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← The task is not to suppress change, which is impossible, but to manage it
17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 11 May 2018 to 29 Oct 2026.
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Alvin Toffler — holds since c. 1970 — 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
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2022-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Any task, even a harmless one, can be turned into an in-context impossible or very difficult task. — tap to centre the map on it Any task, even a harmless one, can be turned into an in-context impossible or very difficult task. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The greatest myth in management is that you can't manage what you don't measure — tap to centre the map on it The greatest myth in management is that you can't manage what you don't measure Last stated 3 years ago
23 May 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-05-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It should not be possible for one simple error to cause widespread damage — tap to centre the map on it It should not be possible for one simple error to cause widespread damage
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Don Norman — holds since c. 1988–2013 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A task with no fixed deadline tends to never get done at all. — tap to centre the map on it A task with no fixed deadline tends to never get done at all. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Sept 2026
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Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A state that cannot change cannot preserve itself — tap to centre the map on it A state that cannot change cannot preserve itself
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Edmund Burke — holds since c. 1790 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Climate change is a real problem, but it is not the end of the world. — tap to centre the map on it Climate change is a real problem, but it is not the end of the world. Last stated a year ago
31 Oct 2025
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Bjørn Lomborg — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There are things founders can do that managers cannot, and not doing them feels wrong to founders because it is wrong. — tap to centre the map on it There are things founders can do that managers cannot, and not doing them feels wrong to founders because it is wrong. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Sept 2024
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Paul Graham — holds since 2024-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should stay small until it reaches product/market fit, so it can still pivot. — tap to centre the map on it A company should stay small until it reaches product/market fit, so it can still pivot. Last stated 8 years ago
11 May 2018
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Matt Mochary — holds since 2018-05-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. — tap to centre the map on it A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. — tap to centre the map on it A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority. — tap to centre the map on it "Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority. Last stated 7 years ago
19 Nov 2019
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Jordan Peterson — holds since 2019-11-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate needs prestige or wealth, while talent and even genius matter little to success — tap to centre the map on it A candidate needs prestige or wealth, while talent and even genius matter little to success
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Gustave Le Bon — holds since c. 1895 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'Do not do to others what you would not want done to you' cannot be a universal law of morality — tap to centre the map on it 'Do not do to others what you would not want done to you' cannot be a universal law of morality
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Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1785 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint — tap to centre the map on it A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint
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Anna Julia Cooper — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country that turns its experiences of desertion into competition instead of common cause produces avengers rather than answers. — tap to centre the map on it A country that turns its experiences of desertion into competition instead of common cause produces avengers rather than answers. Last stated a week ago
29 Oct 2026
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Anand Giridharadas — holds since 2026-10-29 — tap for who they are