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Read this korrent: Visions are maps through bewildering complexity
Visions are maps through bewildering complexity
TS
Thomas Sowell — holds since c. 1987 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Visions set the agenda for both thought and action — tap to centre the map on it
Visions set the agenda for both thought and action
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Thomas Sowell — holds since c. 1987 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Visions are the foundations theories are built on — tap to centre the map on it
Visions are the foundations theories are built on
TS
Thomas Sowell — holds since c. 1987 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A vision is a sense of how the world works — tap to centre the map on it
A vision is a sense of how the world works
TS
Thomas Sowell — holds since c. 1987 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The grand visions promoted by today's tech titans conceal realities that are messier, more sordid, and more contingent than claimed. — tap to centre the map on it
The grand visions promoted by today's tech titans conceal realities that are messier, more sordid, and more contingent than claimed.
Last stated 3 months ago
8 Aug 2026
HF
Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business book tends to see every problem through its author's trade: a salesperson's solves everything with sales, a marketer's with marketing. — tap to centre the map on it
A business book tends to see every problem through its author's trade: a salesperson's solves everything with sales, a marketer's with marketing.
Last stated 10 months ago
18 Jan 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business's only real competition is its own costs, not the alternatives on the market, because staying in business means making more than you spend. — tap to centre the map on it
A business's only real competition is its own costs, not the alternatives on the market, because staying in business means making more than you spend.
Last stated 9 months ago
15 Feb 2026
JF
Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A civilisation based on property inevitably treats property crimes as worse than crimes against persons — tap to centre the map on it
A civilisation based on property inevitably treats property crimes as worse than crimes against persons
JL
Jack London — holds since c. 1902–1903 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Psychedelic therapy should integrate the material it releases into a person's existing mental models. — tap to centre the map on it
Psychedelic therapy should integrate the material it releases into a person's existing mental models.
Last stated 7 years ago
20 Jun 2019
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Karl Friston — holds since 2019-06-20 — tap for who they are
RC
Robin Carhart-Harris — holds since 2019-06-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness. — tap to centre the map on it
A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness.
Last stated 7 years ago
10 May 2019
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Michael Pollan — holds since 2019-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job. — tap to centre the map on it
Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
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Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Do not act on customary beliefs where the action is disastrous unless they are wholly true — tap to centre the map on it
Do not act on customary beliefs where the action is disastrous unless they are wholly true
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Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1917 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Outside the circle of competence, confidence does not diminish as fast as competence, and the biggest risk is what one does not see. — tap to centre the map on it
Outside the circle of competence, confidence does not diminish as fast as competence, and the biggest risk is what one does not see.
Last stated 13 years ago
1 Dec 2013
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Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: To improve the odds of success, a person should understand the perimeter of their circle of competence, operate well inside it, and be willing to say "I don't know". — tap to centre the map on it
To improve the odds of success, a person should understand the perimeter of their circle of competence, operate well inside it, and be willing to say "I don't know".
Last stated 13 years ago
1 Dec 2013
SP
Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-12-01 — tap for who they are
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Visions are maps through bewildering complexity
Last stated c. 1987
Holds Thomas Sowell
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Visions set the agenda for both thought and action
Last stated c. 1987
Holds Thomas Sowell
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Visions are the foundations theories are built on
Last stated c. 1987
Holds Thomas Sowell
Similar wording
A vision is a sense of how the world works
Last stated c. 1987
Holds Thomas Sowell
Similar wording
The grand visions promoted by today's tech titans conceal realities that are messier, more sordid, and more contingent than claimed.
Last stated 8 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Henry Farrell
Same subject: mental models
A business book tends to see every problem through its author's trade: a salesperson's solves everything with sales, a marketer's with marketing.
Last stated 18 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Same subject: mental models
A business's only real competition is its own costs, not the alternatives on the market, because staying in business means making more than you spend.
Last stated 15 Feb 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Fried
Same subject: mental models
A civilisation based on property inevitably treats property crimes as worse than crimes against persons
Last stated c. 1902–1903
Holds Jack London
Same subject: psychedelics
Psychedelic therapy should integrate the material it releases into a person's existing mental models.
Last stated 20 Jun 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Karl Friston Robin Carhart-Harris
Same subject: psychedelics
A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness.
Last stated 10 May 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Michael Pollan
Same subject: psychedelics
Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job.
Last stated 16 Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Graham Hancock
Same subject: humility
Do not act on customary beliefs where the action is disastrous unless they are wholly true
Last stated c. 1917
Holds Bertrand Russell
Same subject: humility
Outside the circle of competence, confidence does not diminish as fast as competence, and the biggest risk is what one does not see.
Last stated 1 Dec 2013 · 13 years ago
Holds Shane Parrish
Same subject: humility
To improve the odds of success, a person should understand the perimeter of their circle of competence, operate well inside it, and be willing to say "I don't know".
Last stated 1 Dec 2013 · 13 years ago
Holds Shane Parrish