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Everything filed under design design Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under social media social media Everything filed under AI agents AI agents Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under language learning language learning Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Users spend most of their time on other sites, so they prefer yours to work the same way as the sites they already know. Users spend most of their time on othersites, so they prefer yours to work thesame way as the sites they already know. Last stated 26 years ago 22 Jul 2000 JN Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2000-07-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: It matters that users understand a site, because muddling through tends to be inefficient and error-prone — tap to centre the map on it It matters that users understand asite, because muddling through tendsto be inefficient and error-prone SK Steve Krug — holds since c. 2000–2014 — tap for who they are Same subject: Web users don't weigh every option to choose the best one; they satisfice — tap to centre the map on it Web users don't weigh every optionto choose the best one; theysatisfice SK Steve Krug — holds since c. 2000–2014 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people now spend their time online inside a handful of platforms, seeing what the owners of those platforms steer them towards. — tap to centre the map on it Most people now spend their timeonline inside a handful ofplatforms, seeing what the owners ofthose platforms steer them towards. Last stated 2 years ago 1 May 2024 MW Molly White — holds since 2024-05-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Users split into two camps on seeing an agent's work, and the split has not faded as trust builds, so an interface has to balance both. — tap to centre the map on it Users split into two camps on seeingan agent's work, and the split hasnot faded as trust builds, so aninterface has to balance both. Last stated 8 months ago 17 Feb 2026 LW Luke Wroblewski — holds since 2026-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: For a daily-frequency product it is existing-user retention, not new-user retention, that compounds — and mature companies should put most of their energy there. — tap to centre the map on it For a daily-frequency product it isexisting-user retention, notnew-user retention, that compounds —and mature companies should put mostof their energy there. Last stated a year ago 5 Oct 2025 AC Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: People persist with the method they enjoy rather than the one that is supposed to be best, and that is what decides the outcome. — tap to centre the map on it People persist with the method theyenjoy rather than the one that issupposed to be best, and that iswhat decides the outcome. Last stated 6 years ago 9 Sept 2020 LL Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Generalizing a design to suit every kind of user makes it harder to make targeted experiences. — tap to centre the map on it Generalizing a design to suit everykind of user makes it harder to maketargeted experiences. Last stated 5 months ago 5 May 2026 RC Rafa Conde — holds since 2026-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Working at a company turns you into a power user, which is why pattern matching fails and even an experienced growth leader is wrong all the time. — tap to centre the map on it Working at a company turns you intoa power user, which is why patternmatching fails and even anexperienced growth leader is wrongall the time. Last stated a year ago 5 Oct 2025 AC Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — 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 candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate negotiating an offershould make every ask fit one lineof logic. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 5 days ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — 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: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it A person who works from a recipe,even an innovative one, starts fromsomething that already exists. Last stated 11 years ago 6 Nov 2015 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Users spend most of their time on other sites, so they prefer yours to work the same way as the sites they already know. Last stated 22 Jul 2000 · 26 years ago Holds Jakob Nielsen Read this korrent →