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14 connected korrents · 12 moments on record from 2 Jan 2024 to 1 Sept 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 Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out. A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out. Last stated 3 months ago
16 Jun 2026
PB
Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Living for as long as possible is worth wanting: if you enjoy life now, more of it is simply better. — tap to centre the map on it Living for as long as possible is worth wanting: if you enjoy life now, more of it is simply better. Last stated 3 months ago
16 Jun 2026
PB
Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. Last stated 2 years ago
16 May 2024
LS
L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Longevity is not one problem waiting to be cracked: lifespans rose because many separate problems were worked on continuously. — tap to centre the map on it Longevity is not one problem waiting to be cracked: lifespans rose because many separate problems were worked on continuously. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Jan 2024
SD
Saloni Dattani — holds since 2024-01-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Money spent in your twenties buys more experience than the same money spent in your sixties, because novelty wears off. — tap to centre the map on it Money spent in your twenties buys more experience than the same money spent in your sixties, because novelty wears off. Last stated a month ago
4 Aug 2026
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Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Boredom is a missing skill rather than a property of the situation: there is infinity in every direction, including a blank wall. — tap to centre the map on it Boredom is a missing skill rather than a property of the situation: there is infinity in every direction, including a blank wall. Last stated 12 months ago
21 Sept 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Happiness across a life is a curve rather than a decline, and its lowest point is midlife, not old age. — tap to centre the map on it Happiness across a life is a curve rather than a decline, and its lowest point is midlife, not old age. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Keeping a social network, staying curious and having a sense of purpose protect against dementia about as much as blood pressure and exercise do. — tap to centre the map on it Keeping a social network, staying curious and having a sense of purpose protect against dementia about as much as blood pressure and exercise do. Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Aug 2026
MH
Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Taking something a person already loves and making it one inch better wins more of them than showing them something they have never seen and did not know they wanted. — tap to centre the map on it Taking something a person already loves and making it one inch better wins more of them than showing them something they have never seen and did not know they wanted. Last stated 3 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About half of all dementia is preventable, and most of that preventable half is Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. — tap to centre the map on it About half of all dementia is preventable, and most of that preventable half is Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Jul 2026
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Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Alzheimer's disease and dementia are not the same thing: a fifth to a third of people whose brains carry the pathology never became demented. — tap to centre the map on it Alzheimer's disease and dementia are not the same thing: a fifth to a third of people whose brains carry the pathology never became demented. Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Aug 2026
MH
Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Alzheimer's pathology in the brain does not settle whether a person has dementia: the nuns' brains were full of plaques and tangles while they went on functioning normally. — tap to centre the map on it Alzheimer's pathology in the brain does not settle whether a person has dementia: the nuns' brains were full of plaques and tangles while they went on functioning normally. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Jul 2026
AC
Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. — tap to centre the map on it Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025
LF
Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — 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 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations. — tap to centre the map on it AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations. Last stated a week ago
1 Sept 2026
SA
Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
At the centre
A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out.
Holds PB Paul BloomRead this korrent →
Living for as long as possible is worth wanting: if you enjoy life now, more of it is simply better.
Holds PB Paul Bloom
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Holds LS L. M. Sacasas
Longevity is not one problem waiting to be cracked: lifespans rose because many separate problems were worked on continuously.
Holds SD Saloni Dattani
Money spent in your twenties buys more experience than the same money spent in your sixties, because novelty wears off.
Holds NM Nick Maggiulli
Boredom is a missing skill rather than a property of the situation: there is infinity in every direction, including a blank wall.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
Happiness across a life is a curve rather than a decline, and its lowest point is midlife, not old age.
Holds AC Alan Castel
Keeping a social network, staying curious and having a sense of purpose protect against dementia about as much as blood pressure and exercise do.
Holds MH Masud Husain
Taking something a person already loves and making it one inch better wins more of them than showing them something they have never seen and did not know they wanted.
Holds MP Mark Pincus
About half of all dementia is preventable, and most of that preventable half is Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.
Holds TW Tommy Wood
Alzheimer's disease and dementia are not the same thing: a fifth to a third of people whose brains carry the pathology never became demented.
Holds MH Masud Husain
Alzheimer's pathology in the brain does not settle whether a person has dementia: the nuns' brains were full of plaques and tangles while they went on functioning normally.
Holds AC Alan Castel
Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round.
Holds LF Lex Fridman
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.
Holds
AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations.
Holds SA Scott Alexander