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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 3 Nov 2008 to 17 Sept 2026.
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management Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: We should aim to make more mistakes from bold action and fewer from inaction We should aim to make more mistakes from bold action and fewer from inaction Last stated 2 years ago
17 Apr 2024
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Dan Ariely — holds since 2024-04-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Many efforts fail because they do not focus on the right measure or do not invest enough in measuring accurately — tap to centre the map on it Many efforts fail because they do not focus on the right measure or do not invest enough in measuring accurately
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Bill Gates — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adding process when things go badly is the instinct to resist: every time we added more process we spent more time without getting better outcomes. — tap to centre the map on it Adding process when things go badly is the instinct to resist: every time we added more process we spent more time without getting better outcomes. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Jul 2026
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Elizabeth Stone — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aiming straight at success makes you more likely to miss it — tap to centre the map on it Aiming straight at success makes you more likely to miss it
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Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1992 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If everyone does only a little to help solve a big problem, the collective result will still be only a little. — tap to centre the map on it If everyone does only a little to help solve a big problem, the collective result will still be only a little. Last stated 18 years ago
3 Nov 2008
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David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The more an argument asks you to do, the more evidence you should require before doing it. — tap to centre the map on it The more an argument asks you to do, the more evidence you should require before doing it. Last stated 15 years ago
18 Aug 2011
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Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2011-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We should act on the assumption that we have almost no idea what the best futures would look like, so committing today to any particular vision would be a great mistake. — tap to centre the map on it We should act on the assumption that we have almost no idea what the best futures would look like, so committing today to any particular vision would be a great mistake. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Faced with a problem none of your techniques fit, try anything, the stupider the better, because the way it fails is the clue. — tap to centre the map on it Faced with a problem none of your techniques fit, try anything, the stupider the better, because the way it fails is the clue. Last stated a year ago
14 Jun 2025
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Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reminding someone to do a task can make them less likely to do it. — tap to centre the map on it Reminding someone to do a task can make them less likely to do it. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Jul 2026
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Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. Last stated 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. — tap to centre the map on it A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. Last stated 2 months ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. — tap to centre the map on it A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. Last stated 6 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. — tap to centre the map on it A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. Last stated 2 weeks ago
17 Sept 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. Last stated 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
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Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
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We should aim to make more mistakes from bold action and fewer from inaction
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Many efforts fail because they do not focus on the right measure or do not invest enough in measuring accurately
Last stated c. 2013
Holds
Adding process when things go badly is the instinct to resist: every time we added more process we spent more time without getting better outcomes.
Holds
Aiming straight at success makes you more likely to miss it
Last stated c. 1992
Holds
If everyone does only a little to help solve a big problem, the collective result will still be only a little.
Holds
The more an argument asks you to do, the more evidence you should require before doing it.
Holds
We should act on the assumption that we have almost no idea what the best futures would look like, so committing today to any particular vision would be a great mistake.
Holds
Faced with a problem none of your techniques fit, try anything, the stupider the better, because the way it fails is the clue.
Holds
Reminding someone to do a task can make them less likely to do it.
Holds
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Holds
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Holds
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Holds
A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace.
Holds
A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth.
Holds
A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance.
Holds
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Holds
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Holds
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Holds