject: attitude change
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 6 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: attitude change
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Paul Ford
Same subject: attitude change
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated 1 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
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 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes
Same subject: politics
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 1 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: politics
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Daniel W. Drezner
Same subject: politics
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
Last stated c. 2000
Holds Joseph Tussman