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1 Jul 2020
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Amanda Askell — holds since 2020-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being robustly tolerable matters most when the expected costs of failure are high. — tap to centre the map on it Being robustly tolerable matters most when the expected costs of failure are high. Last stated 6 years ago
1 Jul 2020
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Amanda Askell — holds since 2020-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: With any new subject people tend first to overrate it, then by reaction to undervalue it — tap to centre the map on it With any new subject people tend first to overrate it, then by reaction to undervalue it
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Ada Lovelace — holds since c. 1843 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Someone who can afford to be less sensitive to risk is probably either irrational or privileged. — tap to centre the map on it Someone who can afford to be less sensitive to risk is probably either irrational or privileged. Last stated 6 years ago
15 Jun 2020
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Amanda Askell — holds since 2020-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being bad at something is not an intrinsic property of a person but a temporary state they can change whenever they choose. — tap to centre the map on it Being bad at something is not an intrinsic property of a person but a temporary state they can change whenever they choose. Last stated 4 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Encouraging experimentation and opening opportunities requires much more tolerance of mediocrity — tap to centre the map on it Encouraging experimentation and opening opportunities requires much more tolerance of mediocrity Last stated 10 years ago
27 Feb 2017
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Malcolm Gladwell — holds since 2017-02-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The human value function is extraordinarily robust — addiction aside — which is why a person can judge their own performance at a skill they have only just started. — tap to centre the map on it The human value function is extraordinarily robust — addiction aside — which is why a person can judge their own performance at a skill they have only just started. Last stated 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We value too lightly what we get too cheaply; only its cost gives a thing its value — tap to centre the map on it We value too lightly what we get too cheaply; only its cost gives a thing its value Last stated 250 years ago
23 Dec 1776
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Thomas Paine — holds since 1776-12-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Thinking harder about a decision has diminishing returns because reality is inherently unknowable. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking harder about a decision has diminishing returns because reality is inherently unknowable. Last stated 5 years ago
22 Feb 2022
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Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — 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 3 weeks ago
17 Sept 2026
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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
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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
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Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — 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
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — 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
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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 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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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 4 weeks ago
12 Sept 2026
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Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
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The property of being robustly tolerable can be undervalued.
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Being robustly tolerable matters most when the expected costs of failure are high.
Holds
With any new subject people tend first to overrate it, then by reaction to undervalue it
Last stated c. 1843
Holds
Someone who can afford to be less sensitive to risk is probably either irrational or privileged.
Holds
Being bad at something is not an intrinsic property of a person but a temporary state they can change whenever they choose.
Holds
Encouraging experimentation and opening opportunities requires much more tolerance of mediocrity
Holds
The human value function is extraordinarily robust — addiction aside — which is why a person can judge their own performance at a skill they have only just started.
Holds
We value too lightly what we get too cheaply; only its cost gives a thing its value
Holds
Thinking harder about a decision has diminishing returns because reality is inherently unknowable.
Holds
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.
Holds
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Holds
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Holds
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
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
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Holds
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Holds
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Holds