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← The more we imitate others, the faster we find our own style.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 1 Feb 2002 to 1 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under design design Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under humility humility Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The more we imitate others, the faster we find our own style. The more we imitate others, the faster wefind 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: The only style worth having is the one you cannot help; setting out to develop a personal style is the wrong goal. — tap to centre the map on it The only style worth having is theone you cannot help; setting out todevelop a personal style is thewrong goal. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2002-02-01 — tap for who they are GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: People tend to overestimate their own talent and underestimate the structural advantages that amplify their success. — tap to centre the map on it People tend to overestimate theirown talent and underestimate thestructural advantages that amplifytheir success. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Aug 2026 HF Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Imitating people for their personal qualities, rather than their possessions or desires, is a better way to live. — tap to centre the map on it Imitating people for their personalqualities, rather than theirpossessions or desires, is a betterway to live. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 TM Tom MacWright — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: When implementation gets faster, designers are uniquely valuable for what they do with the extra time, such as pushing toward the ultimate version of an experience. — tap to centre the map on it When implementation gets faster,designers are uniquely valuable forwhat they do with the extra time,such as pushing toward the ultimateversion of an experience. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Mar 2026 JP Josh Puckett — holds since 2026-03-12 — 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: Obviousness comes from conforming to people's existing mental models: do not reinvent a common UI pattern unless the new one is at least twice as good. — tap to centre the map on it Obviousness comes from conforming topeople's existing mental models: donot reinvent a common UI patternunless the new one is at least twiceas good. Last stated 3 years ago 16 Nov 2023 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2023-11-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being willing to look absurd can be an underused advantage when learning — tap to centre the map on it Being willing to look absurd can bean underused advantage when learning Last stated 7 years ago 27 Feb 2020 JW Josh Waitzkin — holds since 2020-02-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: The harder a skill is to put into words, the more it should be learned by imitation. — tap to centre the map on it The harder a skill is to put intowords, the more it should be learnedby imitation. 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 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 isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA 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 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: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it "Simplify onboarding" is an action,not a problem, and a roadmap linewritten that way will not work. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jan 2025 EV Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company needs someone with a product vision to recover — tap to centre the map on it A company needs someone with aproduct vision to recover Last stated 4 years ago 5 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition. — tap to centre the map on it A company should define what greatlooks like for its own role ratherthan borrow another company'sdefinition. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The more we imitate others, the faster we find our own style. Last stated 15 Feb 2022 · 5 years ago Holds David Perell Read this korrent →