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Read this korrent: Profound transformations of the mind are real and underappreciated, and that fact deserves to be preserved as knowledge.
Profound transformations of the mind are real and underappreciated, and that fact deserves to be preserved as knowledge.
Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
SC
Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There are more profound states of transformation available to a person beyond the ordinary benefits of everyday meditative practice. — tap to centre the map on it
There are more profound states of transformation available to a person beyond the ordinary benefits of everyday meditative practice.
Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
SC
Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Merging back what a copy of yourself learned elsewhere is dangerous: the knowledge you pull in can carry hidden goals and take you over. — tap to centre the map on it
Merging back what a copy of yourself learned elsewhere is dangerous: the knowledge you pull in can carry hidden goals and take you over.
Last stated a year ago
26 Sept 2025
RS
Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Remembering past lives is not needed to change; the key is understanding — tap to centre the map on it
Remembering past lives is not needed to change; the key is understanding
BW
Brian Weiss — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Last stated 2 months ago
18 Sept 2026
CD
Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Latent experience remains even when specific knowledge is forgotten. — tap to centre the map on it
Latent experience remains even when specific knowledge is forgotten.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
KD
Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will out-think us, but it will not become conscious, because consciousness is a property of life. — tap to centre the map on it
AI will out-think us, but it will not become conscious, because consciousness is a property of life.
Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
NL
Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rushing information into your mind can create the illusion of knowledge. — tap to centre the map on it
Rushing information into your mind can create the illusion of knowledge.
Last stated 5 years ago
24 Sept 2021
DP
David Perell — holds since 2021-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Work on what you know” is the worst advice there is: knowledge can be acquired, but what you love cannot be changed. — tap to centre the map on it
“Work on what you know” is the worst advice there is: knowledge can be acquired, but what you love cannot be changed.
Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
BS
Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A book as a physical object has no aura, but its text does. — tap to centre the map on it
A book as a physical object has no aura, but its text does.
Last stated 6 months ago
16 May 2026
VC
Vajra Chandrasekera — holds since 2026-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in.
Last stated 2 years ago
3 Mar 2025
TS
Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation. — tap to centre the map on it
A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation.
Last stated 6 months ago
20 May 2026
AR
Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design system is only as good as its documentation. — tap to centre the map on it
A design system is only as good as its documentation.
Last stated 10 years ago
1 Sept 2016
MM
Mina Markham — holds since 2016-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A working specification deliberately resolves ambiguity so that design work can begin. — tap to centre the map on it
A working specification deliberately resolves ambiguity so that design work can begin.
Last stated 5 months ago
25 May 2026
RR
Richard Rumelt — holds since 2026-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Context-sensitive FAQs, done right, can greatly reduce a software user’s cognitive load. — tap to centre the map on it
Context-sensitive FAQs, done right, can greatly reduce a software user’s cognitive load.
Last stated 20 years ago
1 Mar 2007
KS
Kathy Sierra — holds since 2007-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A great memo cannot be written in a day or two: it is written, rewritten, shared for improvement, set aside and edited again with a fresh mind. — tap to centre the map on it
A great memo cannot be written in a day or two: it is written, rewritten, shared for improvement, set aside and edited again with a fresh mind.
Last stated 9 years ago
by 18 Apr 2018
JB
Jeff Bezos — holds since 2018-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Meetings should start with everyone silently reading a narratively structured six-page memo. — tap to centre the map on it
Meetings should start with everyone silently reading a narratively structured six-page memo.
Last stated 9 years ago
by 18 Apr 2018
JB
Jeff Bezos — holds since 2018-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When a slight inconsistency makes something significantly clearer, choose clarity — tap to centre the map on it
When a slight inconsistency makes something significantly clearer, choose clarity
SK
Steve Krug — holds since c. 2000–2014 — tap for who they are
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Profound transformations of the mind are real and underappreciated, and that fact deserves to be preserved as knowledge.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Sasha Chapin
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There are more profound states of transformation available to a person beyond the ordinary benefits of everyday meditative practice.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Sasha Chapin
Similar wording
Merging back what a copy of yourself learned elsewhere is dangerous: the knowledge you pull in can carry hidden goals and take you over.
Last stated 26 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Richard Sutton
Similar wording
Remembering past lives is not needed to change; the key is understanding
Last stated c. 2000
Holds Brian Weiss
Similar wording
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Cory Doctorow
Similar wording
Latent experience remains even when specific knowledge is forgotten.
Last stated 9 Oct 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Kent C. Dodds
Similar wording
AI will out-think us, but it will not become conscious, because consciousness is a property of life.
Last stated 7 Sept 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Nick Lane
Similar wording
Rushing information into your mind can create the illusion of knowledge.
Last stated 24 Sept 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds David Perell
Similar wording
“Work on what you know” is the worst advice there is: knowledge can be acquired, but what you love cannot be changed.
Last stated 28 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Blake Scholl
Same subject: documentation
A book as a physical object has no aura, but its text does.
Last stated 16 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Vajra Chandrasekera
Same subject: documentation
A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in.
Last stated 3 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Tobias Sjösten
Same subject: documentation
A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation.
Last stated 20 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Alice Ryhl
Same subject: design
A design system is only as good as its documentation.
Last stated 1 Sept 2016 · 10 years ago
Holds Mina Markham
Same subject: design
A working specification deliberately resolves ambiguity so that design work can begin.
Last stated 25 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Richard Rumelt
Same subject: design
Context-sensitive FAQs, done right, can greatly reduce a software user’s cognitive load.
Last stated 1 Mar 2007 · 20 years ago
Holds Kathy Sierra
Same subject: writing
A great memo cannot be written in a day or two: it is written, rewritten, shared for improvement, set aside and edited again with a fresh mind.
Last stated by 18 Apr 2018 · 9 years ago
Holds Jeff Bezos
Same subject: writing
Meetings should start with everyone silently reading a narratively structured six-page memo.
Last stated by 18 Apr 2018 · 9 years ago
Holds Jeff Bezos
Same subject: writing
When a slight inconsistency makes something significantly clearer, choose clarity
Last stated c. 2000–2014
Holds Steve Krug