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Read this korrent: Planned creative work is limited by one's means and imagination, while serendipitous work is unbounded by chance and the subconscious.
Planned creative work is limited by one's means and imagination, while serendipitous work is unbounded by chance and the subconscious.
Last stated 6 years ago
30 Aug 2020
MT
Ming Thein — holds since 2020-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Starting creative work from a small, specific detail produces more original results than starting from a big overarching idea. — tap to centre the map on it
Starting creative work from a small, specific detail produces more original results than starting from a big overarching idea.
Last stated a month ago
11 Aug 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creativity is a choice: extending empathy to the person being served and announcing something into the future that might not work. — tap to centre the map on it
Creativity is a choice: extending empathy to the person being served and announcing something into the future that might not work.
Last stated 2 years ago
26 Mar 2024
SG
Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The small choices made while executing a work matter as much as the big idea behind it, so inspiration cannot be separated from the labour. — tap to centre the map on it
The small choices made while executing a work matter as much as the big idea behind it, so inspiration cannot be separated from the labour.
Last stated 2 years ago
31 Aug 2024
TC
Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — 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 curiosity combined with the foresight to imagine what a new combination of ideas 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: You can be creative within any set of constraints, so long as you understand what they are and get excited about them rather than resent them. — tap to centre the map on it
You can be creative within any set of constraints, so long as you understand what they are and get excited about them rather than resent them.
Last stated a month ago
14 Aug 2026
SK
Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The mind's planning and goal-setting function is only a small fraction of a person's overall intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it
The mind's planning and goal-setting function is only a small fraction of a person's overall intelligence.
Last stated 3 months ago
23 Jun 2026
SC
Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-23 — 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 platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
AT
Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A maker cannot summon the good line, only be at the desk when it arrives, and the outcome is not theirs to influence. — tap to centre the map on it
A maker cannot summon the good line, only be at the desk when it arrives, and the outcome is not theirs to influence.
Last stated 5 years ago
29 Jun 2021
NC
Nick Cave — holds since 2021-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A project has not started until something exists that can be played; plans, documents, teams and art are not a start. — tap to centre the map on it
A project has not started until something exists that can be played; plans, documents, teams and art are not a start.
Last stated 16 years ago
17 Sept 2010
DY
Derek Yu — holds since 2010-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it
A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold.
Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
JD
Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An important decision needs one reason that on its own supports it; a collection of weak reasons means you have not yet found your reason. — tap to centre the map on it
An important decision needs one reason that on its own supports it; a collection of weak reasons means you have not yet found your reason.
Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
RV
Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — 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 graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
GS
George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it
A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes.
Last stated 9 months ago
9 Dec 2025
RS
Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. — tap to centre the map on it
A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill.
Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
DF
Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
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At the centre
Planned creative work is limited by one's means and imagination, while serendipitous work is unbounded by chance and the subconscious.
Last stated 30 Aug 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Ming Thein
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Similar wording
Starting creative work from a small, specific detail produces more original results than starting from a big overarching idea.
Last stated 11 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Henrik Karlsson
Similar wording
Creativity is a choice: extending empathy to the person being served and announcing something into the future that might not work.
Last stated 26 Mar 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Seth Godin
Similar wording
The small choices made while executing a work matter as much as the big idea behind it, so inspiration cannot be separated from the labour.
Last stated 31 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Ted Chiang
Similar wording
Creativity consists of curiosity combined with the foresight to imagine what a new combination of ideas could produce.
Last stated 15 Aug 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Ming Thein
Similar wording
You can be creative within any set of constraints, so long as you understand what they are and get excited about them rather than resent them.
Last stated 14 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Susan Kare
Similar wording
The mind's planning and goal-setting function is only a small fraction of a person's overall intelligence.
Last stated 23 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Sasha Chapin
Same subject: ideas vs execution
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Last stated 17 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alex Telford
Same subject: ideas vs execution
A maker cannot summon the good line, only be at the desk when it arrives, and the outcome is not theirs to influence.
Last stated 29 Jun 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds Nick Cave
Same subject: ideas vs execution
A project has not started until something exists that can be played; plans, documents, teams and art are not a start.
Last stated 17 Sept 2010 · 16 years ago
Holds Derek Yu
Same subject: simplicity
A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold.
Last stated 16 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Jamie Dimon
Same subject: simplicity
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Last stated 26 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: simplicity
An important decision needs one reason that on its own supports it; a collection of weak reasons means you have not yet found your reason.
Last stated 23 Mar 2025 · a year ago
Holds Rahul Vohra
Same subject: taste
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 6 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds George Saunders
Same subject: taste
A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes.
Last stated 9 Dec 2025 · 9 months ago
Holds Rory Sutherland
Same subject: taste
A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill.
Last stated 16 Oct 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Dylan Field