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← Principles are more applicable when kept high-level and incomplete.

17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 23 Jan 2012 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under hiring hiring Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under design design Everything filed under management management Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under language learning language learning Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Principles are more applicable when kept high-level and incomplete. Principles are more applicable when kepthigh-level and incomplete. Last stated a year ago 15 Jul 2025 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Training a model on principles rather than a list of rules is not an ideology but an empirical finding: its behaviour is more consistent and covers edge cases. — tap to centre the map on it Training a model on principlesrather than a list of rules is notan ideology but an empiricalfinding: its behaviour is moreconsistent and covers edge cases. Last stated 8 months ago 13 Feb 2026 DA Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — 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 9 months ago 5 Jan 2026 NP Nikita Prokopov — holds since 2026-01-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Design principles that are lightweight and high level, kept in the repo beside the prototypes, can be used by an agent as a tool for design. — tap to centre the map on it Design principles that arelightweight and high level, kept inthe repo beside the prototypes, canbe used by an agent as a tool fordesign. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 PM Patrick Morgan — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: People in industry routinely short-circuit their reasoning, adopting what they heard in a conference talk instead of thinking it through from first principles. — tap to centre the map on it People in industry routinelyshort-circuit their reasoning,adopting what they heard in aconference talk instead of thinkingit through from first principles. Last stated 6 months ago 22 Apr 2026 MK Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good leaders lead by example rather than by mandate. — tap to centre the map on it Good leaders lead by example ratherthan by mandate. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Aug 2026 ML Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: In terms of full functionality, things can be a little simpler than they are now; not every idea is good or necessary, and sometimes adding it is worse. — tap to centre the map on it In terms of full functionality,things can be a little simpler thanthey are now; not every idea is goodor necessary, and sometimes addingit is worse. Last stated 3 months ago 8 Jul 2026 MC Meaghan Choi — holds since 2026-07-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: People persist with the method they enjoy rather than the one that is supposed to be best, and that is what decides the outcome. — tap to centre the map on it People persist with the method theyenjoy rather than the one that issupposed to be best, and that iswhat decides the outcome. Last stated 6 years ago 9 Sept 2020 LL Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Pursuing efficiency pushes attention onto measurable factors and away from the psychological ones where the larger gains are available. — tap to centre the map on it Pursuing efficiency pushes attentiononto measurable factors and awayfrom the psychological ones wherethe larger gains are available. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — 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 5 days 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 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — 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 calibratedinterviewer for every role, soinsisting on interviewing everycandidate makes hiring worse ratherthan 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 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 thefew thousand dollars a candidate isafraid to ask for, because thefully-loaded cost of employing themdwarfs it. Last stated 15 years ago 23 Jan 2012 PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2012-01-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company needs someone who cares about the outcome above the effort — tap to centre the map on it A company needs someone who caresabout the outcome above the effort Last stated 2 years ago 19 Mar 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-03-19 — tap for who they are
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