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← People are bad at predicting their own preferences; the option they actually pick is more telling.

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 1 Feb 2002 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under design design Everything filed under government government Everything filed under agency agency Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: People are bad at predicting their own preferences; the option they actually pick is more telling. People are bad at predicting their ownpreferences; the option they actually pickis more telling. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jul 2026 HG Hilary Gridley — holds since 2026-07-15 — 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 decisionsfor many people is questionable ifthey struggle to understand theirown preferences. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 SP Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: People cannot say what they want but recognise quality on contact, which is why choosing for them beats asking them. — tap to centre the map on it People cannot say what they want butrecognise quality on contact, whichis why choosing for them beatsasking them. Last stated 3 months ago 26 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Taste is not just personal preference: there is such a thing as good and bad design, and a maker's taste can be wrong. — tap to centre the map on it Taste is not just personalpreference: there is such a thing asgood and bad design, and a maker'staste can be wrong. Last stated 25 years ago 1 Feb 2002 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2002-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: People tend to say in surveys that they want more options than they actually use or want in practice. — tap to centre the map on it People tend to say in surveys thatthey want more options than theyactually use or want in practice. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 JC Josh Collinsworth — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: In the ways people show up online, the better question is what they can offer someone rather than what they can ask of that person. — tap to centre the map on it In the ways people show up online,the better question is what they canoffer someone rather than what theycan ask of that person. Last stated 7 months ago 25 Mar 2026 FG Flora Guo — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is hard to design something good for users you look down on, because you cannot stay interested in something you do not like yourself. — tap to centre the map on it It is hard to design something goodfor users you look down on, becauseyou cannot stay interested insomething you do not like yourself. Last stated 24 years ago 1 Jan 2003 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2003-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many people never work out what they themselves like; they like what they are supposed to like and live up to other people's expectations. — tap to centre the map on it Many people never work out what theythemselves like; they like what theyare supposed to like and live up toother people's expectations. Last stated 9 months ago 15 Feb 2026 JF Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Models are getting better at design but are still really far from having good taste, so the designer makes up for that by asking for sheer volume of options. — tap to centre the map on it Models are getting better at designbut are still really far from havinggood taste, so the designer makes upfor that by asking for sheer volumeof options. Last stated 3 months ago 4 Aug 2026 NP Nate Parrott — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate negotiating an offershould make every ask fit one lineof logic. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that is uncompromising butalso kind and supportive is the mostfertile ground for creativity. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are Same subject: A fountain of creativity alone cannot build anything big, and management alone does nothing new. — tap to centre the map on it A fountain of creativity alonecannot build anything big, andmanagement alone does nothing new. Last stated 8 months ago 15 Mar 2026 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2026-03-15 — 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 billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallowawareness, so it does not work foreducation or for a startup beforeproduct-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 EK Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company needs someone with a product vision to recover — tap to centre the map on it A company needs someone with aproduct vision to recover Last stated 4 years ago 5 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are
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At the centre People are bad at predicting their own preferences; the option they actually pick is more telling. Last stated 15 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago Holds Hilary Gridley Read this korrent →