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← Objects that work well, are simple, and durable get used heavily and end up showing wear.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments on record from 1 Feb 2002 to 13 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Objects that work well, are simple, and durable get used heavily and end up showing wear. Objects that work well, are simple, anddurable get used heavily and end upshowing wear. Last stated a week ago 13 Sept 2026 AS Anthony Sculimbrene — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good design is long-lasting: it avoids being fashionable and therefore never appears antiquated. — tap to centre the map on it Good design is long-lasting: itavoids being fashionable andtherefore never appears antiquated. Last stated 14 years ago by 3 Aug 2012 DR Dieter Rams — holds since 2012-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most products made in the USA today are not built to last. — tap to centre the map on it Most products made in the USA todayare not built to last. Last stated 3 weeks ago 1 Sept 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most software has too few users or too short a lifespan for long-term maintenance costs to matter. — tap to centre the map on it Most software has too few users ortoo short a lifespan for long-termmaintenance costs to matter. Last stated a year ago 8 Jun 2025 DC David Crawshaw — holds since 2025-06-08 — 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: Good design is timeless: if something is ugly it cannot be the best solution, and someone will eventually find a better one. — tap to centre the map on it Good design is timeless: ifsomething is ugly it cannot be thebest solution, and someone willeventually find a better one. Last stated 25 years ago 1 Feb 2002 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2002-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Life's most valuable things, like health, wealth and knowledge, compound slowly over long periods of time. — tap to centre the map on it Life's most valuable things, likehealth, wealth and knowledge,compound slowly over long periods oftime. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Mar 2024 MM Mark Manson — holds since 2024-03-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Creators of enduring, influential objects can still end up completely forgotten — tap to centre the map on it Creators of enduring, influentialobjects can still end up completelyforgotten Last stated 9 months ago 26 Dec 2025 FA Fatih Arslan — holds since 2025-12-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: What makes a piece of gear worth using as a reference is its performance, not its price. — tap to centre the map on it What makes a piece of gear worthusing as a reference is itsperformance, not its price. Last stated 2 weeks ago 5 Sept 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-09-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it A group of businesses only workswhen every one of them feeds theothers, and everything that does notfit the strategy should be sold. Last stated a year ago 16 Jul 2025 JD Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it AI acceleration threatens 'lesssoftware': without the constraint ofscarce hours, even 37signals willlikely build too much. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: An important decision needs one reason that on its own supports it; a collection of weak reasons means you have not yet found your reason. — tap to centre the map on it An important decision needs onereason that on its own supports it;a collection of weak reasons meansyou have not yet found your reason. Last stated a year ago 23 Mar 2025 RV Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — 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 Same subject: A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. — tap to centre the map on it A company should hire a productmanager only against a specificneed, never by default. Last stated 2 months ago 2 Aug 2026 TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it A company that looks to its users asthough it has stopped shipping isusually widening its market, andgrinding through that is worth it. Last stated a year ago 23 Mar 2025 RV Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — 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 gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part ofwhat it does, so a drink known to becheap fails at its job however goodit tastes. Last stated 9 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of people can match aframework for taste; almost nobodycan create one, and creating one isthe rare skill. Last stated 11 months ago 16 Oct 2025 DF Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
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