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Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under measuring intelligence measuring intelligence Everything filed under discipline discipline Everything filed under management management Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Those who rise to the top are generally talented, but because skill is hard to assess, success also depends on career assets that signal skill. Those who rise to the top are generallytalented, but because skill is hard toassess, success also depends on careerassets that signal skill. Last stated a month ago 30 Sept 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: When a skill becomes widely attainable, people feel pressure to seek a rarer, higher-leverage skill to prove their value. — tap to centre the map on it When a skill becomes widelyattainable, people feel pressure toseek a rarer, higher-leverage skillto prove their value. Last stated 8 months ago 4 Mar 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Over the long run, the average person who keeps putting themselves in a good position beats the genius who is in a poor one, and what looks like talent is often good positioning. — tap to centre the map on it Over the long run, the averageperson who keeps putting themselvesin a good position beats the geniuswho is in a poor one, and what lookslike talent is often goodpositioning. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Oct 2023 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2023-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hard work drives career success only up to a point, after which its returns diminish. — tap to centre the map on it Hard work drives career success onlyup to a point, after which itsreturns diminish. Last stated 5 years ago 19 Apr 2022 GB Gibson Biddle — holds since 2022-04-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: High performers possess an initial edge that leads to increasing returns to scale through harder work and skill acquisition. — tap to centre the map on it High performers possess an initialedge that leads to increasingreturns to scale through harder workand skill acquisition. Last stated 2 weeks ago 16 Oct 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of the most successful people in any industry are wicked smart. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of the most successful peoplein any industry are wicked smart. Last stated 4 weeks ago 7 Oct 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having the grit to stick with an effort when the going gets hard is a key trait of successful people. — tap to centre the map on it Having the grit to stick with aneffort when the going gets hard is akey trait of successful people. Last stated 2 years ago 20 Feb 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-02-20 — 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 orwealth, while talent and even geniusmatter little to success GB Gustave Le Bon — holds since c. 1895 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is a discrepancy of talent that leads to a discrepancy of competence — tap to centre the map on it There is a discrepancy of talentthat leads to a discrepancy ofcompetence Last stated 3 years ago 4 Aug 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-08-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work betterthan you is no reason to stop doingit, because the point of the workwas never that only you could do it. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not areason to stop learning it:practising what machines already dois often the stepping stone to whatonly people can do. Last stated 11 months ago 18 Nov 2025 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not needan AI summary, and an executive whodelegates his reading to one hasstopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamityof data loss or a long restoreprocess in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago 24 Nov 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably becreated because of AI. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his ownfuture was doomed VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Those who rise to the top are generally talented, but because skill is hard to assess, success also depends on career assets that signal skill. Last stated 30 Sept 2026 · a month ago Holds Scott H. Young Read this korrent →