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Read this korrent: A person should keep a hero to chase who stays out of reach, such as their own self ten years on
A person should keep a hero to chase who stays out of reach, such as their own self ten years on
Last stated 13 years ago
2 Mar 2014
MM
Matthew McConaughey — holds since 2014-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Only the educated keep a steady heart without a secure livelihood; ordinary people without one will not — tap to centre the map on it
Only the educated keep a steady heart without a secure livelihood; ordinary people without one will not
ME
Mencius — holds since c. 400–301 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anyone who honestly opposes a multitude's wrongdoing in public life will not survive; a fighter for right needs a private station — tap to centre the map on it
Anyone who honestly opposes a multitude's wrongdoing in public life will not survive; a fighter for right needs a private station
SO
Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: We are not bound to follow everything the founders did; that would reject all progress and current experience — tap to centre the map on it
We are not bound to follow everything the founders did; that would reject all progress and current experience
Last stated 167 years ago
27 Feb 1860
AL
Abraham Lincoln — holds since 1860-02-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Do not take evil-doers or low people for friends; have the virtuous, the best of people, for friends — tap to centre the map on it
Do not take evil-doers or low people for friends; have the virtuous, the best of people, for friends
GB
Gautama Buddha — holds since c. 500–401 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Removing your own ability to retreat is how you make yourself follow through on a hard change. — tap to centre the map on it
Removing your own ability to retreat is how you make yourself follow through on a hard change.
Last stated 3 years ago
20 Apr 2023
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2023-04-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being told to be realistic about your ambitions is how ambitions fail; the boundaries people accept about what they can do are the ones that stop them. — tap to centre the map on it
Being told to be realistic about your ambitions is how ambitions fail; the boundaries people accept about what they can do are the ones that stop them.
Last stated a month ago
24 Aug 2026
MH
Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ruler should wish to be both loved and feared, but if one must be given up it is much safer to be feared — tap to centre the map on it
A ruler should wish to be both loved and feared, but if one must be given up it is much safer to be feared
NM
Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An addiction is not ended by finding something better to put in its place; you do not stop a problem by replacing it. — tap to centre the map on it
An addiction is not ended by finding something better to put in its place; you do not stop a problem by replacing it.
Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
TH
ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
CH
Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
AS
Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
TH
Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it
A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A will indulged becomes lust, lust served becomes habit, and habit unresisted becomes necessity — tap to centre the map on it
A will indulged becomes lust, lust served becomes habit, and habit unresisted becomes necessity
AH
Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Affirmations are the easiest way to reshape your own mind, the way willpower turns behaviour into habit. — tap to centre the map on it
Affirmations are the easiest way to reshape your own mind, the way willpower turns behaviour into habit.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — 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 you know why you pursue it, and a trap when 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: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends 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 is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
GR
Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
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A person should keep a hero to chase who stays out of reach, such as their own self ten years on
Last stated 2 Mar 2014 · 13 years ago
Holds Matthew McConaughey
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Only the educated keep a steady heart without a secure livelihood; ordinary people without one will not
Last stated c. 400–301 BCE
Holds Mencius
Similar wording
Anyone who honestly opposes a multitude's wrongdoing in public life will not survive; a fighter for right needs a private station
Last stated c. 399 BCE
Holds Socrates
Similar wording
We are not bound to follow everything the founders did; that would reject all progress and current experience
Last stated 27 Feb 1860 · 167 years ago
Holds Abraham Lincoln
Similar wording
Do not take evil-doers or low people for friends; have the virtuous, the best of people, for friends
Last stated c. 500–401 BCE
Holds Gautama Buddha
Similar wording
Removing your own ability to retreat is how you make yourself follow through on a hard change.
Last stated 20 Apr 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Derek Sivers
Similar wording
Being told to be realistic about your ambitions is how ambitions fail; the boundaries people accept about what they can do are the ones that stop them.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Masud Husain
Similar wording
A ruler should wish to be both loved and feared, but if one must be given up it is much safer to be feared
Last stated c. 1513–1514
Holds Niccolò Machiavelli
Similar wording
An addiction is not ended by finding something better to put in its place; you do not stop a problem by replacing it.
Last stated 22 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds ThePrimeagen
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes
Same subject: discipline
A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds James Clear
Same subject: discipline
A will indulged becomes lust, lust served becomes habit, and habit unresisted becomes necessity
Last stated c. 396–400 CE
Holds Augustine of Hippo
Same subject: discipline
Affirmations are the easiest way to reshape your own mind, the way willpower turns behaviour into habit.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Same subject: ambition
Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not
Last stated 27 May 2015 · 11 years ago
Holds Natalie Portman
Same subject: ambition
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.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: ambition
An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Gretchen Rubin