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6 Oct 2026
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Vinay Prasad — holds since 2026-10-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Many highly intelligent people tend to be insecure and risk-averse. — tap to centre the map on it Many highly intelligent people tend to be insecure and risk-averse. Last stated 5 years ago
22 Feb 2022
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Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobel laureates are far more likely than other scientists to have a hobby unrelated to their work and tend to do more multidisciplinary work, as elite athletes sample widely before they specialise. — tap to centre the map on it Nobel laureates are far more likely than other scientists to have a hobby unrelated to their work and tend to do more multidisciplinary work, as elite athletes sample widely before they specialise. Last stated 5 years ago
7 Sept 2021
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David Epstein — holds since 2021-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Nobel prizes miss the mark. — tap to centre the map on it The Nobel prizes miss the mark. Last stated 4 weeks ago
6 Oct 2026
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Vinay Prasad — holds since 2026-10-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of the most successful people in any industry are wicked smart. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of the most successful people in any industry are wicked smart. Last stated 4 weeks ago
7 Oct 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Smart people are unhappy because they are smart, not smart because they are unhappy, and they can be both happy and smart with more work. — tap to centre the map on it Smart people are unhappy because they are smart, not smart because they are unhappy, and they can be both happy and smart with more work. Last stated 6 years ago
12 Mar 2021
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are
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Susan Cain — holds since c. 2012 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Nobel Prize is probably a net good for the world and a net negative for science, because it makes scientists want to win a Nobel Prize. — tap to centre the map on it The Nobel Prize is probably a net good for the world and a net negative for science, because it makes scientists want to win a Nobel Prize. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every successful academic works very hard, but luck is always involved. — tap to centre the map on it Every successful academic works very hard, but luck is always involved. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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4 Nov 2022
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Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are
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Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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Nobel winners are smart and also lucky.
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Many highly intelligent people tend to be insecure and risk-averse.
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Nobel laureates are far more likely than other scientists to have a hobby unrelated to their work and tend to do more multidisciplinary work, as elite athletes sample widely before they specialise.
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The Nobel prizes miss the mark.
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A lot of the most successful people in any industry are wicked smart.
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Smart people are unhappy because they are smart, not smart because they are unhappy, and they can be both happy and smart with more work.
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Talkers are thought smarter, though the gift of gab has nothing to do with good ideas
Last stated c. 2012
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The Nobel Prize is probably a net good for the world and a net negative for science, because it makes scientists want to win a Nobel Prize.
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Every successful academic works very hard, but luck is always involved.
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"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
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A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
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A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
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“Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken.
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A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
Last stated c. 1792
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A deep life is a good life
Last stated c. 2016
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A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
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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.
Holds
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
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