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25 Sept 2026
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Elio Struyf — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The geniuses of today are barely scratching the surface of what a human mind can do. — tap to centre the map on it The geniuses of today are barely scratching the surface of what a human mind can do. Last stated 12 months ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human brains are doing something fundamentally different from today's AI, and the evidence is that they run on roughly twenty watts. — tap to centre the map on it Human brains are doing something fundamentally different from today's AI, and the evidence is that they run on roughly twenty watts. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
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Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans are amazing in part because their minds are such a complicated mess. — tap to centre the map on it Humans are amazing in part because their minds are such a complicated mess. Last stated 2 weeks ago
17 Sept 2026
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody can consistently do more than about three or four hours a day of work that demands serious mental focus. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody can consistently do more than about three or four hours a day of work that demands serious mental focus. Last stated 5 years ago
by 29 Jul 2021
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Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI excels at certain tasks but cannot substitute for human thinking. — tap to centre the map on it AI excels at certain tasks but cannot substitute for human thinking. Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
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Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The thinking part of the human brain runs on under ten watts and still writes a better novel than a ten-megawatt GPU cluster. — tap to centre the map on it The thinking part of the human brain runs on under ten watts and still writes a better novel than a ten-megawatt GPU cluster. Last stated 3 years ago
9 Nov 2023
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Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You are never really multitasking: at any moment you can only be doing one thing, and the strain comes from pretending otherwise. — tap to centre the map on it You are never really multitasking: at any moment you can only be doing one thing, and the strain comes from pretending otherwise. Last stated 5 years ago
by 16 Aug 2021
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Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The human brain will remain valuable in how people care for and relate to one another. — tap to centre the map on it The human brain will remain valuable in how people care for and relate to one another. Last stated a month ago
30 Aug 2026
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Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — 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 neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
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Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. — tap to centre the map on it “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
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The human brain can only handle a handful of tasks in a single day.
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The geniuses of today are barely scratching the surface of what a human mind can do.
Holds
Human brains are doing something fundamentally different from today's AI, and the evidence is that they run on roughly twenty watts.
Holds
Humans are amazing in part because their minds are such a complicated mess.
Holds
Nobody can consistently do more than about three or four hours a day of work that demands serious mental focus.
Holds
AI excels at certain tasks but cannot substitute for human thinking.
Holds
The thinking part of the human brain runs on under ten watts and still writes a better novel than a ten-megawatt GPU cluster.
Holds
You are never really multitasking: at any moment you can only be doing one thing, and the strain comes from pretending otherwise.
Holds
The human brain will remain valuable in how people care for and relate to one another.
Holds
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Holds
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Holds
A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Holds
A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
Holds
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Holds
“Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now.
Holds
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds