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Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under design design Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under ambition ambition Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Philosophers use imagined scenarios not to reach a "correct" answer but to spark new ideas. Philosophers use imagined scenarios not toreach a "correct" answer but to spark newideas. Last stated 5 years ago 1 Feb 2022 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2022-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Philosophy cannot say with certainty what is true, but it suggests possibilities that free thought from the tyranny of custom — tap to centre the map on it Philosophy cannot say with certaintywhat is true, but it suggestspossibilities that free thought fromthe tyranny of custom BR Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are Same subject: A thought experiment serves to encourage speculation and logical thinking and to change paradigms. — tap to centre the map on it A thought experiment serves toencourage speculation and logicalthinking and to change paradigms. Last stated 5 years ago 1 Feb 2022 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2022-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Imagined futures mislead when they leave out features that matter, and help when they represent the critical ones — tap to centre the map on it Imagined futures mislead when theyleave out features that matter, andhelp when they represent thecritical ones DS Daniel Schacter — holds since c. 2012 — tap for who they are Same subject: We should act on the assumption that we have almost no idea what the best futures would look like, so committing today to any particular vision would be a great mistake. — tap to centre the map on it We should act on the assumption thatwe have almost no idea what the bestfutures would look like, socommitting today to any particularvision would be a great mistake. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Creativity consists of curiosity combined with the foresight to imagine what a new combination of ideas could produce. — tap to centre the map on it Creativity consists of curiositycombined with the foresight toimagine what a new combination ofideas could produce. Last stated 6 years ago 15 Aug 2020 MT Ming Thein — holds since 2020-08-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Understanding the future depends more on imagination and a clear theory of change than on analytical skill alone. — tap to centre the map on it Understanding the future dependsmore on imagination and a cleartheory of change than on analyticalskill alone. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Dec 2024 NB Nat Bullard — holds since 2024-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Philosophy should be studied for the sake of its questions, not for definite answers, which can rarely be known to be true — tap to centre the map on it Philosophy should be studied for thesake of its questions, not fordefinite answers, which can rarelybe known to be true BR Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are Same subject: Thought experiments expose gaps in knowledge and help recognise the limits of what can be known. — tap to centre the map on it Thought experiments expose gaps inknowledge and help recognise thelimits of what can be known. Last stated 5 years ago 1 Feb 2022 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2022-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated 2 weeks ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 4 weeks ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated 3 weeks ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 15 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platformdoes not make a biotech fast,because the thousand other steps ofdrug development are still thebottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Sept 2024 AT Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pullingthings back, making them simpler andmore understandable, becauseeveryone can kind of execute rightnow. Last stated 2 months ago 29 Jul 2026 CD Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. — tap to centre the map on it A good idea often fails to spreadnot for lack of merit but because noconvenient way exists to implementit. Last stated 4 months ago 7 Jun 2026 SR Scott Rao — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
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