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← Be the best in the world at what you do, and keep redefining what you do until that is true.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 12 Jun 2005 to 22 Jun 2026.

Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under hiring hiring Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Be the best in the world at what you do, and keep redefining what you do until that is true. Be the best in the world at what you do,and keep redefining what you do until thatis true. Last stated a year ago 6 Aug 2025 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Do your best regularly and the results will be about what they should be — tap to centre the map on it Do your best regularly and theresults will be about what theyshould be JW John Wooden — holds since c. 2001 — tap for who they are Same subject: The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do; if you have not found it, keep looking and do not settle. — tap to centre the map on it The only way to be truly satisfiedis to do what you believe is greatwork, and the only way to do greatwork is to love what you do; if youhave not found it, keep looking anddo not settle. Last stated 21 years ago 12 Jun 2005 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 2005-06-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: To be the top at something you have to enjoy it at an almost psychopathic level. — tap to centre the map on it To be the top at something you haveto enjoy it at an almostpsychopathic level. Last stated a year ago 31 Jul 2025 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Before passing knowledge on, spend half your life verifying and testing whether it holds. — tap to centre the map on it Before passing knowledge on, spendhalf your life verifying and testingwhether it holds. Last stated 2 years ago 24 Oct 2024 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2024-10-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being in the top 5% at five things beats being the best at one: the top 0.1% costs a hundred times more and demands an obsession he never wanted. — tap to centre the map on it Being in the top 5% at five thingsbeats being the best at one: the top0.1% costs a hundred times more anddemands an obsession he neverwanted. Last stated a year ago 12 Jul 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: After exploring a range of options, reaching a world-class level of execution means going deep on one that works. — tap to centre the map on it After exploring a range of options,reaching a world-class level ofexecution means going deep on onethat works. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Mar 2026 JP Josh Puckett — holds since 2026-03-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Living according to one's values long-term requires turning the realization into a habit, not just having the insight. — tap to centre the map on it Living according to one's valueslong-term requires turning therealization into a habit, not justhaving the insight. Last stated 4 months ago 22 Jun 2026 HK Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Doing your best at a bad job is not for the boss: it is how the warm referral that gets the next job is earned, and slacking there cheats only yourself. — tap to centre the map on it Doing your best at a bad job is notfor the boss: it is how the warmreferral that gets the next job isearned, and slacking there cheatsonly yourself. Last stated 6 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — 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 8 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 Same subject: A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death — tap to centre the map on it A free person thinks about deathleast of all; their wisdom is ameditation on life, not death BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. — tap to centre the map on it A good life is forged from the verythings that make it hard, since joyand pain in relationships cometogether. Last stated 4 years ago 13 Jan 2023 RW Robert Waldinger — holds since 2023-01-13 — 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 thatdemand skill and effort from you,not on goods that arrive requiringnone. Last stated 2 years ago 16 May 2024 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — 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 earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. 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 becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto 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 allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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