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taste 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: You can be creative within any set of constraints, so long as you understand what they are and get excited about them rather than resent them. You can be creative within any set of constraints, so long as you understand what they are and get excited about them rather than resent them. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making art is a job you turn up to whether or not you feel inspired, and the work only arrives for people who are already at the desk. — tap to centre the map on it Making art is a job you turn up to whether or not you feel inspired, and the work only arrives for people who are already at the desk. Last stated a month ago
6 Aug 2026
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Steven Pressfield — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
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Nick Cave — holds since 2021-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Total freedom does not make you happy; constraints do. — tap to centre the map on it Total freedom does not make you happy; constraints do. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Aug 2024
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2024-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The only style worth having is the one you cannot help; setting out to develop a personal style is the wrong goal. — tap to centre the map on it The only style worth having is the one you cannot help; setting out to develop a personal style is the wrong goal. Last stated a month ago
6 Aug 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2002-02-01 — tap for who they are
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In creative work there is a real benefit to not following the financial incentives, and to creating scarcity for the sake of quality rather than for its own sake. — tap to centre the map on it In creative work there is a real benefit to not following the financial incentives, and to creating scarcity for the sake of quality rather than for its own sake. Last stated 9 months ago
15 Dec 2025
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Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creative work splits into routine work you should get fast at and high-variance work you must be willing to spend a long time on, and almost everyone is good at only one of the two. — tap to centre the map on it Creative work splits into routine work you should get fast at and high-variance work you must be willing to spend a long time on, and almost everyone is good at only one of the two. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A work does not have to be unlike everything before it to be worth making; what makes it new is that this particular person made it. — tap to centre the map on it A work does not have to be unlike everything before it to be worth making; what makes it new is that this particular person made it. Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jun 2026
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Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
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Nick Cave — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Art is what results from making an enormous number of choices, and a prompt contains almost none of them. — tap to centre the map on it Art is what results from making an enormous number of choices, and a prompt contains almost none of them. Last stated 2 years ago
31 Aug 2024
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Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The small choices made while executing a work matter as much as the big idea behind it, so inspiration cannot be separated from the labour. — tap to centre the map on it The small choices made while executing a work matter as much as the big idea behind it, so inspiration cannot be separated from the labour. Last stated 2 years ago
31 Aug 2024
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Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. — tap to centre the map on it A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly. — tap to centre the map on it A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. — tap to centre the map on it After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible. — tap to centre the map on it Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible. Last stated 3 years ago
16 Nov 2023
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2023-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Detail a symbol could technically carry still costs you, because it distracts from the instant recognition the symbol exists for. — tap to centre the map on it Detail a symbol could technically carry still costs you, because it distracts from the instant recognition the symbol exists for. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers will do well out of AI rather than badly, because taste is the hardest part of their job to imagine being automated away. — tap to centre the map on it Designers will do well out of AI rather than badly, because taste is the hardest part of their job to imagine being automated away. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Do not judge a product's beauty by its aesthetics; judge it by how it made you feel. — tap to centre the map on it Do not judge a product's beauty by its aesthetics; judge it by how it made you feel. Last stated 3 years ago
16 Nov 2023
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2023-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Founders, designers and developers need to develop their taste the way a sushi chef develops a palate, and appreciating culture is how. — tap to centre the map on it Founders, designers and developers need to develop their taste the way a sushi chef develops a palate, and appreciating culture is how. Last stated 14 years ago
2 Sept 2012
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Karri Saarinen — holds since 2012-09-02 — tap for who they are
At the centre
You can be creative within any set of constraints, so long as you understand what they are and get excited about them rather than resent them.
Holds SK Susan KareRead this korrent →
Making art is a job you turn up to whether or not you feel inspired, and the work only arrives for people who are already at the desk.
Holds SP Steven PressfieldGS George SaundersNC Nick Cave
Total freedom does not make you happy; constraints do.
Holds
The only style worth having is the one you cannot help; setting out to develop a personal style is the wrong goal.
Holds GS George Saunders
In creative work there is a real benefit to not following the financial incentives, and to creating scarcity for the sake of quality rather than for its own sake.
Holds ML Michael Lewis
Creative work splits into routine work you should get fast at and high-variance work you must be willing to spend a long time on, and almost everyone is good at only one of the two.
Holds MN Michael Nielsen
A work does not have to be unlike everything before it to be worth making; what makes it new is that this particular person made it.
Holds TC Ted ChiangNC Nick Cave
Art is what results from making an enormous number of choices, and a prompt contains almost none of them.
Holds TC Ted Chiang
The small choices made while executing a work matter as much as the big idea behind it, so inspiration cannot be separated from the labour.
Holds TC Ted Chiang
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem.
Holds RV Rahul Vohra
A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly.
Holds SK Susan Kare
After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive.
Holds DF Dylan Field
Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
Detail a symbol could technically carry still costs you, because it distracts from the instant recognition the symbol exists for.
Holds SK Susan Kare
Designers will do well out of AI rather than badly, because taste is the hardest part of their job to imagine being automated away.
Holds AM Adam Mosseri
Do not judge a product's beauty by its aesthetics; judge it by how it made you feel.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
Founders, designers and developers need to develop their taste the way a sushi chef develops a palate, and appreciating culture is how.
Holds KS Karri Saarinen