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Read this korrent: People should take on far more accountability, because in modern society failure is not that much to fear.
People should take on far more accountability, because in modern society failure is not that much to fear.
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: People who want to become more widely read rarely think about the responsibility that comes with a larger audience. — tap to centre the map on it
People who want to become more widely read rarely think about the responsibility that comes with a larger audience.
Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Saloni Dattani — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People with a large audience have a responsibility to get things right and acknowledge their mistakes. — tap to centre the map on it
People with a large audience have a responsibility to get things right and acknowledge their mistakes.
Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
SD
Saloni Dattani — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Many efforts fail because they do not focus on the right measure or do not invest enough in measuring accurately — tap to centre the map on it
Many efforts fail because they do not focus on the right measure or do not invest enough in measuring accurately
BG
Bill Gates — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Institutions fail not because people are wicked, but because evidence, incentives, discretion, and review rights flow in the wrong direction. — tap to centre the map on it
Institutions fail not because people are wicked, but because evidence, incentives, discretion, and review rights flow in the wrong direction.
Last stated 4 months ago
26 May 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most people are fundamentally good, which makes the risk of trusting them worth taking. — tap to centre the map on it
Most people are fundamentally good, which makes the risk of trusting them worth taking.
Last stated 3 years ago
9 Mar 2024
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Mark Manson — holds since 2024-03-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Failures are more often explained by time pressure than by stupidity or malice. — tap to centre the map on it
Failures are more often explained by time pressure than by stupidity or malice.
Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Fabien Sanglard — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even when a problem is not one's fault it is one's responsibility, and there is always some action in the moment that improves tomorrow's position. — tap to centre the map on it
Even when a problem is not one's fault it is one's responsibility, and there is always some action in the moment that improves tomorrow's position.
Last stated 3 years ago
3 Oct 2023
SP
Shane Parrish — holds since 2023-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Greater autonomy over one's work comes with greater accountability for its outcomes. — tap to centre the map on it
Greater autonomy over one's work comes with greater accountability for its outcomes.
Last stated 12 months ago
19 Oct 2025
EY
Eugene Yan — holds since 2025-10-19 — 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: 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 4 weeks ago
12 Sept 2026
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Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it
A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. — tap to centre the map on it
A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work.
Last stated a week ago
29 Sept 2026
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Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it. — tap to centre the map on it
A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it.
Last stated 15 years ago
23 Jan 2012
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2012-01-23 — 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 should take on far more accountability, because in modern society failure is not that much to fear.
Last stated 28 Dec 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
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People who want to become more widely read rarely think about the responsibility that comes with a larger audience.
Last stated 9 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Saloni Dattani
Similar wording
People with a large audience have a responsibility to get things right and acknowledge their mistakes.
Last stated 9 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Saloni Dattani
Similar wording
Many efforts fail because they do not focus on the right measure or do not invest enough in measuring accurately
Last stated c. 2013
Holds Bill Gates
Similar wording
Institutions fail not because people are wicked, but because evidence, incentives, discretion, and review rights flow in the wrong direction.
Last stated 26 May 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Rohit Krishnan
Similar wording
Most people are fundamentally good, which makes the risk of trusting them worth taking.
Last stated 9 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Mark Manson
Similar wording
Failures are more often explained by time pressure than by stupidity or malice.
Last stated 17 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Fabien Sanglard
Similar wording
Even when a problem is not one's fault it is one's responsibility, and there is always some action in the moment that improves tomorrow's position.
Last stated 3 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Shane Parrish
Similar wording
Greater autonomy over one's work comes with greater accountability for its outcomes.
Last stated 19 Oct 2025 · 12 months ago
Holds Eugene Yan
Same subject: attitude change
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 6 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: attitude change
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Paul Ford
Same subject: attitude change
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated 1 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: hiring
A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better.
Last stated 17 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Charity Majors
Same subject: hiring
A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work.
Last stated 29 Sept 2026 · a week ago
Holds Danny Martinez
Same subject: hiring
A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it.
Last stated 23 Jan 2012 · 15 years ago
Holds Patrick McKenzie
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 general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes