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Read this korrent: Once the priorities are clear, get them done quickly: he has yet to meet a slow-moving person who is very successful.
Once the priorities are clear, get them done quickly: he has yet to meet a slow-moving person who is very successful.
Last stated 8 years ago
24 Jan 2019
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2019-01-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Be impatient with actions and patient with results, because results come out of complex systems and other people. — tap to centre the map on it
Be impatient with actions and patient with results, because results come out of complex systems and other people.
Last stated 7 years ago
28 Dec 2019
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Going slowly is a luxury: the busier you are, the more of your own life you have to pay somebody else to live for you. — tap to centre the map on it
Going slowly is a luxury: the busier you are, the more of your own life you have to pay somebody else to live for you.
Last stated 4 months ago
3 Jun 2026
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Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In prioritizing a list of tasks, the closest calls matter least while getting the very top item right matters most — tap to centre the map on it
In prioritizing a list of tasks, the closest calls matter least while getting the very top item right matters most
Last stated 4 years ago
15 Jun 2022
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Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Going slowly through life is no guarantee that things will work out. — tap to centre the map on it
Going slowly through life is no guarantee that things will work out.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If talent is a founder's top priority, no effort, resourcing or time should stand in the way of it. — tap to centre the map on it
If talent is a founder's top priority, no effort, resourcing or time should stand in the way of it.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — 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
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-01-16 — tap for who they are
NF
Nat Friedman — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A leader too impatient to sustain a waiting game will undermine strategies built on economic pressure and waiting out an adversary. — tap to centre the map on it
A leader too impatient to sustain a waiting game will undermine strategies built on economic pressure and waiting out an adversary.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
DD
Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team that is falling behind can only be fixed by hiring more people; no amount of process or patience will move it. — tap to centre the map on it
A team that is falling behind can only be fixed by hiring more people; no amount of process or patience will move it.
Last stated 8 years ago
17 Jun 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-06-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents might, like self-driving cars, not need special equipment to interact with the environment — tap to centre the map on it
Agents might, like self-driving cars, not need special equipment to interact with the environment
Last stated 4 years ago
26 Oct 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-10-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agency and clock speed beat domain experience in a hire, and in a fast-moving field experience is often a crutch of habits that need discarding. — tap to centre the map on it
Agency and clock speed beat domain experience in a hire, and in a fast-moving field experience is often a crutch of habits that need discarding.
Last stated 12 months ago
5 Oct 2025
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Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agency is what makes a hire good: the willingness to take a task in a domain you know nothing about and have learned the whole thing a week later. — tap to centre the map on it
Agency is what makes a hire good: the willingness to take a task in a domain you know nothing about and have learned the whole thing a week later.
Last stated 3 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — 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-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish.
Last stated 2 years ago
25 Mar 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-03-25 — 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
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
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Once the priorities are clear, get them done quickly: he has yet to meet a slow-moving person who is very successful.
Last stated 24 Jan 2019 · 8 years ago
Holds Sam Altman
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Be impatient with actions and patient with results, because results come out of complex systems and other people.
Last stated 28 Dec 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Similar wording
Going slowly is a luxury: the busier you are, the more of your own life you have to pay somebody else to live for you.
Last stated 3 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Kelsey Hightower
Similar wording
In prioritizing a list of tasks, the closest calls matter least while getting the very top item right matters most
Last stated 15 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Neel Nanda
Similar wording
Going slowly through life is no guarantee that things will work out.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Ava Huang
Similar wording
If talent is a founder's top priority, no effort, resourcing or time should stand in the way of it.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward
Similar wording
Doing things fast is important because you make contact with reality more often
Last stated 4 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson Nat Friedman
Same subject: patience
A leader too impatient to sustain a waiting game will undermine strategies built on economic pressure and waiting out an adversary.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Daniel W. Drezner
Same subject: patience
A team that is falling behind can only be fixed by hiring more people; no amount of process or patience will move it.
Last stated 17 Jun 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Will Larson
Same subject: patience
Agents might, like self-driving cars, not need special equipment to interact with the environment
Last stated 26 Oct 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: agency
Agency and clock speed beat domain experience in a hire, and in a fast-moving field experience is often a crutch of habits that need discarding.
Last stated 5 Oct 2025 · 12 months ago
Holds Albert Cheng
Same subject: agency
Agency is what makes a hire good: the willingness to take a task in a domain you know nothing about and have learned the whole thing a week later.
Last stated 24 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds NeetCode
Same subject: agency
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.
Last stated 25 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
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 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds James Clear