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Read this korrent: Systems thinking will never go out of style, so going all in on words at the expense of rigorous quantitative thinking is a mistake.
Systems thinking will never go out of style, so going all in on words at the expense of rigorous quantitative thinking is a mistake.
Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Alexandr Wang — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Systematising principled decision-making with AI is now the line between staying competitive and not; there is no position in between. — tap to centre the map on it
Systematising principled decision-making with AI is now the line between staying competitive and not; there is no position in between.
Last stated 4 months ago
10 Jun 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI should be used as much as possible for writing as reporting, but should not replace writing as thinking. — tap to centre the map on it
AI should be used as much as possible for writing as reporting, but should not replace writing as thinking.
Last stated 2 months ago
30 Aug 2026
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Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Poor systems thinking is being too blinders-on about getting one thing out as quickly as possible, without understanding that other, similar things are going on. — tap to centre the map on it
Poor systems thinking is being too blinders-on about getting one thing out as quickly as possible, without understanding that other, similar things are going on.
Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Large language models may be used as an alternative to thinking, as process already has been. — tap to centre the map on it
Large language models may be used as an alternative to thinking, as process already has been.
Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
MC
Marty Cagan — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Beyond tool fluency, systems thinking matters: distilling what is important so that it becomes replicable, in the interest of making AI a precision tool. — tap to centre the map on it
Beyond tool fluency, systems thinking matters: distilling what is important so that it becomes replicable, in the interest of making AI a precision tool.
Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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Loredana Crisan — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The best systems thinkers think not just about their feature but about how it extends the system. — tap to centre the map on it
The best systems thinkers think not just about their feature but about how it extends the system.
Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Knowing when to use AI tools for execution and when to go deep on the thinking work is a skill, and quality and polish do not have to take all of a designer's time. — tap to centre the map on it
Knowing when to use AI tools for execution and when to go deep on the thinking work is a skill, and quality and polish do not have to take all of a designer's time.
Last stated 3 months ago
8 Jul 2026
MC
Meaghan Choi — holds since 2026-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People in industry routinely short-circuit their reasoning, adopting what they heard in a conference talk instead of thinking it through from first principles. — tap to centre the map on it
People in industry routinely short-circuit their reasoning, adopting what they heard in a conference talk instead of thinking it through from first principles.
Last stated 6 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — 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 fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
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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 small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
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Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it
A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Last stated 6 months ago
21 Apr 2026
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Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
4 Oct 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — 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 graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 3 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. — tap to centre the map on it
"I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out.
Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do. — tap to centre the map on it
A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do.
Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
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Systems thinking will never go out of style, so going all in on words at the expense of rigorous quantitative thinking is a mistake.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Alexandr Wang
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Similar wording
Systematising principled decision-making with AI is now the line between staying competitive and not; there is no position in between.
Last stated 10 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Ray Dalio
Similar wording
AI should be used as much as possible for writing as reporting, but should not replace writing as thinking.
Last stated 30 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tara Seshan
Similar wording
Poor systems thinking is being too blinders-on about getting one thing out as quickly as possible, without understanding that other, similar things are going on.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Ian Silber
Similar wording
Large language models may be used as an alternative to thinking, as process already has been.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Marty Cagan
Similar wording
Beyond tool fluency, systems thinking matters: distilling what is important so that it becomes replicable, in the interest of making AI a precision tool.
Last stated 24 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Loredana Crisan
Similar wording
The best systems thinkers think not just about their feature but about how it extends the system.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Ian Silber
Similar wording
Knowing when to use AI tools for execution and when to go deep on the thinking work is a skill, and quality and polish do not have to take all of a designer's time.
Last stated 8 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Meaghan Choi
Similar wording
People in industry routinely short-circuit their reasoning, adopting what they heard in a conference talk instead of thinking it through from first principles.
Last stated 22 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Martin Kleppmann
Same subject: simplicity
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 29 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Tren Griffin
Same subject: simplicity
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 17 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Adam Wiggins
Same subject: simplicity
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward
Same subject: taste
A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Last stated 21 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Brandon Jacoby
Same subject: taste
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 4 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: taste
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 6 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds George Saunders
Same subject: Anthropic
"I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out.
Last stated 19 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Kris Puckett
Same subject: Anthropic
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Last stated 3 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Dax Raad
Same subject: Anthropic
A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do.
Last stated 19 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Kris Puckett