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Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under design design Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under management management Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The easiest way for an institution to protect its reputation is to stop attempting anything that could visibly fail. The easiest way for an institution toprotect its reputation is to stopattempting anything that could visiblyfail. Last stated 8 years ago 24 Apr 2018 SB Samo Burja — holds since 2018-04-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Harder is easier: committing up front to quality, ethics or safety pays back in rewards you cannot get by chasing the reward. — tap to centre the map on it Harder is easier: committing upfront to quality, ethics or safetypays back in rewards you cannot getby chasing the reward. Last stated 5 months ago 10 May 2026 ER Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Restraint, saying no to good ideas, is probably one of the few ways to exercise taste. — tap to centre the map on it Restraint, saying no to good ideas,is probably one of the few ways toexercise taste. Last stated a month ago 20 Sept 2026 PS Peter Sellis — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot tell a failing institution from a healthy one by looking: the parts visible from outside are the parts that least reflect its actual health. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot tell a failinginstitution from a healthy one bylooking: the parts visible fromoutside are the parts that leastreflect its actual health. Last stated 8 years ago 24 Apr 2018 SB Samo Burja — holds since 2018-04-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction: when in doubt, remove. — tap to centre the map on it The simplest way to achievesimplicity is through thoughtfulreduction: when in doubt, remove. Last stated 20 years ago 11 Jun 2006 JM John Maeda — holds since 2006-06-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not — tap to centre the map on it Achievement is wonderful when youknow why you pursue it, and a trapwhen you do not Last stated 11 years ago 27 May 2015 NP Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: thepeople furthest along are workingharder than ever, and they need tostop harvesting dopamine as if itends in two weeks. Last stated 7 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. — tap to centre the map on it An unstarted, unresolved task ismore mentally exhausting than almostany other kind of task. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 GR Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest — tap to centre the map on it A life spent without taking bets onbeing early on an idea is one notlived to the fullest Last stated 2 years ago 8 Jun 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase — tap to centre the map on it Clear, hierarchical goals turn arandom walk into a chase MC Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle — tap to centre the map on it Every company eventually must fightfor its life instead of running fromthe battle Last stated 15 years ago 13 Nov 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-11-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The easiest way for an institution to protect its reputation is to stop attempting anything that could visibly fail. Last stated 24 Apr 2018 · 8 years ago Holds Samo Burja Read this korrent →