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ambition Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Reading broadly across many fields, not just one's own discipline, makes a person smarter and sparks better research ideas. Reading broadly across many fields, not just one's own discipline, makes a person smarter and sparks better research ideas. Last stated a week ago
24 Sept 2026
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Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reading a great deal about a subject works partly by holding your attention on it long enough to change, not only by adding facts. — tap to centre the map on it Reading a great deal about a subject works partly by holding your attention on it long enough to change, not only by adding facts. Last stated a year ago
16 Sept 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deep reading is valuable for the thoughts it sets off in the reader, not only for the knowledge it gives — tap to centre the map on it Deep reading is valuable for the thoughts it sets off in the reader, not only for the knowledge it gives Last stated a year ago
31 Aug 2025
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Nicholas Carr — holds since 2025-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who are smart in a narrow way but don't read broadly are the ones who cause disastrous unintended consequences. — tap to centre the map on it People who are smart in a narrow way but don't read broadly are the ones who cause disastrous unintended consequences. Last stated 3 years ago
15 Oct 2023
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Steve Coast — holds since 2023-10-15 — 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
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Ming Thein — holds since 2020-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. — tap to centre the map on it A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. Last stated 4 weeks ago
4 Sept 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Command-and-control leadership is poison in any industry that runs on creativity, because it stifles innovation and saps initiative. — tap to centre the map on it Command-and-control leadership is poison in any industry that runs on creativity, because it stifles innovation and saps initiative. Last stated 4 years ago
23 Sept 2022
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Charity Majors — holds since 2022-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago
3 Jul 2013
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Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI tooling has not compressed the gap between great and average engineers: it is still two or three times, and for the same reasons as before — curiosity and appetite for the bleeding edge. — tap to centre the map on it AI tooling has not compressed the gap between great and average engineers: it is still two or three times, and for the same reasons as before — curiosity and appetite for the bleeding edge. Last stated 6 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American transit agencies stay expensive out of incuriosity: the practices that would fix them are written in languages nobody in the room reads. — tap to centre the map on it American transit agencies stay expensive out of incuriosity: the practices that would fix them are written in languages nobody in the room reads. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Jan 2023
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Alon Levy — holds since 2023-01-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creativity is never created from nothing but is always a derivation from existing elements, with greater creativity meaning a more distant derivation. — tap to centre the map on it Creativity is never created from nothing but is always a derivation from existing elements, with greater creativity meaning a more distant derivation. Last stated 6 years ago
15 Aug 2020
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Ming Thein — holds since 2020-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Doing creative work in public, where failures are visible, produces faster useful feedback. — tap to centre the map on it Doing creative work in public, where failures are visible, produces faster useful feedback. Last stated 3 months ago
19 Jun 2026
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Brad Feld — holds since 2026-06-19 — 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 2 months ago
11 Aug 2026
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Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are