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Read this korrent: When two options are almost perfectly balanced the choice does not matter, and those are exactly the decisions people agonize over.
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
GK
Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When politicians or executives offer a choice between two bad options, refuse the frame: reframe the question instead of accepting responsibility for either. — tap to centre the map on it
When politicians or executives offer a choice between two bad options, refuse the frame: reframe the question instead of accepting responsibility for either.
Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025
PD
Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People cannot choose without comparison, so an AI that hands over one perfect answer will not satisfy them. — tap to centre the map on it
People cannot choose without comparison, so an AI that hands over one perfect answer will not satisfy them.
Last stated 9 months ago
9 Dec 2025
RS
Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — 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 7 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decisions split into reversible two-way doors and irreversible one-way doors, and only the one-way doors deserve slow, deliberate scrutiny. — tap to centre the map on it
Decisions split into reversible two-way doors and irreversible one-way doors, and only the one-way doors deserve slow, deliberate scrutiny.
Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
JB
Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When a decision is called too complex to make, the real explanation is almost always weak leadership. — tap to centre the map on it
When a decision is called too complex to make, the real explanation is almost always weak leadership.
Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it
A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it.
Last stated 9 months ago
12 Dec 2025
IF
Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Copying the consensus drags you towards the average, and average is not good enough — so you have to make the decisions that make sense to you even when you are completely alone in them. — tap to centre the map on it
Copying the consensus drags you towards the average, and average is not good enough — so you have to make the decisions that make sense to you even when you are completely alone in them.
Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
MH
Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new technology is judged against perfection rather than against the thing it would replace, which is why it always comes up short. — tap to centre the map on it
A new technology is judged against perfection rather than against the thing it would replace, which is why it always comes up short.
Last stated 2 months ago
20 Jul 2026
PB
Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO is in service of the company, so going deep into the technical weeds is a personality technique rather than a management technique. — tap to centre the map on it
A CEO is in service of the company, so going deep into the technical weeds is a personality technique rather than a management technique.
Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
JH
Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it
A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one.
Last stated 3 months ago
2 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company needs both a flat inventive team and a large operational one, and the leader's real job is the relationship between them. — tap to centre the map on it
A company needs both a flat inventive team and a large operational one, and the leader's real job is the relationship between them.
Last stated 4 months ago
26 Apr 2026
ES
Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost all of the dot-com era's exuberance turned out to be warranted; we remember the failures and forget the value that era created. — tap to centre the map on it
Almost all of the dot-com era's exuberance turned out to be warranted; we remember the failures and forget the value that era created.
Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
BT
Bret Taylor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost no mutual fund earns the fees it charges, so most investors are better off buying an index fund. — tap to centre the map on it
Almost no mutual fund earns the fees it charges, so most investors are better off buying an index fund.
Last stated 3 years ago
20 Feb 2024
BA
Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An investor's starting point should be the portfolio that is best to hold independent of any tactical market view — tap to centre the map on it
An investor's starting point should be the portfolio that is best to hold independent of any tactical market view
Last stated 2 weeks ago
25 Aug 2026
RD
Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-02-19 — tap for who they are
NM
Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it
A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
OB
Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company priced in the trillions is not thereby overpriced; the test is what revenues and margins that price actually requires. — tap to centre the map on it
A company priced in the trillions is not thereby overpriced; the test is what revenues and margins that price actually requires.
Last stated 9 months ago
3 Dec 2025
AD
Aswath Damodaran — holds since 2025-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors.
Last stated a week ago
1 Sept 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
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When two options are almost perfectly balanced the choice does not matter, and those are exactly the decisions people agonize over.
Last stated 9 Aug 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds GK Gary Klein
Read this korrent →
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When politicians or executives offer a choice between two bad options, refuse the frame: reframe the question instead of accepting responsibility for either.
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Pavel Durov
Similar wording
People cannot choose without comparison, so an AI that hands over one perfect answer will not satisfy them.
Last stated 9 Dec 2025 · 9 months ago
Holds RS Rory Sutherland
Similar wording
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds JC Jason Cohen
Similar wording
Decisions split into reversible two-way doors and irreversible one-way doors, and only the one-way doors deserve slow, deliberate scrutiny.
Last stated 14 Dec 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds JB Jeff Bezos
Similar wording
When a decision is called too complex to make, the real explanation is almost always weak leadership.
Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
Similar wording
A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it.
Last stated 12 Dec 2025 · 9 months ago
Holds IF Irving Finkel
Similar wording
Copying the consensus drags you towards the average, and average is not good enough — so you have to make the decisions that make sense to you even when you are completely alone in them.
Last stated 7 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds MH Max Hodak
Similar wording
A new technology is judged against perfection rather than against the thing it would replace, which is why it always comes up short.
Last stated 20 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds PB Paul Bloom
Same subject: management
A CEO is in service of the company, so going deep into the technical weeds is a personality technique rather than a management technique.
Last stated 26 Jul 2026 · a month ago
Holds JH Jensen Huang
Same subject: management
A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds MP Mark Pincus
Same subject: management
A company needs both a flat inventive team and a large operational one, and the leader's real job is the relationship between them.
Last stated 26 Apr 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds ES Evan Spiegel
Same subject: stock market
Almost all of the dot-com era's exuberance turned out to be warranted; we remember the failures and forget the value that era created.
Last stated 18 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds BT Bret Taylor
Same subject: stock market
Almost no mutual fund earns the fees it charges, so most investors are better off buying an index fund.
Last stated 20 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds BA Bill Ackman
Same subject: stock market
An investor's starting point should be the portfolio that is best to hold independent of any tactical market view
Last stated 25 Aug 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Ray DalioNM Nick Maggiulli
Same subject: investing
A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
Last stated 1 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Olivier Blanchard
Same subject: investing
A company priced in the trillions is not thereby overpriced; the test is what revenues and margins that price actually requires.
Last stated 3 Dec 2025 · 9 months ago
Holds AD Aswath Damodaran
Same subject: investing
A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · a week ago
Holds Paul Graham