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← Character, what you really are, matters much more than reputation, what you are perceived to be

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 31 Aug 1837 to 9 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under America America Everything filed under social media social media Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Character, what you really are, matters much more than reputation, what you are perceived to be Character, what you really are, mattersmuch more than reputation, what you areperceived to be JW John Wooden — holds since c. 2001 — tap for who they are Same subject: What people care about in their own identity is continuity, not similarity -- they accept enormous drift so long as the thread is unbroken. — tap to centre the map on it What people care about in their ownidentity is continuity, notsimilarity -- they accept enormousdrift so long as the thread isunbroken. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being trusted is more valuable than being discoverable. — tap to centre the map on it Being trusted is more valuable thanbeing discoverable. Last stated yesterday 9 Oct 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Character is higher than intellect — tap to centre the map on it 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: Generally, the more someone says they are moral and high-integrity, the less likely they are to be. — tap to centre the map on it Generally, the more someone saysthey are moral and high-integrity,the less likely they are to be. Last stated 7 years ago 28 Dec 2019 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: The better you get at a craft, the humbler it makes you. — tap to centre the map on it The better you get at a craft, thehumbler it makes you. Last stated 8 years ago 4 May 2018 RH Ryan Holiday — holds since 2018-05-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans should not be shamed for having vices; that is simply who people are. — tap to centre the map on it Humans should not be shamed forhaving vices; that is simply whopeople are. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Jul 2026 JY Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Convincing others to care and act matters more than simply being right. — tap to centre the map on it Convincing others to care and actmatters more than simply beingright. Last stated 12 months ago 19 Oct 2025 EY Eugene Yan — holds since 2025-10-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: People want to be the person their bookmarks say they are, not the person their feed reveals they are. — tap to centre the map on it People want to be the person theirbookmarks say they are, not theperson their feed reveals they are. Last stated 7 months ago 14 Mar 2026 SW swyx — holds since 2026-03-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about wherea component belongs is a personalassumption and does not mean thatthe market or the users will reactto the component that way. Last stated 6 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be verysmall and manageable if the designeris not comfortable reviewing orwriting the code themselves. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated a month ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Character, what you really are, matters much more than reputation, what you are perceived to be Last stated c. 2001 Holds John Wooden Read this korrent →