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← Subjective confidence can feel the same for intuitions from expertise and for intuitions from substitution

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 1 May 2003 to 18 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under CSS CSS Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under design design Everything filed under software quality software quality Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Subjective confidence can feel the same for intuitions from expertise and for intuitions from substitution Subjective confidence can feel the samefor intuitions from expertise and forintuitions from substitution DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since c. 2011 — tap for who they are Same subject: Basing beliefs on personal intuition and revelation substitutes anecdote and authority for evidence and reason — tap to centre the map on it Basing beliefs on personal intuitionand revelation substitutes anecdoteand authority for evidence andreason Last stated 11 years ago 12 Oct 2015 KS Kathryn Schulz — holds since 2015-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Confidence in a belief reflects the coherence of the story the mind built, not the quality of the evidence — tap to centre the map on it Confidence in a belief reflects thecoherence of the story the mindbuilt, not the quality of theevidence DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since c. 2011 — tap for who they are Same subject: People may underrate the power of intuition and of deciding what they want the future to be. — tap to centre the map on it People may underrate the power ofintuition and of deciding what theywant the future to be. Last stated a month ago 30 Aug 2026 TS Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: The more your target audience does not look like you, the more you should be skeptical of your design intuition. — tap to centre the map on it The more your target audience doesnot look like you, the more youshould be skeptical of your designintuition. Last stated 3 years ago 20 Apr 2023 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2023-04-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: You need a good sense of design to judge good design, and there is no correlation, except possibly a negative one, between people's ability to recognize it and their confidence that they can. — tap to centre the map on it You need a good sense of design tojudge good design, and there is nocorrelation, except possibly anegative one, between people'sability to recognize it and theirconfidence that they can. Last stated 23 years ago 1 May 2003 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2003-05-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: People come to belief in different ways: some through philosophy, some through argument, some through exhortation — tap to centre the map on it People come to belief in differentways: some through philosophy, somethrough argument, some throughexhortation I( Ibn Rushd (Averroes) — holds since c. 1126–1195 — tap for who they are Same subject: Feeling that one could have discovered a mathematical result oneself is a better measure of deep understanding than simply verifying that it must be true. — tap to centre the map on it Feeling that one could havediscovered a mathematical resultoneself is a better measure of deepunderstanding than simply verifyingthat it must be true. Last stated 2 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The more your tests resemble the way your software is used, the more confidence they can give you. — tap to centre the map on it The more your tests resemble the wayyour software is used, the moreconfidence they can give you. Last stated 9 years ago 23 Mar 2018 KD Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2018-03-23 — 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 gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part ofwhat it does, so a drink known to becheap fails at its job however goodit tastes. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good book clears out stale assumptions and disturbs the old ideas a reader has let accumulate. — tap to centre the map on it A good book clears out staleassumptions and disturbs the oldideas a reader has let accumulate. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jun 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-06-15 — 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 group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it A group of businesses only workswhen every one of them feeds theothers, and everything that does notfit the strategy should be sold. Last stated a year ago 16 Jul 2025 JD Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many well-paid software engineers fail to appreciate or understand the CSS cascade. — tap to centre the map on it Many well-paid software engineersfail to appreciate or understand theCSS cascade. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 DR Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Tailwind is a good way to build a site you're happy with, even without strong CSS skills of your own. — tap to centre the map on it Tailwind is a good way to build asite you're happy with, even withoutstrong CSS skills of your own. Last stated 5 months ago 15 May 2026 JE Julia Evans — holds since 2018-11-01 — tap for who they are JE Julia Evans — no longer holds since 2026-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A theme system's styles should be low-specificity rather than targeted directly at specific elements. — tap to centre the map on it A theme system's styles should below-specificity rather than targeteddirectly at specific elements. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 DR Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Subjective confidence can feel the same for intuitions from expertise and for intuitions from substitution Last stated c. 2011 Holds Daniel Kahneman Read this korrent →