Tap a claim on the ring to put it at the centre.
← Smart people tend to over-value optionality and under-value commitment.
17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 22 Feb 2022 to 23 Sept 2026.
Everything filed under ambition
ambition
Everything filed under innovation
innovation
Everything filed under startups
startups
Everything filed under motivation
motivation
Everything filed under behavioural science
behavioural science
Everything filed under AI and human skill
AI and human skill
Everything filed under team size
team size
Everything filed under AI and jobs
AI and jobs Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject 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: Smart people tend to over-value optionality and under-value commitment. Smart people tend to over-value optionality and under-value commitment. Last stated 4 years ago
6 Jul 2022
AH
Auren Hoffman — holds since 2022-07-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Many highly intelligent people tend to be insecure and risk-averse. — tap to centre the map on it Many highly intelligent people tend to be insecure and risk-averse. Last stated 5 years ago
22 Feb 2022
NN
Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People may be overestimating how many problems are bound by intelligence rather than by other things. — tap to centre the map on it People may be overestimating how many problems are bound by intelligence rather than by other things. Last stated 4 weeks ago
6 Sept 2026
AA
Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Intelligence is becoming a choice rather than a byproduct of daily work: there will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be. — tap to centre the map on it Intelligence is becoming a choice rather than a byproduct of daily work: there will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Nov 2025
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are
SY
Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Large engineering projects are more soluble in IQ than they appear, and many tech companies are overstaffed — tap to centre the map on it Large engineering projects are more soluble in IQ than they appear, and many tech companies are overstaffed Last stated 4 weeks ago
4 Sept 2026
NF
Nat Friedman — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People tend to unconsciously overestimate how much they personally contribute to shared work compared to others. — tap to centre the map on it People tend to unconsciously overestimate how much they personally contribute to shared work compared to others. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Jul 2026
GR
Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Thinking harder about a decision has diminishing returns because reality is inherently unknowable. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking harder about a decision has diminishing returns because reality is inherently unknowable. Last stated 5 years ago
22 Feb 2022
NN
Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People tend to overestimate their own talent and underestimate the structural advantages that amplify their success. — tap to centre the map on it People tend to overestimate their own talent and underestimate the structural advantages that amplify their success. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Aug 2026
HF
Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tech people tend to overestimate the risk of mass job loss from AI. — tap to centre the map on it Tech people tend to overestimate the risk of mass job loss from AI. Last stated a week ago
23 Sept 2026
SS
Scott Sumner — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
CH
Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
AS
Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. — tap to centre the map on it “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
BS
Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
JJ
Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
AH
Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Jul 2026
RT
Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A codec does not really exist until everyone can decode it. — tap to centre the map on it A codec does not really exist until everyone can decode it. Last stated 4 months ago
31 May 2026
JK
Jean-Baptiste Kempf — holds since 2026-05-31 — tap for who they are