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14 connected korrents · 9 moments from 11 Mar 2021 to 8 May 2026.

Everything filed under evolutionary biology evolutionary biology Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Being mortal is the struggle to cope with the limits of our biology Being mortal is the struggle to cope withthe limits of our biology AG Atul Gawande — holds since c. 2014 — tap for who they are Same subject: Life is difficult — tap to centre the map on it Life is difficult MP M. Scott Peck — holds since c. 1978 — tap for who they are Same subject: The constraint of a limited lifespan is part of what gives life its meaning — tap to centre the map on it The constraint of a limited lifespanis part of what gives life itsmeaning Last stated 6 years ago 11 Mar 2021 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2021-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Life as we find it is too hard for us, so we cannot do without palliative remedies — tap to centre the map on it Life as we find it is too hard forus, so we cannot do withoutpalliative remedies SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — 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 makesit 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 evolution of civilization is the struggle between the life and death instincts, and may be described as the human species' struggle for existence — tap to centre the map on it The evolution of civilization is thestruggle between the life and deathinstincts, and may be described asthe human species' struggle forexistence SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human. — tap to centre the map on it A language model's apparent mind ismostly our own bias: it predictstext, and leverages our evolvedhabit of attributing intentionalityto anything that acts human. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Apr 2024 SC Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A selection signal can be validated without a significance threshold, by measuring how far it is enriched for mutations an entirely independent study says affect a trait. — tap to centre the map on it A selection signal can be validatedwithout a significance threshold, bymeasuring how far it is enriched formutations an entirely independentstudy says affect a trait. Last stated 6 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection — tap to centre the map on it A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificingmembers would defeat most othertribes, which is natural selection CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — 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 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 Being mortal is the struggle to cope with the limits of our biology Last stated c. 2014 Holds Atul Gawande Read this korrent →