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Read this korrent: The problem with most people is not what they are doing wrong, but what they are not doing right.
The problem with most people is not what they are doing wrong, but what they are not doing right.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Aug 2024
VV
Visakan Veerasamy — holds since 2024-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are very good at solving problems but tend to solve the wrong ones — tap to centre the map on it
People are very good at solving problems but tend to solve the wrong ones
Last stated 2 years ago
28 Oct 2024
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Much wrongdoing comes from good people doing bad things without knowing it, not from bad people — tap to centre the map on it
Much wrongdoing comes from good people doing bad things without knowing it, not from bad people
Last stated 18 years ago
12 Jun 2008
MB
Max Bazerman — holds since 2008-06-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the world fails to solve problems because of pride, excessive regulation, and low standards for what counts as a problem worth fixing. — tap to centre the map on it
Most of the world fails to solve problems because of pride, excessive regulation, and low standards for what counts as a problem worth fixing.
Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most people are not very good at their job, developers and doctors included. — tap to centre the map on it
Most people are not very good at their job, developers and doctors included.
Last stated 2 years ago
20 Aug 2024
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2024-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Many of society's problems stem from how people communicate online, not just what they discuss. — tap to centre the map on it
Many of society's problems stem from how people communicate online, not just what they discuss.
Last stated 4 months ago
14 Jun 2026
JJ
Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making a mistake is not the problem; not learning from mistakes is. — tap to centre the map on it
Making a mistake is not the problem; not learning from mistakes is.
Last stated 4 years ago
27 Sept 2022
RD
Ray Dalio — holds since 2022-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People should take on far more accountability, because in modern society failure is not that much to fear. — tap to centre the map on it
People should take on far more accountability, because in modern society failure is not that much to fear.
Last stated 7 years ago
28 Dec 2019
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company needs a culture where people raise problems early and often, because you cannot solve a problem you do not know about. — tap to centre the map on it
A company needs a culture where people raise problems early and often, because you cannot solve a problem you do not know about.
Last stated 6 months ago
12 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
GK
Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it
A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes
Last stated 14 years ago
15 Jun 2012
BH
Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it
A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way.
Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
MS
Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it
A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves.
Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
AM
Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Nov 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
AG
Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated a month ago
12 Sept 2026
PF
Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
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The problem with most people is not what they are doing wrong, but what they are not doing right.
Last stated 21 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Visakan Veerasamy
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People are very good at solving problems but tend to solve the wrong ones
Last stated 28 Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Similar wording
Much wrongdoing comes from good people doing bad things without knowing it, not from bad people
Last stated 12 Jun 2008 · 18 years ago
Holds Max Bazerman
Similar wording
Most of the world fails to solve problems because of pride, excessive regulation, and low standards for what counts as a problem worth fixing.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
Most people are not very good at their job, developers and doctors included.
Last stated 20 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
Many of society's problems stem from how people communicate online, not just what they discuss.
Last stated 14 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Justin Jackson
Similar wording
Making a mistake is not the problem; not learning from mistakes is.
Last stated 27 Sept 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Ray Dalio
Similar wording
People should take on far more accountability, because in modern society failure is not that much to fear.
Last stated 28 Dec 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Similar wording
A company needs a culture where people raise problems early and often, because you cannot solve a problem you do not know about.
Last stated 12 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Evan Spiegel
Same subject: behavioural science
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: behavioural science
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: behavioural science
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 9 Aug 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Gary Klein
Same subject: humility
A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes
Last stated 15 Jun 2012 · 14 years ago
Holds Ben Horowitz
Same subject: humility
A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way.
Last stated 2 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Marvin Schwaibold
Same subject: humility
A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves.
Last stated 26 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Andy Madrick
Same subject: attitude change
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 6 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: attitude change
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Adam Grant
Same subject: attitude change
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Paul Ford