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Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under hiring hiring Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under measuring intelligence measuring intelligence Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: When a skill becomes widely attainable, people feel pressure to seek a rarer, higher-leverage skill to prove their value. When a skill becomes widely attainable,people feel pressure to seek a rarer,higher-leverage skill to prove theirvalue. Last stated 8 months ago 4 Mar 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: 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. — tap to centre the map on it Those who rise to the top aregenerally talented, but becauseskill is hard to assess, successalso depends on career assets thatsignal 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: The valuable skill is stopping and recovering while the work is still unfinished, not the capacity to push yourself harder. — tap to centre the map on it The valuable skill is stopping andrecovering while the work is stillunfinished, not the capacity to pushyourself harder. Last stated 5 years ago by 29 Jul 2021 OB Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: The more things are handed to people, the more value will lie in the ability to do difficult things. — tap to centre the map on it The more things are handed topeople, the more value will lie inthe ability to do difficult things. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 KA Kris Abdelmessih — holds since 2026-09-27 — 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 3 weeks ago 16 Oct 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: The career ladder was built on an old constraint: that more impact meant more people underneath you. — tap to centre the map on it The career ladder was built on anold constraint: that more impactmeant more people underneath you. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 EV Elena Verna — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Breaking through a skill plateau requires unlearning beliefs and conventions that are wrong or narrower than assumed. — tap to centre the map on it Breaking through a skill plateaurequires unlearning beliefs andconventions that are wrong ornarrower than assumed. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: New technologies raise the ceiling for skilled practitioners instead of diminishing them. — tap to centre the map on it New technologies raise the ceilingfor skilled practitioners instead ofdiminishing them. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Aug 2026 BF Brad Feld — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Learning a new skill set requires crossing a moat of low status, and the willingness to be visibly bad in public is itself the advantage. — tap to centre the map on it Learning a new skill set requirescrossing a moat of low status, andthe willingness to be visibly bad inpublic is itself the advantage. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A chatbot's voice should not replace a thinking human voice where truth matters — tap to centre the map on it A chatbot's voice should not replacea thinking human voice where truthmatters Last stated 3 years ago 8 Jul 2023 DH Douglas Hofstadter — holds since 2023-07-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A developer cannot be productive and competitive today without using AI — tap to centre the map on it A developer cannot be productive andcompetitive today without using AI Last stated 2 weeks ago 19 Oct 2026 TH Troy Hunt — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A job that consists of approving AI output has no flow channel at all, because the challenge has been exported to the machine and only the vigilance remains. — tap to centre the map on it A job that consists of approving AIoutput has no flow channel at all,because the challenge has beenexported to the machine and only thevigilance remains. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Oct 2026 JN Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes workthat used to take weeks to build. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 CB Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted writing creates anillusion of greater creativity whileactually reducing the originality ofthe ideas expressed. Last stated 4 months ago 22 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Generative AI's main achievement so far has been to lower what we expect of what we read and of ourselves when we write. — tap to centre the map on it Generative AI's main achievement sofar has been to lower what we expectof what we read and of ourselveswhen we write. Last stated 2 years ago 31 Aug 2024 TC Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A long, well-written document no longer signals that its author knows the subject. — tap to centre the map on it A long, well-written document nolonger signals that its author knowsthe subject. Last stated 3 months ago 16 Aug 2026 AO Ayo Omojola — holds since 2026-08-16 — 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 well-written skill encodes its author's judgment, not just a prompt. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written skill encodes itsauthor's judgment, not just aprompt. Last stated 8 months ago 5 Mar 2026 AK Aman Khan — holds since 2026-03-05 — tap for who they are
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At the centre When a skill becomes widely attainable, people feel pressure to seek a rarer, higher-leverage skill to prove their value. Last stated 4 Mar 2026 · 8 months ago Holds Justin Jackson Read this korrent →