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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 17 Sept 2010 to 19 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: There is almost no end state to a project: it has to reach a point where everybody has given as much of what makes them unique to it, and then it is usually in a state it otherwise could not get to. There is almost no end state to a project:it has to reach a point where everybodyhas given as much of what makes themunique to it, and then it is usually in astate it otherwise could not get to. Last stated 6 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A project has not started until something exists that can be played; plans, documents, teams and art are not a start. — tap to centre the map on it A project has not started untilsomething exists that can be played;plans, documents, teams and art arenot a start. Last stated 16 years ago 17 Sept 2010 DY Derek Yu — holds since 2010-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: The end of work need not mean the end of meaning, because meaning comes from imagining rather than working — tap to centre the map on it The end of work need not mean theend of meaning, because meaningcomes from imagining rather thanworking Last stated 9 years ago 8 May 2017 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2017-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: The last tenth of a project takes most of the work, because what is left at the end is all detail. — tap to centre the map on it The last tenth of a project takesmost of the work, because what isleft at the end is all detail. Last stated 16 years ago 17 Sept 2010 DY Derek Yu — holds since 2010-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Big projects are not done with big efforts but with slow, steady, incremental work. — tap to centre the map on it Big projects are not done with bigefforts but with slow, steady,incremental work. Last stated 2 weeks ago 19 Sept 2026 SP Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: At the far end of the curve it is a bargain not only to do exceptional work but merely to attempt it, because so few people even try. — tap to centre the map on it At the far end of the curve it is abargain not only to do exceptionalwork but merely to attempt it,because so few people even try. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use. — tap to centre the map on it You can build anything now, but noteverything is worth building; whatmatters is whether ideas take ashape somebody else would want touse. Last stated a month ago 25 Aug 2026 JB John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Science cannot create ends; at most it can supply the means to attain them — tap to centre the map on it Science cannot create ends; at mostit can supply the means to attainthem AE Albert Einstein — holds since c. 1949 — tap for who they are Same subject: Software cannot reach its next level until somebody builds the next level of hardware underneath it. — tap to centre the map on it Software cannot reach its next leveluntil somebody builds the next levelof hardware underneath it. Last stated 4 months ago 7 Jun 2026 TF Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms isnot the way to get good creativework. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Aug 2026 SK Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — 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: AI models want to add or patch as a form of making better, whereas the design process is really about editing away. — tap to centre the map on it AI models want to add or patch as aform of making better, whereas thedesign process is really aboutediting away. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Jul 2026 JY Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI that builds UI is trained on past UI, so breaking out of that mould will still take a person willing to break the rules. — tap to centre the map on it AI that builds UI is trained on pastUI, so breaking out of that mouldwill still take a person willing tobreak the rules. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being a designer is amazing, and designers are no longer just designers but builders who can create whatever they envision. — tap to centre the map on it Being a designer is amazing, anddesigners are no longer justdesigners but builders who cancreate whatever they envision. Last stated a month ago 2 Sept 2026 ER Evil Rabbit — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decolonization is truly the creation of new men — tap to centre the map on it Decolonization is truly the creationof new men FF Frantz Fanon — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are Same subject: Impulsiveness in decisions can be problematic, but impulsiveness in design should be facilitated all the time: try the random thought and go down that path. — tap to centre the map on it Impulsiveness in decisions can beproblematic, but impulsiveness indesign should be facilitated all thetime: try the random thought and godown that path. Last stated 2 months ago 29 Jul 2026 CD Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Inexperience can be harnessed to carve out a path of your own, free of how things are supposed to be — tap to centre the map on it Inexperience can be harnessed tocarve out a path of your own, freeof how things are supposed to be Last stated 11 years ago 27 May 2015 NP Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — tap for who they are
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At the centre There is almost no end state to a project: it has to reach a point where everybody has given as much of what makes them unique to it, and then it is usually in a state it otherwise could not get to. Last stated 2 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago Holds Marvin Schwaibold Read this korrent →