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Ezra Klein

05/28/25

@ David Perell

Taste is the hardest thing to measure in writing and editing; it's about having an intuitive sense of what is good.

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Meet the Founder of Vox, NYT Journalist — Ezra Klein

@ David Perell

Meet the Founder of Vox, NYT Journalist — Ezra Klein

05/28/25

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Ezra Klein

05/28/25

@ David Perell

The most important thing for a writer is to trust their editor's judgment on what is good and what isn't.

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Raphael Schaad

03/28/25

@ Y Combinator

Taste can be acquired by separating well-designed from poorly designed objects and thinking critically about every interaction you have.

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Michael Truell

06/11/25

@ Y Combinator

Taste will remain irreplaceable in software engineering, as it involves defining what to build and how the logic should work, beyond just visual aspects.

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Austen Allred

04/03/19

@ Y Combinator

Teaching taste in product development is challenging, but it's essential for creating successful products that resonate with users.

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Guillermo Rauch

04/13/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

I believe that taste is a skill that can be developed through experience and exposure to different products and design principles.

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Frank Lantz

12/20/18

@ Y Combinator

To be a successful game designer, you need inspiration, hard work, and taste, with taste being the most important and hardest to define.

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Ezra Klein

05/28/25

@ David Perell

The core of good writing is having something important to communicate, not just focusing on style or embellishment.

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Katie Dill

10/16/24

@ Y Combinator

Taste in design can be developed, but it's often easier to teach the tools and domain knowledge than to instill a passion for design.

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Guillermo Rauch

04/13/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

Taste in design is a skill that can be developed, and it's important to expose yourself to various products to build that skill.