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Everything filed under design design Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under infrastructure infrastructure 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 treat an unresponsive interface exactly the way they treat a slow pedestrian crossing: they keep hitting the button. People treat an unresponsive interfaceexactly the way they treat a slowpedestrian crossing: they keep hitting thebutton. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Aug 2026 AO Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Computers, TVs and phones are badly designed for people because they keep us sitting still, and the human experience is a physical one. — tap to centre the map on it Computers, TVs and phones are badlydesigned for people because theykeep us sitting still, and the humanexperience is a physical one. Last stated 3 years ago 28 Sept 2023 MZ Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2023-09-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are more used to computers than old design assumptions allow, and testing often shows they know how to scroll. — tap to centre the map on it People are more used to computersthan old design assumptions allow,and testing often shows they knowhow to scroll. Last stated 6 months ago 5 May 2026 RC Rafa Conde — holds since 2026-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Difficulties parents and disabled people face navigating public infrastructure stem from structural failures, not individual behavior. — tap to centre the map on it Difficulties parents and disabledpeople face navigating publicinfrastructure stem from structuralfailures, not individual behavior. Last stated 7 months ago 6 Apr 2026 MA Mari Andrew — holds since 2026-04-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: The technology side keeps changing, but the human side does not change that fast: people have the same problems. — tap to centre the map on it The technology side keeps changing,but the human side does not changethat fast: people have the sameproblems. Last stated a month ago 10 Sept 2026 AV Ami Vora — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: People in flow are probably more critical, not more easily influenced, since flow must be challenging — tap to centre the map on it People in flow are probably morecritical, not more easilyinfluenced, since flow must bechallenging MC Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are Same subject: People who already ran through walls are on an upward slope with AI, while those scared to, who externalize blockers and get stuck, may not be empowered by it. — tap to centre the map on it People who already ran through wallsare on an upward slope with AI,while those scared to, whoexternalize blockers and get stuck,may not be empowered by it. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human-interface design principles from decades ago remain valid because human cognition hasn't changed. — tap to centre the map on it Human-interface design principlesfrom decades ago remain validbecause human cognition hasn'tchanged. Last stated 10 months ago 5 Jan 2026 NP Nikita Prokopov — holds since 2026-01-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Skipping the thinking and the design altogether with AI tools is kind of dangerous; you have to go slow to go fast. — tap to centre the map on it Skipping the thinking and the designaltogether with AI tools is kind ofdangerous; you have to go slow to gofast. Last stated 6 months ago 28 Apr 2026 PD Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — 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 2 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 3 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — 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 free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neuralorganization may be the secret ofhuman creativity, at the price ofsusceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago 8 Jan 2013 DD Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it A person who works from a recipe,even an innovative one, starts fromsomething that already exists. Last stated 11 years ago 6 Nov 2015 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
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At the centre People treat an unresponsive interface exactly the way they treat a slow pedestrian crossing: they keep hitting the button. Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Addy Osmani Read this korrent →