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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 12 Jun 2008 to 5 Oct 2026.
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28 Oct 2024
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The problem with most people is not what they are doing wrong, but what they are not doing right. — tap to centre the map on it The problem with most people is not what they are doing wrong, but what they are not doing right. Last stated 2 years ago
21 Aug 2024
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Visakan Veerasamy — holds since 2024-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Much wrongdoing comes from good people doing bad things without knowing it, not from bad people — tap to centre the map on it Much wrongdoing comes from good people doing bad things without knowing it, not from bad people Last stated 18 years ago
12 Jun 2008
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Max Bazerman — holds since 2008-06-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even the smartest people seem to have to learn taste in problems from experience. — tap to centre the map on it Even the smartest people seem to have to learn taste in problems from experience. Last stated 3 weeks ago
5 Oct 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When you try to solve one problem, you often create another. — tap to centre the map on it When you try to solve one problem, you often create another. Last stated 3 weeks ago
5 Oct 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People learn best when the problem in front of them is just past the edge of what they can already do. — tap to centre the map on it People learn best when the problem in front of them is just past the edge of what they can already do. Last stated 12 months ago
3 Nov 2025
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Raph Koster — holds since 2025-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans need struggle and tension — tap to centre the map on it Humans need struggle and tension Last stated 3 years ago
24 Dec 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-12-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Certain types of problems lead to interesting discoveries while others do not. — tap to centre the map on it Certain types of problems lead to interesting discoveries while others do not. Last stated 3 weeks ago
5 Oct 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People may be overestimating how many problems are bound by intelligence rather than by other things. — tap to centre the map on it People may be overestimating how many problems are bound by intelligence rather than by other things. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
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Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
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Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition Last stated 2 years ago
6 Nov 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. Last stated a month ago
12 Sept 2026
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Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — 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 general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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People are very good at solving problems but tend to solve the wrong ones
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The problem with most people is not what they are doing wrong, but what they are not doing right.
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Much wrongdoing comes from good people doing bad things without knowing it, not from bad people
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Even the smartest people seem to have to learn taste in problems from experience.
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When you try to solve one problem, you often create another.
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People learn best when the problem in front of them is just past the edge of what they can already do.
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Humans need struggle and tension
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Certain types of problems lead to interesting discoveries while others do not.
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People may be overestimating how many problems are bound by intelligence rather than by other things.
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A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
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A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
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A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
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Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
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Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
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Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
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A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
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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.
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A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
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