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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 25 Oct 2006 to 29 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under journalism journalism Everything filed under hiring hiring Everything filed under design design Everything filed under documentation documentation Everything filed under personal websites personal websites Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Taking notes by hand is a filter, and recording an interview removes the one filter that decides what is worth keeping. Taking notes by hand is a filter, andrecording an interview removes the onefilter that decides what is worth keeping. Last stated 10 months ago 15 Dec 2025 ML Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Interviewers should hear nothing about a candidate beforehand and should not compare notes until each has decided independently. — tap to centre the map on it Interviewers should hear nothingabout a candidate beforehand andshould not compare notes until eachhas decided independently. Last stated 20 years ago 25 Oct 2006 JS Joel Spolsky — holds since 2006-10-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A resume and a job description are really not worth the paper they are written on as a way to match people to jobs. — tap to centre the map on it A resume and a job description arereally not worth the paper they arewritten on as a way to match peopleto jobs. Last stated 3 weeks ago 29 Sept 2026 DM Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every talk you give is a job interview, because an audience is reading what you are as much as what you are saying. — tap to centre the map on it Every talk you give is a jobinterview, because an audience isreading what you are as much as whatyou are saying. Last stated 5 months ago 3 Jun 2026 KH Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Editing your writing with a model pulls it towards one homogeneous style, far enough that you lose track of what your own voice was. — tap to centre the map on it Editing your writing with a modelpulls it towards one homogeneousstyle, far enough that you losetrack of what your own voice was. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Aug 2026 AO Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Now that building is cheap, filtering has to happen after the build, which makes an editor's role ultra important. — tap to centre the map on it Now that building is cheap,filtering has to happen after thebuild, which makes an editor's roleultra important. Last stated a month ago 10 Sept 2026 KD Katie Dill — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reference checks are more informative than interviews, and if you had to pick one you should pick references. — tap to centre the map on it Reference checks are moreinformative than interviews, and ifyou had to pick one you should pickreferences. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Dec 2024 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Something people can try, or results from a test, communicates a direction far better than a document. — tap to centre the map on it Something people can try, or resultsfrom a test, communicates adirection far better than adocument. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Aug 2026 TS Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Storing your own writing in a company's proprietary format is a mistake, because you will outlive the company. — tap to centre the map on it Storing your own writing in acompany's proprietary format is amistake, because you will outlivethe company. Last stated 5 years ago 2 Mar 2022 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A correction never travels as far as the scare it corrects: the press said a fifth of the project's skills were malicious, and the measured figure was 0.3 percent. — tap to centre the map on it A correction never travels as far asthe scare it corrects: the presssaid a fifth of the project's skillswere malicious, and the measuredfigure was 0.3 percent. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Aug 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A press dedicated to uncovering the truth keeps society from ignoring corruption and injustice — tap to centre the map on it A press dedicated to uncovering thetruth keeps society from ignoringcorruption and injustice Last stated 9 years ago 7 Jan 2018 OW Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2018-01-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: An audience is not buying the subject you cover; it is buying your interest in the subject. — tap to centre the map on it An audience is not buying thesubject you cover; it is buying yourinterest in the subject. Last stated 10 months ago 15 Dec 2025 ML Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers withgenerated prose instead of links isnot a web browser but an anti-webbrowser, and it hides thatsubstitution from the person usingit. Last stated a year ago 22 Oct 2025 AD Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft is necessarily bad,and that is exactly why one has tobe written. Last stated 4 years ago 12 Oct 2022 AK Austin Kleon — holds since 2022-10-12 — 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 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse. — tap to centre the map on it AI is unlikely to end a workingwriter's career, barring a broadersocietal collapse. Last stated a month ago 20 Sept 2026 JS John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI writing tools can be used for editing help without letting them take over work that has personal meaning. — tap to centre the map on it AI writing tools can be used forediting help without letting themtake over work that has personalmeaning. Last stated 3 months ago 27 Jul 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated writing is already fairly good but still lacks the direction and insight of human editors. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated writing is alreadyfairly good but still lacks thedirection and insight of humaneditors. Last stated 3 years ago 6 Feb 2024 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2024-02-06 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Taking notes by hand is a filter, and recording an interview removes the one filter that decides what is worth keeping. Last stated 15 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago Holds Michael Lewis Read this korrent →