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Steve Krug — holds since c. 2000–2014 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Writing something down helps clarify your thinking by forcing it into a coherent form. — tap to centre the map on it Writing something down helps clarify your thinking by forcing it into a coherent form. Last stated 2 years ago
11 Jan 2025
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Marc Littlemore — holds since 2025-01-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In a conflict, a coherent weaker actor tends to prevail over an incoherent stronger one. — tap to centre the map on it In a conflict, a coherent weaker actor tends to prevail over an incoherent stronger one. Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When a model behaves unreliably, the better fix is to switch models rather than repeatedly sample it to work around the inconsistency — tap to centre the map on it When a model behaves unreliably, the better fix is to switch models rather than repeatedly sample it to work around the inconsistency Last stated 3 years ago
16 Jan 2024
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Chip Huyen — holds since 2024-01-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When two options are almost perfectly balanced the choice does not matter, and those are exactly the decisions people agonize over. — tap to centre the map on it When two options are almost perfectly balanced the choice does not matter, and those are exactly the decisions people agonize over. Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
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Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great. — tap to centre the map on it Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Prototypes that look almost production-fidelity but are not quite right mislead people and open a communication gap. — tap to centre the map on it Prototypes that look almost production-fidelity but are not quite right mislead people and open a communication gap. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Patrick Morgan — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The hard part of a decision is choosing among several valid solutions, not finding a right one. — tap to centre the map on it The hard part of a decision is choosing among several valid solutions, not finding a right one. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The smartest people the author knows hold strong opinions weakly and change them with new information, while the dumbest keep opinions fixed just to stay consistent. — tap to centre the map on it The smartest people the author knows hold strong opinions weakly and change them with new information, while the dumbest keep opinions fixed just to stay consistent. Last stated 4 weeks ago
7 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation. — tap to centre the map on it A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation. Last stated 5 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Great designers make it look easy, and the ease is mostly an illusion: the conversational tone of good writing comes on the eighth rewrite. — tap to centre the map on it Great designers make it look easy, and the ease is mostly an illusion: the conversational tone of good writing comes on the eighth rewrite. Last stated 25 years ago
1 Feb 2002
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Paul Graham — holds since 2002-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting customers pin old runtime versions would undo part of the promise of serverless: that developers should not have to worry about updating their stack. — tap to centre the map on it Letting customers pin old runtime versions would undo part of the promise of serverless: that developers should not have to worry about updating their stack. Last stated 5 years ago
19 Oct 2021
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Kenton Varda — holds since 2021-10-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No one reads instructions until repeated attempts at muddling through have failed — tap to centre the map on it No one reads instructions until repeated attempts at muddling through have failed
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Steve Krug — holds since c. 2000–2014 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The design.md is basically a designer's style guide, all the sweat, tears and blood of their mastery, in one markdown file that the AI can read. — tap to centre the map on it The design.md is basically a designer's style guide, all the sweat, tears and blood of their mastery, in one markdown file that the AI can read. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Meng To — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The design.md is powerful at the beginning, but when you are doing a lot of iterations really quickly you don't want to always reference it, and you can save it into agents.md. — tap to centre the map on it The design.md is powerful at the beginning, but when you are doing a lot of iterations really quickly you don't want to always reference it, and you can save it into agents.md. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Meng To — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Models will not learn to write maintainable code from today’s benchmarks, because the cost of bad architecture cannot be measured by running the unit tests — it arrives three to six months later. — tap to centre the map on it Models will not learn to write maintainable code from today’s benchmarks, because the cost of bad architecture cannot be measured by running the unit tests — it arrives three to six months later. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Standard word processors are poorly suited for complex, long-form writing. — tap to centre the map on it Standard word processors are poorly suited for complex, long-form writing. Last stated 8 months ago
3 Feb 2026
SJ
Steven Johnson — holds since 2026-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The effectiveness of a plot twist depends on how carefully a story's point of view relates to its audience. — tap to centre the map on it The effectiveness of a plot twist depends on how carefully a story's point of view relates to its audience. Last stated 11 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
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When a slight inconsistency makes something significantly clearer, choose clarity
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Writing something down helps clarify your thinking by forcing it into a coherent form.
Holds
In a conflict, a coherent weaker actor tends to prevail over an incoherent stronger one.
Holds
When a model behaves unreliably, the better fix is to switch models rather than repeatedly sample it to work around the inconsistency
Holds
When two options are almost perfectly balanced the choice does not matter, and those are exactly the decisions people agonize over.
Holds
Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great.
Holds
Prototypes that look almost production-fidelity but are not quite right mislead people and open a communication gap.
Holds
The hard part of a decision is choosing among several valid solutions, not finding a right one.
Holds
The smartest people the author knows hold strong opinions weakly and change them with new information, while the dumbest keep opinions fixed just to stay consistent.
Holds
A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation.
Holds
Great designers make it look easy, and the ease is mostly an illusion: the conversational tone of good writing comes on the eighth rewrite.
Holds
Letting customers pin old runtime versions would undo part of the promise of serverless: that developers should not have to worry about updating their stack.
Holds
No one reads instructions until repeated attempts at muddling through have failed
Last stated c. 2000–2014
Holds
The design.md is basically a designer's style guide, all the sweat, tears and blood of their mastery, in one markdown file that the AI can read.
Holds
The design.md is powerful at the beginning, but when you are doing a lot of iterations really quickly you don't want to always reference it, and you can save it into agents.md.
Holds
Models will not learn to write maintainable code from today’s benchmarks, because the cost of bad architecture cannot be measured by running the unit tests — it arrives three to six months later.
Holds
Standard word processors are poorly suited for complex, long-form writing.
Holds
The effectiveness of a plot twist depends on how carefully a story's point of view relates to its audience.
Holds