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Read this korrent: Removing a constraint matters only if people are already leaning against it.
Removing a constraint matters only if people are already leaning against it.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
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Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Latent demand needs no convincing: it is already on people's mental to-do lists, blocked by a constraint. — tap to centre the map on it
Latent demand needs no convincing: it is already on people's mental to-do lists, blocked by a constraint.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
RS
Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Working under a constraint one resents, rather than none at all, produces more creative results. — tap to centre the map on it
Working under a constraint one resents, rather than none at all, produces more creative results.
Last stated 3 months ago
11 Aug 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Constraints driving the design process is something to avoid, especially now. — tap to centre the map on it
Constraints driving the design process is something to avoid, especially now.
Last stated 6 months ago
12 May 2026
KB
Katarina Batina — holds since 2026-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business book tends to see every problem through its author's trade: a salesperson's solves everything with sales, a marketer's with marketing. — tap to centre the map on it
A business book tends to see every problem through its author's trade: a salesperson's solves everything with sales, a marketer's with marketing.
Last stated 10 months ago
18 Jan 2026
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can be thought of as a factory that produces case studies. — tap to centre the map on it
A business can be thought of as a factory that produces case studies.
Last stated 6 months ago
25 Apr 2026
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Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-04-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business's only real competition is its own costs, not the alternatives on the market, because staying in business means making more than you spend. — tap to centre the map on it
A business's only real competition is its own costs, not the alternatives on the market, because staying in business means making more than you spend.
Last stated 9 months ago
15 Feb 2026
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Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Psychedelic therapy should integrate the material it releases into a person's existing mental models. — tap to centre the map on it
Psychedelic therapy should integrate the material it releases into a person's existing mental models.
Last stated 7 years ago
20 Jun 2019
KF
Karl Friston — holds since 2019-06-20 — tap for who they are
RC
Robin Carhart-Harris — holds since 2019-06-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness. — tap to centre the map on it
A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness.
Last stated 7 years ago
10 May 2019
MP
Michael Pollan — holds since 2019-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job. — tap to centre the map on it
Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
GH
Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Do not act on customary beliefs where the action is disastrous unless they are wholly true — tap to centre the map on it
Do not act on customary beliefs where the action is disastrous unless they are wholly true
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Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1917 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Outside the circle of competence, confidence does not diminish as fast as competence, and the biggest risk is what one does not see. — tap to centre the map on it
Outside the circle of competence, confidence does not diminish as fast as competence, and the biggest risk is what one does not see.
Last stated 13 years ago
1 Dec 2013
SP
Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: To improve the odds of success, a person should understand the perimeter of their circle of competence, operate well inside it, and be willing to say "I don't know". — tap to centre the map on it
To improve the odds of success, a person should understand the perimeter of their circle of competence, operate well inside it, and be willing to say "I don't know".
Last stated 13 years ago
1 Dec 2013
SP
Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-12-01 — tap for who they are
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Removing a constraint matters only if people are already leaning against it.
Last stated 9 Oct 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Rob Snyder
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Latent demand needs no convincing: it is already on people's mental to-do lists, blocked by a constraint.
Last stated 9 Oct 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Rob Snyder
Similar wording
Working under a constraint one resents, rather than none at all, produces more creative results.
Last stated 11 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Henrik Karlsson
Similar wording
Constraints driving the design process is something to avoid, especially now.
Last stated 12 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Katarina Batina
Same subject: mental models
A business book tends to see every problem through its author's trade: a salesperson's solves everything with sales, a marketer's with marketing.
Last stated 18 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Same subject: mental models
A business can be thought of as a factory that produces case studies.
Last stated 25 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Rob Snyder
Same subject: mental models
A business's only real competition is its own costs, not the alternatives on the market, because staying in business means making more than you spend.
Last stated 15 Feb 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Fried
Same subject: psychedelics
Psychedelic therapy should integrate the material it releases into a person's existing mental models.
Last stated 20 Jun 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Karl Friston Robin Carhart-Harris
Same subject: psychedelics
A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness.
Last stated 10 May 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Michael Pollan
Same subject: psychedelics
Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job.
Last stated 16 Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Graham Hancock
Same subject: humility
Do not act on customary beliefs where the action is disastrous unless they are wholly true
Last stated c. 1917
Holds Bertrand Russell
Same subject: humility
Outside the circle of competence, confidence does not diminish as fast as competence, and the biggest risk is what one does not see.
Last stated 1 Dec 2013 · 13 years ago
Holds Shane Parrish
Same subject: humility
To improve the odds of success, a person should understand the perimeter of their circle of competence, operate well inside it, and be willing to say "I don't know".
Last stated 1 Dec 2013 · 13 years ago
Holds Shane Parrish