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10 connected korrents · 7 moments from 23 Apr 2012 to 19 Jun 2026.
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motivation Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: A principled dissatisfaction with whatever one has promises nothing or worse A principled dissatisfaction with whatever one has promises nothing or worse Last stated 15 years ago
23 Apr 2012
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Wendell Berry — holds since 2012-04-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is better to be a dissatisfied human than a satisfied pig, and a dissatisfied Socrates than a satisfied fool — tap to centre the map on it It is better to be a dissatisfied human than a satisfied pig, and a dissatisfied Socrates than a satisfied fool
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John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. Last stated 4 months ago
19 Jun 2026
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Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
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Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it A deep life is a good life
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Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — 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
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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
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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
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — 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're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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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 closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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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 pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are