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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 31 Aug 1837 to 10 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under courage courage Everything filed under education education Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Character is higher than intellect Character is higher than intellect Last stated 189 years ago 31 Aug 1837 RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1837-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead. — tap to centre the map on it A society that intensely valuesintelligence is unprecedented inhuman history; the Bible, Homer andother ancient texts value strength,courage and beauty instead. Last stated 5 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: We accept without difficulty that people differ in athletic or musical talent, and refuse to accept that they differ in academic talent. — tap to centre the map on it We accept without difficulty thatpeople differ in athletic or musicaltalent, and refuse to accept thatthey differ in academic talent. Last stated a year ago 8 Sept 2025 FD Freddie deBoer — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being smart and competent makes someone right more often, but not right every time. — tap to centre the map on it Being smart and competent makessomeone right more often, but notright every time. Last stated 5 years ago 27 Feb 2022 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Sufficiently advanced intelligences will pursue freedom and moral autonomy for their own sake, not merely as a byproduct of misaligned values. — tap to centre the map on it Sufficiently advanced intelligenceswill pursue freedom and moralautonomy for their own sake, notmerely as a byproduct of misalignedvalues. Last stated a year ago 5 Jun 2025 SH Samuel Hammond — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Knowing others is discernment and knowing oneself is intelligence; overcoming oneself is mightier than overcoming others — tap to centre the map on it Knowing others is discernment andknowing oneself is intelligence;overcoming oneself is mightier thanovercoming others LA Laozi — holds since c. 450–250 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: The mind of the superior person is set on what is right; the mind of the petty person is set on gain — tap to centre the map on it The mind of the superior person isset on what is right; the mind ofthe petty person is set on gain CO Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Excelling at one attribute doesn't make a product superior overall to alternatives. — tap to centre the map on it Excelling at one attribute doesn'tmake a product superior overall toalternatives. Last stated a month ago 23 Aug 2026 AS Anthony Sculimbrene — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is a discrepancy of talent that leads to a discrepancy of competence — tap to centre the map on it There is a discrepancy of talentthat leads to a discrepancy ofcompetence Last stated 3 years ago 4 Aug 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-08-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Courage is the commitment to take risks and work hard to make something better than most people think it needs to be. — tap to centre the map on it Courage is the commitment to takerisks and work hard to makesomething better than most peoplethink it needs to be. Last stated 5 months ago 24 Apr 2026 SG Seth Godin — holds since 2026-04-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cynicism, irony, and cowardice are finished, and the next turning has arrived. — tap to centre the map on it Cynicism, irony, and cowardice arefinished, and the next turning hasarrived. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. — tap to centre the map on it Declining many-worlds because itextrapolates past what we canobserve is methodologicallyrespectable and still a failure ofnerve. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Apr 2024 SC Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 4 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it A dense-looking building does not byitself create a livable dense suburbwithout supporting schools andshops. Last stated 8 years ago 2 Jun 2018 FS Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lack of education makes women's talk insipid and their solitude unbearable; learning is necessary to make them useful company — tap to centre the map on it A lack of education makes women'stalk insipid and their solitudeunbearable; learning is necessary tomake them useful company MA Mary Astell — holds since c. 1694–1697 — 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 habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A habit only survives difficulty ifthe person enjoys it, which makesenjoyment a better predictor ofpersistence than discipline. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Character is higher than intellect Last stated 31 Aug 1837 · 189 years ago Holds Ralph Waldo Emerson Read this korrent →