korrents

On the map

Tap a claim on the ring to put it at the centre.

← Things that have worked for a long time are preferable

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 14 Sept 2008 to 23 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under innovation innovation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Things that have worked for a long time are preferable Things that have worked for a long timeare preferable Last stated 18 years ago 14 Sept 2008 NT Nassim Nicholas Taleb — holds since 2008-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Objects that work well, are simple, and durable get used heavily and end up showing wear. — tap to centre the map on it Objects that work well, are simple,and durable get used heavily and endup showing wear. Last stated 3 weeks ago 13 Sept 2026 AS Anthony Sculimbrene — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Life's most valuable things, like health, wealth and knowledge, compound slowly over long periods of time. — tap to centre the map on it Life's most valuable things, likehealth, wealth and knowledge,compound slowly over long periods oftime. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Mar 2024 MM Mark Manson — holds since 2024-03-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A long life gives enough time to try many different pursuits, get confused, and start over more than once. — tap to centre the map on it A long life gives enough time to trymany different pursuits, getconfused, and start over more thanonce. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 HK Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Any act that has once appeared in human history remains a potentiality long after it has passed — tap to centre the map on it Any act that has once appeared inhuman history remains a potentialitylong after it has passed HA Hannah Arendt — holds since c. 1963–1964 — tap for who they are Same subject: Living for as long as possible is worth wanting: if you enjoy life now, more of it is simply better. — tap to centre the map on it Living for as long as possible isworth wanting: if you enjoy lifenow, more of it is simply better. Last stated 4 months ago 16 Jun 2026 PB Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most of the time, technology is incremental improvement on enduring ideas — tap to centre the map on it Most of the time, technology isincremental improvement on enduringideas Last stated 4 years ago 10 Feb 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-02-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: In the mind, it is more the rule than the exception for the past to survive — tap to centre the map on it In the mind, it is more the rulethan the exception for the past tosurvive SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: An obvious technological shift can take so long to arrive that observers give up expecting it, only for it to happen right after they stop watching for it. — tap to centre the map on it An obvious technological shift cantake so long to arrive thatobservers give up expecting it, onlyfor it to happen right after theystop watching for it. Last stated a week ago 23 Sept 2026 HD Horace Dediu — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it A board game conquers the world whenchance and strategy are in balancein it. Last stated 10 months ago 12 Dec 2025 IF Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good prototype should express a single idea or test a single hypothesis. — tap to centre the map on it A good prototype should express asingle idea or test a singlehypothesis. Last stated 9 years ago 22 Feb 2018 BF Bennett Foddy — holds since 2018-02-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A theme system's styles should be low-specificity rather than targeted directly at specific elements. — tap to centre the map on it A theme system's styles should below-specificity rather than targeteddirectly at specific elements. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 DR Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Attribute behavior that depends on CSS layout size rather than an element's natural or declared size is a design trap web authors should avoid relying on. — tap to centre the map on it Attribute behavior that depends onCSS layout size rather than anelement's natural or declared sizeis a design trap web authors shouldavoid relying on. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Sept 2026 TE Terence Eden — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Designers should find what the spec should be and build it in HTML and CSS themselves, not make a product manager's spec look pretty. — tap to centre the map on it Designers should find what the specshould be and build it in HTML andCSS themselves, not make a productmanager's spec look pretty. Last stated 6 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wordinga cloud: claims about one subject, named for itbar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 2008 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is todaya face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are

At the centre Things that have worked for a long time are preferable Last stated 14 Sept 2008 · 18 years ago Holds Nassim Nicholas Taleb Read this korrent →