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← Once a problem is correctly framed, the hardest part of solving it is already done.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 31 Aug 1837 to 4 Aug 2026.

Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Everything filed under management management Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under discipline discipline Everything filed under education education Everything filed under mental models mental models Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Once a problem is correctly framed, the hardest part of solving it is already done. Once a problem is correctly framed, thehardest part of solving it is alreadydone. Last stated 11 years ago 31 Aug 2015 CO Christopher Olah — holds since 2015-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Tackle the hardest part of a project first, because it gets you to "no" faster and makes quitting easier. — tap to centre the map on it Tackle the hardest part of a projectfirst, because it gets you to "no"faster and makes quitting easier. Last stated 3 years ago 8 May 2023 AD Annie Duke — holds since 2023-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: You should build by solving only the next problem in front of you; most people fail because they look too far ahead. — tap to centre the map on it You should build by solving only thenext problem in front of you; mostpeople fail because they look toofar ahead. Last stated 2 years ago 20 Aug 2024 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2024-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Catching a problem early makes it easier to solve than catching it late. — tap to centre the map on it Catching a problem early makes iteasier to solve than catching itlate. Last stated 2 years ago 16 Sept 2024 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Struggling with a hard problem before being shown the answer is not always the best way to learn; a hint or a worked example can beat floundering. — tap to centre the map on it Struggling with a hard problembefore being shown the answer is notalways the best way to learn; a hintor a worked example can beatfloundering. Last stated 3 months ago 22 Jul 2026 SY Scott H. Young — no longer holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A difficult problem is better thought through both forwards and backward than in one direction only. — tap to centre the map on it A difficult problem is betterthought through both forwards andbackward than in one direction only. Last stated 13 years ago 28 Oct 2013 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-10-28 — 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 hasdiminishing returns because realityis inherently unknowable. Last stated 5 years ago 22 Feb 2022 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Problems become far harder to solve the longer they are allowed to linger unaddressed. — tap to centre the map on it Problems become far harder to solvethe longer they are allowed tolinger unaddressed. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Jan 2024 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-01-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adding process when things go badly is the instinct to resist: every time we added more process we spent more time without getting better outcomes. — tap to centre the map on it Adding process when things go badlyis the instinct to resist: everytime we added more process we spentmore time without getting betteroutcomes. Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jul 2026 ES Elizabeth Stone — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A benefit lies in the giver's intention, not in the thing given — tap to centre the map on it A benefit lies in the giver'sintention, not in the thing given SE Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platformdoes not make a biotech fast,because the thousand other steps ofdrug development are still thebottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Sept 2024 AT Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pullingthings back, making them simpler andmore understandable, becauseeveryone can kind of execute rightnow. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jul 2026 CD Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted writing creates anillusion of greater creativity whileactually reducing the originality ofthe ideas expressed. Last stated 4 months ago 22 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: As building software gets easier, the differentiator becomes design, ideas, positioning and creativity. — tap to centre the map on it As building software gets easier,the differentiator becomes design,ideas, positioning and creativity. Last stated 3 months ago 4 Aug 2026 NP Nate Parrott — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Details are the essential substance of human communication, creativity and productivity. — tap to centre the map on it Details are the essential substanceof human communication, creativityand productivity. Last stated 3 months ago 22 Jul 2026 TF Tiago Forte — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A pseudonymous teenager from Poland out-designed a trillion-dollar company that has spent forty years and unlimited resources on the same problem. — tap to centre the map on it A pseudonymous teenager from Polandout-designed a trillion-dollarcompany that has spent forty yearsand unlimited resources on the sameproblem. Last stated 3 months ago 26 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Action is subordinate for a scholar but essential; without it thought cannot ripen into truth — tap to centre the map on it Action is subordinate for a scholarbut essential; without it thoughtcannot ripen into truth Last stated 189 years ago 31 Aug 1837 RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1837-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Big national problems lack grassroots effort, not good ideas — tap to centre the map on it Big national problems lackgrassroots effort, not good ideas Last stated 2 years ago 1 Nov 2024 RP Robert D. Putnam — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Once a problem is correctly framed, the hardest part of solving it is already done. Last stated 31 Aug 2015 · 11 years ago Holds Christopher Olah Read this korrent →