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Everything filed under management management Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under benchmarks benchmarks Everything filed under AGI AGI Everything filed under SaaS SaaS Everything filed under fiscal policy fiscal policy Everything filed under metascience metascience Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: 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. Numbers offer a false precision: whichmetrics you choose to look at, and whethera five percent rise is good, are both artrather than science. Last stated a year ago 21 Sept 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: When the data and the anecdotes disagree, the anecdotes are usually right and the metric is usually measuring the wrong thing. — tap to centre the map on it When the data and the anecdotesdisagree, the anecdotes are usuallyright and the metric is usuallymeasuring the wrong thing. Last stated 3 years ago 14 Dec 2023 JB Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — 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: Success is probably measured wrongly when it is judged by the amount of output or the quality of that output. — tap to centre the map on it Success is probably measured wronglywhen it is judged by the amount ofoutput or the quality of thatoutput. Last stated 3 months ago 21 Jul 2026 PS Pablo Stanley — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Quoting a number for P(doom) is a ridiculous notion, because it implies a precision that nobody actually has. — tap to centre the map on it Quoting a number for P(doom) is aridiculous notion, because itimplies a precision that nobodyactually has. Last stated a year ago 23 Jul 2025 DH Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Predicting how much new content will drive growth is more art than science. — tap to centre the map on it Predicting how much new content willdrive growth is more art thanscience. Last stated 4 years ago 3 May 2022 GB Gibson Biddle — holds since 2022-05-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: When assessing an economy's trajectory, current performance signals are more useful than forecasts of potential GDP growth. — tap to centre the map on it When assessing an economy'strajectory, current performancesignals are more useful thanforecasts of potential GDP growth. Last stated a year ago 13 Aug 2025 AB Andrew Batson — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Giving something 60-40 odds and being wrong is not itself a mistake. — tap to centre the map on it Giving something 60-40 odds andbeing wrong is not itself a mistake. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Feb 2023 SA Scott Alexander — holds since 2023-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A range of studies from many places and methods showing the same result does not necessarily make a strong signal. — tap to centre the map on it A range of studies from many placesand methods showing the same resultdoes not necessarily make a strongsignal. Last stated 11 months ago 30 Nov 2025 GT Gary Taubes — holds since 2025-11-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire great people and get out oftheir way" is dangerous advice foranyone in a leadership role. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Dec 2024 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it A career goes better attached to thepart of a business that brings themoney in than to a cost centre,whatever the work itself is. Last stated 15 years ago 28 Oct 2011 PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it A career ladder must not be achecklist that guarantees promotion,because a promotion depends on theorganisation’s needs as much as onthe employee’s skills. Last stated a year ago 28 May 2025 CF Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI favours tiny teams of high-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish. — tap to centre the map on it AI favours tiny teams of high-agencyindividual contributors with blurredroles, and the coordinating manageris not needed until it is time topolish. Last stated 2 years ago 25 Mar 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people. — tap to centre the map on it AI-branded layoffs are not about AI;they are about badly run companiesputting an AI label on having hiredtoo many people. Last stated 4 weeks ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: An engineering manager should support six to eight engineers: fewer and they drift into being a tech lead, more and they can only be a coach. — tap to centre the map on it An engineering manager shouldsupport six to eight engineers:fewer and they drift into being atech lead, more and they can only bea coach. Last stated 8 years ago 14 Jul 2018 WL Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A portfolio that could be one-shotted, or that looks very familiar next to someone else's, is going to put hiring managers off. — tap to centre the map on it A portfolio that could beone-shotted, or that looks veryfamiliar next to someone else's, isgoing to put hiring managers off. Last stated 3 weeks ago 29 Sept 2026 DM Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: An obsession with titles is what will screw people over. — tap to centre the map on it An obsession with titles is whatwill screw people over. Last stated 6 months ago 14 Apr 2026 BL Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Better organizations recruit more effectively, because most people want to work for a high-quality organization — tap to centre the map on it Better organizations recruit moreeffectively, because most peoplewant to work for a high-qualityorganization Last stated 18 years ago 12 Jun 2008 MB Max Bazerman — holds since 2008-06-12 — tap for who they are
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At the centre 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 21 Sept 2025 · a year ago Holds Julie Zhuo Read this korrent →