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← Apart from disease, poverty and guilt, nothing spoils enjoyment of…

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 20 Jul 2014 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under design design Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under AI sentience AI sentience Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Apart from disease, poverty and guilt, nothing spoils enjoyment of life like lacking a worthy outlet for one's faculties Apart from disease, poverty and guilt,nothing spoils enjoyment of life likelacking a worthy outlet for one'sfaculties JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861–1869 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being content with little is a great good, and those who least need luxury enjoy it most — tap to centre the map on it Being content with little is a greatgood, and those who least needluxury enjoy it most EP Epicurus — holds since c. 341–270 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: For now luxury can be enjoyed only by those ignorant of the suffering behind it — tap to centre the map on it For now luxury can be enjoyed onlyby those ignorant of the sufferingbehind it JR John Ruskin — holds since c. 1860–1862 — tap for who they are Same subject: When fortunate people find too little enjoyment in life, the cause is generally that they care for nobody but themselves — tap to centre the map on it When fortunate people find toolittle enjoyment in life, the causeis generally that they care fornobody but themselves JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861 — tap for who they are Same subject: Equality's danger is absorbing people in permitted pleasures, which may enervate rather than corrupt the soul — tap to centre the map on it Equality's danger is absorbingpeople in permitted pleasures, whichmay enervate rather than corrupt thesoul AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: Pleasure, as the aim of life, means the absence of pain in the body and of trouble in the soul — tap to centre the map on it Pleasure, as the aim of life, meansthe absence of pain in the body andof trouble in the soul EP Epicurus — holds since c. 341–270 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: No calamity is greater than discontent with one's lot, and the sufficiency of contentment endures — tap to centre the map on it No calamity is greater thandiscontent with one's lot, and thesufficiency of contentment endures LA Laozi — holds since c. 450–250 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Understanding that death is nothing to us makes mortal life enjoyable, by taking away the longing for immortality — tap to centre the map on it Understanding that death is nothingto us makes mortal life enjoyable,by taking away the longing forimmortality EP Epicurus — holds since c. 341–270 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Fame, money and pleasure, sought to fill an inner emptiness, bring a brief satisfaction that never lasts and is never enough. — tap to centre the map on it Fame, money and pleasure, sought tofill an inner emptiness, bring abrief satisfaction that never lastsand is never enough. Last stated 12 years ago 20 Jul 2014 AB Arthur C. Brooks — holds since 2014-07-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — 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
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At the centre Apart from disease, poverty and guilt, nothing spoils enjoyment of life like lacking a worthy outlet for one's faculties Last stated c. 1861–1869 Holds John Stuart Mill Read this korrent →