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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 12 Jun 2005 to 27 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: Build your character a certain way and your character becomes your destiny, so luck stops being luck.
Build your character a certain way and your character becomes your destiny, so luck stops being luck.
Last stated 7 years ago
28 Dec 2019
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If something can be done to change the odds of an outcome, it is not luck by definition; luck is what is truly outside one's control, such as where and when one is born. — tap to centre the map on it
If something can be done to change the odds of an outcome, it is not luck by definition; luck is what is truly outside one's control, such as where and when one is born.
Last stated 2 years ago
28 May 2024
MH
Morgan Housel — holds since 2024-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The longer the timeframe and the more iteration and thought you apply, the less luck matters. — tap to centre the map on it
The longer the timeframe and the more iteration and thought you apply, the less luck matters.
Last stated a year ago
25 Aug 2025
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Luck is not a constant: it grows with surface area — being in the right places, having many conversations, asking for what you want. — tap to centre the map on it
Luck is not a constant: it grows with surface area — being in the right places, having many conversations, asking for what you want.
Last stated 3 years ago
by 27 Dec 2023
NQ
Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-12-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You can only understand the path of a life looking backward, so the dots have to be trusted to connect in the future: trust in something, whether gut, destiny or karma. — tap to centre the map on it
You can only understand the path of a life looking backward, so the dots have to be trusted to connect in the future: trust in something, whether gut, destiny or karma.
Last stated 21 years ago
12 Jun 2005
SJ
Steve Jobs — holds since 2005-06-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making money is not about luck but about becoming the kind of person who makes money. — tap to centre the map on it
Making money is not about luck but about becoming the kind of person who makes money.
Last stated 7 years ago
28 Dec 2019
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it
A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it.
Last stated 10 months ago
12 Dec 2025
IF
Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Relying more and more on one's existing strengths eventually stops being a winning strategy. — tap to centre the map on it
Relying more and more on one's existing strengths eventually stops being a winning strategy.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Dec 2025
BT
Brandon Taylor — holds since 2025-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Any single bet is likely to fail, so success comes from taking many bets and trying as hard as possible at each. — tap to centre the map on it
Any single bet is likely to fail, so success comes from taking many bets and trying as hard as possible at each.
Last stated 3 years ago
by 27 Dec 2023
NQ
Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-12-27 — 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 a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Last stated 3 weeks 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 and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Last stated 15 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 good commercial 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
Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it
A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
SK
Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
IA
Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
DD
Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it
A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world
Last stated 10 months ago
24 Nov 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it
A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed
VF
Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are
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Build your character a certain way and your character becomes your destiny, so luck stops being luck.
Last stated 28 Dec 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
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If something can be done to change the odds of an outcome, it is not luck by definition; luck is what is truly outside one's control, such as where and when one is born.
Last stated 28 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Morgan Housel
Similar wording
The longer the timeframe and the more iteration and thought you apply, the less luck matters.
Last stated 25 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Similar wording
Luck is not a constant: it grows with surface area — being in the right places, having many conversations, asking for what you want.
Last stated by 27 Dec 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Nabeel S. Qureshi
Similar wording
You can only understand the path of a life looking backward, so the dots have to be trusted to connect in the future: trust in something, whether gut, destiny or karma.
Last stated 12 Jun 2005 · 21 years ago
Holds Steve Jobs
Similar wording
Making money is not about luck but about becoming the kind of person who makes money.
Last stated 28 Dec 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Similar wording
A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it.
Last stated 12 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Irving Finkel
Similar wording
Relying more and more on one's existing strengths eventually stops being a winning strategy.
Last stated 1 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Brandon Taylor
Similar wording
Any single bet is likely to fail, so success comes from taking many bets and trying as hard as possible at each.
Last stated by 27 Dec 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Nabeel S. Qureshi
Same subject: agency
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.
Last stated 21 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: agency
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Last stated 14 Apr 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Ben Horowitz
Same subject: agency
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Last stated 21 Mar 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: creativity
A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
Last stated 14 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Susan Kare
Same subject: creativity
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds Isaac Asimov
Same subject: creativity
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 8 Jan 2013 · 14 years ago
Holds Daniel Dennett
Same subject: optimism
A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world
Last stated 24 Nov 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: optimism
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Molly Graham
Same subject: optimism
A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed
Last stated c. 1946–1992
Holds Viktor Frankl