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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 31 Jan 2013 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under management management Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under government government Everything filed under Psychotherapy Psychotherapy Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The hard part of a decision is choosing among several valid solutions, not finding a right one. The hard part of a decision is choosingamong several valid solutions, not findinga right one. Last stated 2 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: When two options are almost perfectly balanced the choice does not matter, and those are exactly the decisions people agonize over. — tap to centre the map on it When two options are almostperfectly balanced the choice doesnot matter, and those are exactlythe decisions people agonize over. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Thinking harder about a decision has diminishing returns because reality is inherently unknowable. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking harder about a decision hasdiminishing returns because realityis inherently unknowable. Last stated 5 years ago 22 Feb 2022 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: In the early stage, problems are approximately deciding what to do in what order. — tap to centre the map on it In the early stage, problems areapproximately deciding what to do inwhat order. Last stated 2 weeks ago 16 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: When a decision is called too complex to make, the real explanation is almost always weak leadership. — tap to centre the map on it When a decision is called toocomplex to make, the realexplanation is almost always weakleadership. Last stated 2 months ago 2 Aug 2026 TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person's ability to make decisions for many people is questionable if they struggle to understand their own preferences. — tap to centre the map on it A person's ability to make decisionsfor many people is questionable ifthey struggle to understand theirown preferences. Last stated 5 days ago 27 Sept 2026 SP Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no one right way to live; different, opposing choices can be equally valid. — tap to centre the map on it There is no one right way to live;different, opposing choices can beequally valid. Last stated 4 weeks ago 6 Sept 2026 HN Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A team that agrees has not examined the problem hard enough; dissent is what makes a decision safe. — tap to centre the map on it A team that agrees has not examinedthe problem hard enough; dissent iswhat makes a decision safe. Last stated 14 years ago 31 Jan 2013 WH Wayne Hale — holds since 2013-01-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: When politicians or executives offer a choice between two bad options, refuse the frame: reframe the question instead of accepting responsibility for either. — tap to centre the map on it When politicians or executives offera choice between two bad options,refuse the frame: reframe thequestion instead of acceptingresponsibility for either. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 PD Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it A board game conquers the world whenchance and strategy are in balancein it. Last stated 10 months ago 12 Dec 2025 IF Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good prototype should express a single idea or test a single hypothesis. — tap to centre the map on it A good prototype should express asingle idea or test a singlehypothesis. Last stated 9 years ago 22 Feb 2018 BF Bennett Foddy — holds since 2018-02-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A small performance gain is not worth the complexity added to achieve it, since complexity's costs compound rather than add. — tap to centre the map on it A small performance gain is notworth the complexity added toachieve it, since complexity's costscompound rather than add. Last stated 3 years ago 6 Dec 2023 RP Rob Pike — holds since 2023-12-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adding rules and complexity to a system drains it of humanity and fun. — tap to centre the map on it Adding rules and complexity to asystem drains it of humanity andfun. Last stated 4 years ago 6 Jun 2022 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2022-06-06 — 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 Same subject: Attribute behavior that depends on CSS layout size rather than an element's natural or declared size is a design trap web authors should avoid relying on. — tap to centre the map on it Attribute behavior that depends onCSS layout size rather than anelement's natural or declared sizeis a design trap web authors shouldavoid relying on. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Sept 2026 TE Terence Eden — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Designers should find what the spec should be and build it in HTML and CSS themselves, not make a product manager's spec look pretty. — tap to centre the map on it Designers should find what the specshould be and build it in HTML andCSS themselves, not make a productmanager's spec look pretty. Last stated 6 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
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