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17 Sept 2026
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-09-17 — 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 today
17 Sept 2026
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Concurrency is hard not because human brains cannot handle it but because nobody gets enough practice at it. — tap to centre the map on it Concurrency is hard not because human brains cannot handle it but because nobody gets enough practice at it. Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ask "how hard can it be?" rather than forecasting the difficulty, because the work really is harder than you think and the suffering is better taken a day at a time. — tap to centre the map on it Ask "how hard can it be?" rather than forecasting the difficulty, because the work really is harder than you think and the suffering is better taken a day at a time. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Disease will never be finished, because the body is a dynamic system: fix one thing and the next appears. — tap to centre the map on it Disease will never be finished, because the body is a dynamic system: fix one thing and the next appears. Last stated 3 months ago
10 Jun 2026
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Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2026-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Any task can be made arbitrarily difficult or effectively impossible depending on how its context is framed. — tap to centre the map on it Any task can be made arbitrarily difficult or effectively impossible depending on how its context is framed. Last stated 2 weeks ago
6 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-06 — 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 harder rather than easier, and a teacher's instinct to smooth the path is the first thing that goes wrong. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The hardest part of solving a mathematical problem is the part AI has not touched; he still does it with pen and paper. — tap to centre the map on it The hardest part of solving a mathematical problem is the part AI has not touched; he still does it with pen and paper. Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Terence Tao — holds since 2026-03-20 — 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 too complex to make, the real explanation is almost always weak leadership. Last stated 2 months ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. Last stated 2 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has a vampiric effect on the people using it: it excites them into working past their own ragged edge. — tap to centre the map on it AI has a vampiric effect on the people using it: it excites them into working past their own ragged edge. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — 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: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. Last stated 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. Last stated 4 months ago
27 May 2026
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. — tap to centre the map on it A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Sept 2023
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Raph Koster — holds since 2023-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured. — tap to centre the map on it A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured. Last stated 2 weeks ago
31 Aug 2026
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Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Children develop by struggling and failing on the road to success while a caring adult supports them, and school should be running that loop all day instead of leaving it to after-school sports. — tap to centre the map on it Children develop by struggling and failing on the road to success while a caring adult supports them, and school should be running that loop all day instead of leaving it to after-school sports. Last stated 2 weeks ago
31 Aug 2026
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Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it. — tap to centre the map on it Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it. Last stated 12 months ago
30 Sept 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creating life with another human you love is the peak experience of being on the planet. — tap to centre the map on it Creating life with another human you love is the peak experience of being on the planet. Last stated 3 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
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The human mind is incredibly complex and understanding and treating the nearly infinite ways it can stumble is hard.
Holds LF Lex FridmanRead this korrent →
Humans are amazing in part because their minds are such a complicated mess.
Holds LF Lex Fridman
Concurrency is hard not because human brains cannot handle it but because nobody gets enough practice at it.
Holds HW Hillel Wayne
Ask "how hard can it be?" rather than forecasting the difficulty, because the work really is harder than you think and the suffering is better taken a day at a time.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
Disease will never be finished, because the body is a dynamic system: fix one thing and the next appears.
Holds MZ Mark Zuckerberg
Any task can be made arbitrarily difficult or effectively impossible depending on how its context is framed.
Holds ZM Zvi Mowshowitz
Learning should be made harder rather than easier, and a teacher's instinct to smooth the path is the first thing that goes wrong.
Holds AC Alan Castel
The hardest part of solving a mathematical problem is the part AI has not touched; he still does it with pen and paper.
Holds TT Terence Tao
When a decision is called too complex to make, the real explanation is almost always weak leadership.
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it.
Holds
AI has a vampiric effect on the people using it: it excites them into working past their own ragged edge.
Holds SY Steve Yegge
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.
Holds
A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets.
Holds SY Scott H. Young
A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction.
Holds RK Raph Koster
A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
Children develop by struggling and failing on the road to success while a caring adult supports them, and school should be running that loop all day instead of leaving it to after-school sports.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it.
Holds LF Lex Fridman
Creating life with another human you love is the peak experience of being on the planet.
Holds