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← The harder a skill is to put into words, the more it should be learned by imitation.

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 1 Feb 2002 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under robotics robotics Everything filed under education education Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under design design Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The harder a skill is to put into words, the more it should be learned by imitation. The harder a skill is to put into words,the more it should be learned byimitation. Last stated 5 years ago 15 Feb 2022 DP David Perell — holds since 2022-02-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Once a robot is good enough, you can teach it with words instead of with demonstrations, and language becomes a training signal for motor skill. — tap to centre the map on it Once a robot is good enough, you canteach it with words instead of withdemonstrations, and language becomesa training signal for motor skill. Last stated a year ago 12 Sept 2025 SL Sergey Levine — holds since 2025-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good design can copy: the greatest masters decide it is more important to be right than original. — tap to centre the map on it Good design can copy: the greatestmasters decide it is more importantto be right than original. Last stated 25 years ago 1 Feb 2002 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2002-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Learning should be made harder rather than easier, and a teacher's instinct to smooth the path is the first thing that goes wrong. — tap to centre the map on it Learning should be made harderrather than easier, and a teacher'sinstinct to smooth the path is thefirst thing that goes wrong. Last stated 3 months ago 13 Jul 2026 AC Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good writing is hard to train into AI models because writing quality is hard to evaluate. — tap to centre the map on it Good writing is hard to train intoAI models because writing quality ishard to evaluate. Last stated 7 months ago 23 Mar 2026 JS Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-03-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Because we increasingly design with words as the primary input, there is probably a lot of education to do to give people the words they need. — tap to centre the map on it Because we increasingly design withwords as the primary input, there isprobably a lot of education to do togive people the words they need. Last stated 2 months ago 4 Aug 2026 NP Nate Parrott — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Learning cannot happen in flow, because getting better at a skill means working beyond the level at which you can express it. — tap to centre the map on it Learning cannot happen in flow,because getting better at a skillmeans working beyond the level atwhich you can express it. Last stated 3 months ago 20 Jul 2026 TW Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: When working with AI, intent and being able to play with the outcome matter more than knowing the technical language. — tap to centre the map on it When working with AI, intent andbeing able to play with the outcomematter more than knowing thetechnical language. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Mar 2026 JP Josh Puckett — holds since 2026-03-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: The more we imitate others, the faster we find our own style. — tap to centre the map on it The more we imitate others, thefaster we find our own style. Last stated 5 years ago 15 Feb 2022 DP David Perell — holds since 2022-02-15 — 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 failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG 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 smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW 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 offershould make every ask fit one lineof logic. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW 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 deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ 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 differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 6 days ago 4 Oct 2026 PG 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 gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neuralorganization may be the secret ofhuman creativity, at the price ofsusceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago 8 Jan 2013 DD Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it A person who works from a recipe,even an innovative one, starts fromsomething that already exists. Last stated 11 years ago 6 Nov 2015 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it A system trained only on what isalready known cannot produce genuinesurprises, because a known thingstops being a surprise. Last stated 3 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 CD Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
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