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product 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: Not all decisions are important, yet some people spend more time on trivial choices than on life-changing ones Not all decisions are important, yet some people spend more time on trivial choices than on life-changing ones Last stated 19 years ago
17 Oct 2007
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Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Losing your emotions does not leave you a cooler decision-maker; it leaves you unable to organise a life at all. — tap to centre the map on it Losing your emotions does not leave you a cooler decision-maker; it leaves you unable to organise a life at all. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Needing to gather everyone in the same room to make a decision indicates that too many people are involved in that decision. — tap to centre the map on it Needing to gather everyone in the same room to make a decision indicates that too many people are involved in that decision. Last stated 6 years ago
22 May 2020
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2020-05-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When two options are almost perfectly balanced the choice does not matter, and those are exactly the decisions people agonize over. — tap to centre the map on it When two options are almost perfectly balanced the choice does not matter, and those are exactly the decisions people agonize over. Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
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Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Thinking harder about a decision has diminishing returns because reality is inherently unknowable. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking harder about a decision has diminishing returns because reality is inherently unknowable. 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: A person's ability to make decisions for many people is questionable if they struggle to understand their own preferences. — tap to centre the map on it A person's ability to make decisions for many people is questionable if they struggle to understand their own preferences. Last stated 6 days ago
27 Sept 2026
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Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Doing things fast is important because you make contact with reality more often — tap to centre the map on it Doing things fast is important because you make contact with reality more often Last stated 4 weeks ago
4 Sept 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-01-16 — tap for who they are
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Nat Friedman — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Considerations of what makes for a flourishing life matter more, in judging how teenagers should spend their time, than the psychological studies used to debate it. — tap to centre the map on it Considerations of what makes for a flourishing life matter more, in judging how teenagers should spend their time, than the psychological studies used to debate it. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
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Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It has probably never been a more important time to be a product manager, and great decision-making has probably never mattered more. — tap to centre the map on it It has probably never been a more important time to be a product manager, and great decision-making has probably never mattered more. Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. — tap to centre the map on it A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. Last stated 2 months ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. — tap to centre the map on it A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. Last stated 6 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. — tap to centre the map on it A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. — tap to centre the map on it “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — 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 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — 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 habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
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Not all decisions are important, yet some people spend more time on trivial choices than on life-changing ones
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Losing your emotions does not leave you a cooler decision-maker; it leaves you unable to organise a life at all.
Holds
Needing to gather everyone in the same room to make a decision indicates that too many people are involved in that decision.
Holds
When two options are almost perfectly balanced the choice does not matter, and those are exactly the decisions people agonize over.
Holds
Thinking harder about a decision has diminishing returns because reality is inherently unknowable.
Holds
A person's ability to make decisions for many people is questionable if they struggle to understand their own preferences.
Holds
Doing things fast is important because you make contact with reality more often
Holds
Considerations of what makes for a flourishing life matter more, in judging how teenagers should spend their time, than the psychological studies used to debate it.
Holds
It has probably never been a more important time to be a product manager, and great decision-making has probably never mattered more.
Holds
A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace.
Holds
A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth.
Holds
A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance.
Holds
“Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now.
Holds
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Holds
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.
Holds
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Holds
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 habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Holds