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agency 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: Switching between tasks carries a real and measurable cost, and switching well is a trainable skill rather than a fixed property of a brain. Switching between tasks carries a real and measurable cost, and switching well is a trainable skill rather than a fixed property of a brain. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Task-switching destroys memory by chopping an experience into artificial event boundaries, so you spend the whole session catching up instead of building a model. — tap to centre the map on it Task-switching destroys memory by chopping an experience into artificial event boundaries, so you spend the whole session catching up instead of building a model. Last stated 2 years ago
25 May 2024
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Charan Ranganath — holds since 2024-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The scarce skill is now context switching across parallel agents, not sustained deep work. — tap to centre the map on it The scarce skill is now context switching across parallel agents, not sustained deep work. Last stated 8 months ago
4 Mar 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI gets better at navigating and extracting data, switching costs between software tools will keep falling. — tap to centre the map on it As AI gets better at navigating and extracting data, switching costs between software tools will keep falling. Last stated 8 months ago
18 Feb 2026
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Jason Evanish — holds since 2026-02-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies protected by high switching costs will see those costs fall to zero, and their profits with them. — tap to centre the map on it Companies protected by high switching costs will see those costs fall to zero, and their profits with them. Last stated 4 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The same physical effort can be re-valued as less effortful inside one person's head, mid-task, with nothing in the physics having changed. — tap to centre the map on it The same physical effort can be re-valued as less effortful inside one person's head, mid-task, with nothing in the physics having changed. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Planning a day or a week in advance works because it pays the brain's decision cost once rather than dozens of times. — tap to centre the map on it Planning a day or a week in advance works because it pays the brain's decision cost once rather than dozens of times. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Experience can make it harder to try new things — tap to centre the map on it Experience can make it harder to try new things Last stated 3 weeks ago
2 Oct 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-12-22 — tap for who they are
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People tend to stick with preselected default options because effortful, deliberate decision-making conflicts with the brain's tendency to conserve energy. — tap to centre the map on it People tend to stick with preselected default options because effortful, deliberate decision-making conflicts with the brain's tendency to conserve energy. Last stated a year ago
9 Sept 2025
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Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2025-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. — tap to centre the map on it A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Mar 2024
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Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. — tap to centre the map on it America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. — tap to centre the map on it Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. — tap to centre the map on it About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. Last stated 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apple's risk is being reduced to hardware: people keep buying the best phone while everything they do on it comes from someone else's model. — tap to centre the map on it Apple's risk is being reduced to hardware: people keep buying the best phone while everything they do on it comes from someone else's model. Last stated a year ago
2 Sept 2025
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Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. — tap to centre the map on it Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. Last stated 6 years ago
2 Apr 2021
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Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are
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Switching between tasks carries a real and measurable cost, and switching well is a trainable skill rather than a fixed property of a brain.
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Task-switching destroys memory by chopping an experience into artificial event boundaries, so you spend the whole session catching up instead of building a model.
Holds
The scarce skill is now context switching across parallel agents, not sustained deep work.
Holds
As AI gets better at navigating and extracting data, switching costs between software tools will keep falling.
Holds
Companies protected by high switching costs will see those costs fall to zero, and their profits with them.
Holds
The same physical effort can be re-valued as less effortful inside one person's head, mid-task, with nothing in the physics having changed.
Holds
Planning a day or a week in advance works because it pays the brain's decision cost once rather than dozens of times.
Holds
Experience can make it harder to try new things
Holds
People tend to stick with preselected default options because effortful, deliberate decision-making conflicts with the brain's tendency to conserve energy.
Holds
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Holds
A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one.
Holds
America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it.
Holds
Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset.
Holds
Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them.
Holds
About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants.
Holds
Apple's risk is being reduced to hardware: people keep buying the best phone while everything they do on it comes from someone else's model.
Holds
Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one.
Holds