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management Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Myths and symbols have value, but must be kept clearly apart from factual truth Myths and symbols have value, but must be kept clearly apart from factual truth Last stated 12 months ago
9 Oct 2025
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Richard Dawkins — holds since 2025-10-09 — 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 mountain of evidence, because most emotions cannot be argued with. Last stated 8 months ago
20 Jan 2026
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good storytelling doesn't require inventing something entirely new; it can be built from existing material. — tap to centre the map on it Good storytelling doesn't require inventing something entirely new; it can be built from existing material. Last stated 2 years ago
29 Jan 2025
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Ken Norton — holds since 2025-01-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When accuracy and belonging conflict, most people take the belief that keeps them accepted by their community. — tap to centre the map on it When accuracy and belonging conflict, most people take the belief that keeps them accepted by their community. Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Truth can still be validated, but finding it calls for far more humility about where it lies and how long validating it takes. — tap to centre the map on it Truth can still be validated, but finding it calls for far more humility about where it lies and how long validating it takes. Last stated 4 years ago
2 Dec 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-12-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A framing of an experience can accurately capture how it feels while being wrong about why it happens. — tap to centre the map on it A framing of an experience can accurately capture how it feels while being wrong about why it happens. Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
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Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Asserting the facts of good science, with the narrative that explains them, works where rebuttal may not — tap to centre the map on it Asserting the facts of good science, with the narrative that explains them, works where rebuttal may not Last stated 10 years ago
10 Jun 2016
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Atul Gawande — holds since 2016-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Numbers offer a false precision: which metrics you choose to look at, and whether a five percent rise is good, are both art rather than science. — tap to centre the map on it Numbers offer a false precision: which metrics you choose to look at, and whether a five percent rise is good, are both art rather than science. Last stated a year ago
21 Sept 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If a scientific controversy exists, there is credible evidence; saying there is none misreads the evidence or defines credible as agreeing with you. — tap to centre the map on it If a scientific controversy exists, there is credible evidence; saying there is none misreads the evidence or defines credible as agreeing with you. Last stated 8 months ago
8 Feb 2026
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Gary Taubes — holds since 2026-02-08 — 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
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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 a month ago
31 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. Last stated 6 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. Last stated 11 months ago
22 Oct 2025
AD
Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
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Austin Kleon — holds since 2022-10-12 — 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 graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. Last stated 6 days ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. Last stated 4 months ago
26 May 2026
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Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
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Myths and symbols have value, but must be kept clearly apart from factual truth
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One good story outweighs a mountain of evidence, because most emotions cannot be argued with.
Holds
Good storytelling doesn't require inventing something entirely new; it can be built from existing material.
Holds
When accuracy and belonging conflict, most people take the belief that keeps them accepted by their community.
Holds
Truth can still be validated, but finding it calls for far more humility about where it lies and how long validating it takes.
Holds
A framing of an experience can accurately capture how it feels while being wrong about why it happens.
Holds
Asserting the facts of good science, with the narrative that explains them, works where rebuttal may not
Holds
Numbers offer a false precision: which metrics you choose to look at, and whether a five percent rise is good, are both art rather than science.
Holds
If a scientific controversy exists, there is credible evidence; saying there is none misreads the evidence or defines credible as agreeing with you.
Holds
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Holds
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Holds
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Holds
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Holds
A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written.
Holds
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds
A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy.
Holds
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds
AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build.
Holds