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Read this korrent: At the end of life you meet the person you could have become, and the work of a life is minimising the distance to them.
At the end of life you meet the person you could have become, and the work of a life is minimising the distance to them.
Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The end of work need not mean the end of meaning, because meaning comes from imagining rather than working — tap to centre the map on it
The end of work need not mean the end of meaning, because meaning comes from imagining rather than working
Last stated 9 years ago
8 May 2017
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2017-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Accepting that life is finite makes it feel more vital, not more bleak. — tap to centre the map on it
Accepting that life is finite makes it feel more vital, not more bleak.
Last stated 2 years ago
25 Jun 2024
TS
Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-06-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The story we tell about a life is not the life itself; life exists only in the present moment. — tap to centre the map on it
The story we tell about a life is not the life itself; life exists only in the present moment.
Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
BT
Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Work with people you want to become like, because you will — tap to centre the map on it
Work with people you want to become like, because you will
Last stated 3 years ago
1 Jul 2023
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2023-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it
Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows
Last stated 19 years ago
13 May 2007
CM
Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Death is better understood as you losing the world than as the world losing you, because the world you experience is a construction in your brain. — tap to centre the map on it
Death is better understood as you losing the world than as the world losing you, because the world you experience is a construction in your brain.
Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
RA
Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI copy of a person is worth building while they are alive, to meet demand for their attention, not as a way to talk to the dead. — tap to centre the map on it
An AI copy of a person is worth building while they are alive, to meet demand for their attention, not as a way to talk to the dead.
Last stated 3 years ago
28 Sept 2023
MZ
Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2023-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is possible to avoid feeling detached or deadened in life. — tap to centre the map on it
It is possible to avoid feeling detached or deadened in life.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-24 — 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
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 closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
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 pace sustainably without constant overwork 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 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 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 on being early on an idea is one not lived 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 a random 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 fight for its life instead of running from the 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 end of life you meet the person you could have become, and the work of a life is minimising the distance to them.
Last stated 18 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
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The end of work need not mean the end of meaning, because meaning comes from imagining rather than working
Last stated 8 May 2017 · 9 years ago
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Similar wording
Accepting that life is finite makes it feel more vital, not more bleak.
Last stated 25 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Tobias Sjösten
Similar wording
The story we tell about a life is not the life itself; life exists only in the present moment.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Brandon Taylor
Similar wording
Work with people you want to become like, because you will
Last stated 1 Jul 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Paul Graham
Similar wording
Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows
Last stated 13 May 2007 · 19 years ago
Holds Charlie Munger
Similar wording
Death is better understood as you losing the world than as the world losing you, because the world you experience is a construction in your brain.
Last stated 17 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ralph Adolphs
Similar wording
An AI copy of a person is worth building while they are alive, to meet demand for their attention, not as a way to talk to the dead.
Last stated 28 Sept 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Mark Zuckerberg
Similar wording
It is possible to avoid feeling detached or deadened in life.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: ambition
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: ambition
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated 3 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds William MacAskill
Same subject: ambition
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: motivation
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: motivation
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: motivation
An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Gretchen Rubin
Same subject: agency
A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest
Last stated 8 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: agency
Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase
Last stated c. 1996
Holds Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Same subject: agency
Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle
Last stated 13 Nov 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Ben Horowitz