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Read this korrent: Choosing to believe in God makes things better, giving a meditation point and a source of strength
Choosing to believe in God makes things better, giving a meditation point 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: Faith in God is a decision, not a drive — tap to centre the map on it
Faith in God is a decision, not a drive
VF
Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1950–1997 — 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 genuine purpose brings sacrifice, stress and pain rather than constant enjoyment.
Last stated 10 months ago
5 Dec 2025
MM
Mark Manson — holds since 2025-12-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creation can improve mental well-being — tap to centre the map on it
Creation can improve mental well-being
Last stated 3 years ago
8 Aug 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-08-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion — tap to centre the map on it
A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion
FB
Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Mars programme is a faith rather than a policy: it survives because people believe in it, not because it has a purpose. — tap to centre the map on it
The Mars programme is a faith rather than a policy: it survives because people believe in it, not because it has a purpose.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jan 2023
MC
Maciej Cegłowski — holds since 2023-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Living in a certain way can foster a god-complex. — tap to centre the map on it
Living in a certain way can foster a god-complex.
Last stated 6 days ago
27 Sept 2026
KD
Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Religious feeling fluctuates and is usually a response to need, not a steady state of awe. — tap to centre the map on it
Religious feeling fluctuates and is usually a response to need, not a steady state of awe.
Last stated 10 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: One should seek the reality a name points to, not stop at naming God — tap to centre the map on it
One should seek the reality a name points to, not stop at naming God
RU
Rumi — holds since c. 1258–1273 — 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're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 8 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 closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
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 that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
RV
Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — 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 earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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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 because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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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 if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — 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
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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
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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
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Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
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Choosing to believe in God makes things better, giving a meditation point and a source of strength
Last stated 31 Oct 2014 · 12 years ago
Holds Stephen King
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Similar wording
Faith in God is a decision, not a drive
Last stated c. 1950–1997
Holds Viktor Frankl
Similar wording
Living according to a genuine purpose brings sacrifice, stress and pain rather than constant enjoyment.
Last stated 5 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Mark Manson
Similar wording
Creation can improve mental well-being
Last stated 8 Aug 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion
Last stated c. 1597–1625
Holds Francis Bacon
Similar wording
The Mars programme is a faith rather than a policy: it survives because people believe in it, not because it has a purpose.
Last stated 1 Jan 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds Maciej Cegłowski
Similar wording
Living in a certain way can foster a god-complex.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · 6 days ago
Holds Kent C. Dodds
Similar wording
Religious feeling fluctuates and is usually a response to need, not a steady state of awe.
Last stated 12 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Irving Finkel
Similar wording
One should seek the reality a name points to, not stop at naming God
Last stated c. 1258–1273
Holds Rumi
Same subject: ambition
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: ambition
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated 3 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds William MacAskill
Same subject: ambition
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Last stated 23 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Rahul Vohra
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
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.
Last stated 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds James Clear
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