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11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being told to be realistic about your ambitions is how ambitions fail; the boundaries people accept about what they can do are the ones that stop them. — tap to centre the map on it Being told to be realistic about your ambitions is how ambitions fail; the boundaries people accept about what they can do are the ones that stop them. Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If you are not willing to try hard, do things yourself and dig deeper, you should know what you are getting yourself into before betting a career on tech. — tap to centre the map on it If you are not willing to try hard, do things yourself and dig deeper, you should know what you are getting yourself into before betting a career on tech. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Young people should not think in terms of a career at all: a career is imposed on you, while a calling comes from within and transcends it. — tap to centre the map on it Young people should not think in terms of a career at all: a career is imposed on you, while a calling comes from within and transcends it. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Sept 2023
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Neri Oxman — holds since 2023-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The adulation and the abuse a well-known figure receives are both about the audience's need for a hero or a villain, and have nothing to do with the person. — tap to centre the map on it The adulation and the abuse a well-known figure receives are both about the audience's need for a hero or a villain, and have nothing to do with the person. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A young person should worry about building a rounded intellectual inner life rather than about their career, because they will spend their whole life inside their own head. — tap to centre the map on it A young person should worry about building a rounded intellectual inner life rather than about their career, because they will spend their whole life inside their own head. Last stated 10 months ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A young engineer may attempt what nobody has ever done, but if somebody has already done it they are obliged to call that person and hear their advice. — tap to centre the map on it A young engineer may attempt what nobody has ever done, but if somebody has already done it they are obliged to call that person and hear their advice. Last stated a month ago
28 Jul 2026
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Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anyone choosing a career should work out where the money comes from and what value they add; asking the question at all puts you ahead of your peers. — tap to centre the map on it Anyone choosing a career should work out where the money comes from and what value they add; asking the question at all puts you ahead of your peers. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In choosing what to learn, who is teaching it matters more than what it is, because your existing interests are fairly arbitrary and a good educator is not. — tap to centre the map on it In choosing what to learn, who is teaching it matters more than what it is, because your existing interests are fairly arbitrary and a good educator is not. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — 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 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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: Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success. — tap to centre the map on it Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success. Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved. — tap to centre the map on it A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Academic credentials — grades, major, the prestige of the degree — barely matter to industry hiring. — tap to centre the map on it Academic credentials — grades, major, the prestige of the degree — barely matter to industry hiring. Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI could compete with human mathematicians once it acquires a mathematical sense of smell: knowing which way of splitting a problem makes it easier rather than harder. — tap to centre the map on it AI could compete with human mathematicians once it acquires a mathematical sense of smell: knowing which way of splitting a problem makes it easier rather than harder. Last stated a year ago
14 Jun 2025
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Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI in chess and mathematics does not explain anything; it says which position is better, and humans build the theory from that. — tap to centre the map on it AI in chess and mathematics does not explain anything; it says which position is better, and humans build the theory from that. Last stated a year ago
14 Jun 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will transform how scientific discovery is done, and within two or three years a working scientist's job will already look dramatically different. — tap to centre the map on it AI will transform how scientific discovery is done, and within two or three years a working scientist's job will already look dramatically different. Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
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Michael Kratsios — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
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The question to put to a young person is what they want to do, not what they want to be — the roles are a costume and asking about them is cruel.
Holds JK Jeff KaplanRead this korrent →
Being told to be realistic about your ambitions is how ambitions fail; the boundaries people accept about what they can do are the ones that stop them.
Holds MH Masud Husain
If you are not willing to try hard, do things yourself and dig deeper, you should know what you are getting yourself into before betting a career on tech.
Holds NE NeetCode
Young people should not think in terms of a career at all: a career is imposed on you, while a calling comes from within and transcends it.
Holds NO Neri Oxman
The adulation and the abuse a well-known figure receives are both about the audience's need for a hero or a villain, and have nothing to do with the person.
Holds KB Kent Beck
A young person should worry about building a rounded intellectual inner life rather than about their career, because they will spend their whole life inside their own head.
Holds DH Dan Houser
A young engineer may attempt what nobody has ever done, but if somebody has already done it they are obliged to call that person and hear their advice.
Holds BS Blake Scholl
Anyone choosing a career should work out where the money comes from and what value they add; asking the question at all puts you ahead of your peers.
Holds GS Grant Sanderson
In choosing what to learn, who is teaching it matters more than what it is, because your existing interests are fairly arbitrary and a good educator is not.
Holds GS Grant Sanderson
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 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
Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success.
Holds
A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved.
Holds GS Grant Sanderson
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds GS Grant Sanderson
Academic credentials — grades, major, the prestige of the degree — barely matter to industry hiring.
Holds PM Patrick McKenzie
AI could compete with human mathematicians once it acquires a mathematical sense of smell: knowing which way of splitting a problem makes it easier rather than harder.
Holds TT Terence Tao
AI in chess and mathematics does not explain anything; it says which position is better, and humans build the theory from that.
Holds LF Lex Fridman
AI will transform how scientific discovery is done, and within two or three years a working scientist's job will already look dramatically different.
Holds MK Michael Kratsios