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Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A life with a perfect record is not merely unlikely but already impossible, because the years you have spent cannot be undone. A life with a perfect record is not merelyunlikely but already impossible, becausethe years you have spent cannot be undone. Last stated 5 years ago by 16 Aug 2021 OB Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-08-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Perfection is unachievable because every goal involves trade-offs — tap to centre the map on it Perfection is unachievable becauseevery goal involves trade-offs Last stated 4 years ago 17 May 2022 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2022-05-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Mistakes do not equal failure; they can lead to the best things in a life — tap to centre the map on it Mistakes do not equal failure; theycan lead to the best things in alife Last stated 4 years ago 18 May 2022 TS Taylor Swift — holds since 2022-05-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A pleasant life is impossible without living wisely, well and justly, and living that way is impossible without living pleasantly — tap to centre the map on it A pleasant life is impossiblewithout living wisely, well andjustly, and living that way isimpossible without living pleasantly EP Epicurus — holds since c. 341–270 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Years of apparent failure and waiting can be the artistic work itself rather than evidence of a missing gift. — tap to centre the map on it Years of apparent failure andwaiting can be the artistic workitself rather than evidence of amissing gift. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Jul 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not — tap to centre the map on it Achievement is wonderful when youknow why you pursue it, and a trapwhen you do not Last stated 11 years ago 27 May 2015 NP Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: thepeople furthest along are workingharder than ever, and they need tostop harvesting dopamine as if itends in two weeks. Last stated 6 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. — tap to centre the map on it An unstarted, unresolved task ismore mentally exhausting than almostany other kind of task. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 GR Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest — tap to centre the map on it A life spent without taking bets onbeing early on an idea is one notlived to the fullest Last stated 2 years ago 8 Jun 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase — tap to centre the map on it Clear, hierarchical goals turn arandom walk into a chase MC Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle — tap to centre the map on it Every company eventually must fightfor its life instead of running fromthe battle Last stated 15 years ago 13 Nov 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-11-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A life with a perfect record is not merely unlikely but already impossible, because the years you have spent cannot be undone. Last stated by 16 Aug 2021 · 5 years ago Holds Oliver Burkeman Read this korrent →