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Read this korrent: Being a completist is probably weird and unhealthy
Being a completist is probably weird and unhealthy
Last stated today
4 Nov 2026
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Warren Ellis — holds since 2026-11-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: X's algorithmic feed is not healthy for society: it surfaces addictive content and demotes nuance and smaller voices. — tap to centre the map on it
X's algorithmic feed is not healthy for society: it surfaces addictive content and demotes nuance and smaller voices.
Last stated 3 years ago
15 Mar 2024
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Eoghan McCabe — holds since 2024-03-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If you are primarily designing something, it makes all the sense in the world to own the front end. — tap to centre the map on it
If you are primarily designing something, it makes all the sense in the world to own the front end.
Last stated 3 months ago
11 Aug 2026
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Kyle Zantos — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human beings are inherently "completion freaks," always needing to know whether something is finished or if there is more to do. — tap to centre the map on it
Human beings are inherently "completion freaks," always needing to know whether something is finished or if there is more to do.
Last stated 5 months ago
5 Jun 2026
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Mari Andrew — holds since 2026-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being impressed by your own old work is a sad sign, because it means you have stopped progressing. — tap to centre the map on it
Being impressed by your own old work is a sad sign, because it means you have stopped progressing.
Last stated 10 months ago
18 Jan 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The case against pornography does not depend on the statistics: even if every study said it was good for you, it would still be bad for the soul. — tap to centre the map on it
The case against pornography does not depend on the statistics: even if every study said it was good for you, it would still be bad for the soul.
Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whole-body preservation cannot be discussed rationally: people either love it uncritically or fear that taking it seriously will taint them. — tap to centre the map on it
Whole-body preservation cannot be discussed rationally: people either love it uncritically or fear that taking it seriously will taint them.
Last stated 9 months ago
29 Jan 2026
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Laura Deming — holds since 2026-01-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is proper to criticize public people for their tech choices, but remember your own imperfect ones first. — tap to centre the map on it
It is proper to criticize public people for their tech choices, but remember your own imperfect ones first.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Brent Simmons — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The people you love most deserve full attention, not whatever is left over after everything else. — tap to centre the map on it
The people you love most deserve full attention, not whatever is left over after everything else.
Last stated 2 years ago
12 Jan 2025
TC
Tracy Chou — holds since 2025-01-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'Money won't make you happy' is a social truth, not an individual one. — tap to centre the map on it
'Money won't make you happy' is a social truth, not an individual one.
Last stated 6 years ago
12 Mar 2021
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — 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 5 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
TP
Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — 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
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Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Career is a means for maximizing utility rather than an end in itself. — tap to centre the map on it
Career is a means for maximizing utility rather than an end in itself.
Last stated a year ago
2 Oct 2025
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Anne Helen Petersen — holds since 2025-10-02 — 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 absorbing people in permitted pleasures, which may enervate rather than corrupt the soul
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Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ambition does not equate with happiness: in the Harvard aging cohort it was the people who lived average lives who reported being happiest. — tap to centre the map on it
Ambition does not equate with happiness: in the Harvard aging cohort it was the people who lived average lives who reported being happiest.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building the life you actually want takes discipline: to work out what you want, and to turn down cool, lucrative opportunities. — tap to centre the map on it
Building the life you actually want takes discipline: to work out what you want, and to turn down cool, lucrative opportunities.
Last stated 2 months ago
28 Aug 2026
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Ryan Holiday — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Essentialism means rejecting the idea that if we can fit it all in, we can have it all — tap to centre the map on it
Essentialism means rejecting the idea that if we can fit it all in, we can have it all
Last stated 12 years ago
26 Jul 2014
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Greg McKeown — holds since 2014-07-26 — tap for who they are
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Being a completist is probably weird and unhealthy
Last stated 4 Nov 2026 · today
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X's algorithmic feed is not healthy for society: it surfaces addictive content and demotes nuance and smaller voices.
Last stated 15 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Eoghan McCabe
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If you are primarily designing something, it makes all the sense in the world to own the front end.
Last stated 11 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Kyle Zantos
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Human beings are inherently "completion freaks," always needing to know whether something is finished or if there is more to do.
Last stated 5 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Mari Andrew
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Being impressed by your own old work is a sad sign, because it means you have stopped progressing.
Last stated 18 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
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The case against pornography does not depend on the statistics: even if every study said it was good for you, it would still be bad for the soul.
Last stated 22 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds ThePrimeagen
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Whole-body preservation cannot be discussed rationally: people either love it uncritically or fear that taking it seriously will taint them.
Last stated 29 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Laura Deming
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It is proper to criticize public people for their tech choices, but remember your own imperfect ones first.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Brent Simmons
Similar wording
The people you love most deserve full attention, not whatever is left over after everything else.
Last stated 12 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Tracy Chou
Same subject: happiness
'Money won't make you happy' is a social truth, not an individual one.
Last stated 12 Mar 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Same subject: happiness
“Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken.
Last stated 19 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Robert Jones, Jr.
Same subject: happiness
A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
Last stated c. 1792
Holds Thomas Paine
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
Career is a means for maximizing utility rather than an end in itself.
Last stated 2 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Anne Helen Petersen
Same subject: motivation
Equality's danger is absorbing people in permitted pleasures, which may enervate rather than corrupt the soul
Last stated c. 1840
Holds Alexis de Tocqueville
Same subject: ambition
Ambition does not equate with happiness: in the Harvard aging cohort it was the people who lived average lives who reported being happiest.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Masud Husain
Same subject: ambition
Building the life you actually want takes discipline: to work out what you want, and to turn down cool, lucrative opportunities.
Last stated 28 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ryan Holiday
Same subject: ambition
Essentialism means rejecting the idea that if we can fit it all in, we can have it all
Last stated 26 Jul 2014 · 12 years ago
Holds Greg McKeown