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17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 21 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under product management product management Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Believing that life is worth living helps make it so Believing that life is worth living helpsmake it so WJ William James — holds since c. 1879–1896 — tap for who they are Same subject: Life is worth living deliberately, facing only its essential facts, so as not to find at death that one has not lived — tap to centre the map on it Life is worth living deliberately,facing only its essential facts, soas not to find at death that one hasnot lived HT Henry David Thoreau — holds since c. 1854 — tap for who they are Same subject: Living according to a genuine purpose brings sacrifice, stress and pain rather than constant enjoyment. — tap to centre the map on it Living according to a genuinepurpose brings sacrifice, stress andpain rather than constant enjoyment. Last stated 11 months ago 5 Dec 2025 MM Mark Manson — holds since 2025-12-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Choosing to believe in God makes things better, giving a meditation point and a source of strength — tap to centre the map on it Choosing to believe in God makesthings better, giving a meditationpoint and a source of strength Last stated 12 years ago 31 Oct 2014 SK Stephen King — holds since 2014-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: To live is to keep the absurd alive, and that means above all contemplating it — tap to centre the map on it To live is to keep the absurd alive,and that means above allcontemplating it AC Albert Camus — holds since c. 1942 — tap for who they are Same subject: If you hold on to a product's values through its life, people will believe in it and trust it. — tap to centre the map on it If you hold on to a product's valuesthrough its life, people willbelieve in it and trust it. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jul 2026 CD Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Continuing to exist after death seems more probable than having existed before birth — tap to centre the map on it Continuing to exist after deathseems more probable than havingexisted before birth TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1794 — tap for who they are Same subject: Judging whether life is worth living is answering the fundamental question of philosophy — tap to centre the map on it Judging whether life is worth livingis answering the fundamentalquestion of philosophy AC Albert Camus — holds since c. 1942 — tap for who they are Same subject: Physical life teaches that thoughts have reality and create the reality you know — tap to centre the map on it Physical life teaches that thoughtshave reality and create the realityyou know JR Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — 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 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: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Believing that life is worth living helps make it so Last stated c. 1879–1896 Holds William James Read this korrent →