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← The last tenth of a project takes most of the work, because what is left at the end is all detail.

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 17 Sept 2010 to 18 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under education education Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The last tenth of a project takes most of the work, because what is left at the end is all detail. The last tenth of a project takes most ofthe work, because what is left at the endis all detail. Last stated 16 years ago 17 Sept 2010 DY Derek Yu — holds since 2010-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: What a finished work is remembered for comes down to a few key pieces, and most of the work that went into it barely matters. — tap to centre the map on it What a finished work is rememberedfor comes down to a few key pieces,and most of the work that went intoit barely matters. Last stated 13 years ago 18 Dec 2013 TS Tynan Sylvester — holds since 2013-12-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The last 20% of building an app with AI is like 80% of the time. — tap to centre the map on it The last 20% of building an app withAI is like 80% of the time. Last stated 4 months ago 16 Jun 2026 BW Brett Williams — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: An AI you have to supervise at 90 percent is not 90 percent task completion: you are still doing the thing. — tap to centre the map on it An AI you have to supervise at 90percent is not 90 percent taskcompletion: you are still doing thething. Last stated a month ago 8 Sept 2026 RU Roman Ugarte — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI has done the first ninety per cent of the work of sounding human, and the last five per cent will turn out to be about ninety-five per cent of the work. — tap to centre the map on it AI has done the first ninety percent of the work of sounding human,and the last five per cent will turnout to be about ninety-five per centof the work. Last stated 12 months ago 31 Oct 2025 DH Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is almost no end state to a project: it has to reach a point where everybody has given as much of what makes them unique to it, and then it is usually in a state it otherwise could not get to. — tap to centre the map on it There is almost no end state to aproject: it has to reach a pointwhere everybody has given as much ofwhat makes them unique to it, andthen it is usually in a state itotherwise could not get to. Last stated 7 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: The only way to stay ahead of the baseline is to spend that last 10%. — tap to centre the map on it The only way to stay ahead of thebaseline is to spend that last 10%. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 MT Meng To — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Schools account for a tenth or less of the variation in how well students do. — tap to centre the map on it Schools account for a tenth or lessof the variation in how wellstudents do. Last stated a year ago 28 Sept 2025 FD Freddie deBoer — holds since 2025-09-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Precision earlier in the process is what buys manufacturing productivity, because parts that do not fit are paid for in rework. — tap to centre the map on it Precision earlier in the process iswhat buys manufacturingproductivity, because parts that donot fit are paid for in rework. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Jan 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-01-03 — 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 6 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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