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Everything filed under design design Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under management management Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under empathy empathy Everything filed under product management product management In tensionIn tension — John Maeda said bothSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: More emotions are better than fewer: when emotion comes first, do not be afraid to add ornament or layers of meaning. More emotions are better than fewer: whenemotion comes first, do not be afraid toadd ornament or layers of meaning. Last stated 20 years ago 11 Jun 2006 JM John Maeda — holds since 2006-06-11 — tap for who they are In tension: Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible. — tap to centre the map on it Better design does not mean moredesign: the most obvious designs areoften invisible. Last stated 3 years ago 16 Nov 2023 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2023-11-16 — tap for who they are In tension: The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction: when in doubt, remove. — tap to centre the map on it The simplest way to achievesimplicity is through thoughtfulreduction: when in doubt, remove. Last stated 20 years ago 11 Jun 2006 JM John Maeda — holds since 2006-06-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adding process when things go badly is the instinct to resist: every time we added more process we spent more time without getting better outcomes. — tap to centre the map on it Adding process when things go badlyis the instinct to resist: everytime we added more process we spentmore time without getting betteroutcomes. Last stated 3 months ago 19 Jul 2026 ES Elizabeth Stone — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: One good story outweighs a mountain of evidence, because most emotions cannot be argued with. — tap to centre the map on it One good story outweighs a mountainof evidence, because most emotionscannot be argued with. Last stated 9 months ago 20 Jan 2026 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: People tend to say in surveys that they want more options than they actually use or want in practice. — tap to centre the map on it People tend to say in surveys thatthey want more options than theyactually use or want in practice. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 JC Josh Collinsworth — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Avoiding conflict does not actually resolve it, so suppressed feelings build up until they surface all at once. — tap to centre the map on it Avoiding conflict does not actuallyresolve it, so suppressed feelingsbuild up until they surface all atonce. Last stated 4 months ago 11 Jun 2026 JM Julie Menanno — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Money decisions are fundamentally about emotion rather than numbers. — tap to centre the map on it Money decisions are fundamentallyabout emotion rather than numbers. Last stated 3 months ago 14 Jul 2026 JZ Jason Zweig — holds since 2026-07-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good design is simple, because being forced to be simple forces a maker to face the real problem and deliver substance instead of ornament. — tap to centre the map on it Good design is simple, because beingforced to be simple forces a makerto face the real problem and deliversubstance instead of ornament. Last stated 25 years ago 1 Feb 2002 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2002-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Guests who answer by signalling empathy instead of saying something substantive are a reason to turn a bit more against empathy. — tap to centre the map on it Guests who answer by signallingempathy instead of saying somethingsubstantive are a reason to turn abit more against empathy. Last stated 2 years ago 13 May 2024 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2024-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Taking something a person already loves and making it one inch better wins more of them than showing them something they have never seen and did not know they wanted. — tap to centre the map on it Taking something a person alreadyloves and making it one inch betterwins more of them than showing themsomething they have never seen anddid not know they wanted. Last stated 4 months ago 14 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 2 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neuralorganization may be the secret ofhuman creativity, at the price ofsusceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago 8 Jan 2013 DD Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it A person who works from a recipe,even an innovative one, starts fromsomething that already exists. Last stated 11 years ago 6 Nov 2015 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it "Simplify onboarding" is an action,not a problem, and a roadmap linewritten that way will not work. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jan 2025 EV Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are JM A view that moved — John Maeda: this claim 11 Jun 2006, then the centre claim 11 Jun 2006
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