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← Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 18 Aug 2011 to 21 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under family family Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under Attachment theory Attachment theory Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under evolutionary biology evolutionary biology Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it. Competition drives skill, and sparingyoung people the struggle only defers it. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — 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 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Greatness comes from the struggle — tap to centre the map on it Greatness comes from the struggle Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nature tends, though not always fully, toward avoiding competition, which is always harmful to the species — tap to centre the map on it Nature tends, though not alwaysfully, toward avoiding competition,which is always harmful to thespecies PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — 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'sexisting strengths eventually stopsbeing a winning strategy. Last stated 11 months ago 1 Dec 2025 BT Brandon Taylor — holds since 2025-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Finishing is as much a part of motivation as starting, and the two are separate capacities: plenty of energetic people never complete anything. — tap to centre the map on it Finishing is as much a part ofmotivation as starting, and the twoare separate capacities: plenty ofenergetic people never completeanything. Last stated 2 months ago 24 Aug 2026 MH Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Incumbents structurally cannot compete on speed, because the scale and entrenched architecture that make them incumbents are what make them slow. — tap to centre the map on it Incumbents structurally cannotcompete on speed, because the scaleand entrenched architecture thatmake them incumbents are what makethem slow. Last stated 2 years ago 23 Mar 2025 RV Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Competition is not the rule among animals or among humans; among animals it is limited to exceptional periods — tap to centre the map on it Competition is not the rule amonganimals or among humans; amonganimals it is limited to exceptionalperiods PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: Skipping the struggle in a task also means skipping the growth that struggle would have produced. — tap to centre the map on it Skipping the struggle in a task alsomeans skipping the growth thatstruggle would have produced. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Aug 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A liberal divorce law is wise — tap to centre the map on it A liberal divorce law is wise ES Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects. — tap to centre the map on it A partner's difficult trait becomestolerable only if their goodqualities outweigh it and you don'tfeel alone dealing with its effects. Last stated a month ago 20 Sept 2026 HN Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse. — tap to centre the map on it A world where altruists followedexpected-value estimates would beone where nearly all of them helpeddistant strangers instead of thepeople around them, and that worldwould be worse. Last stated 15 years ago 18 Aug 2011 HK Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2011-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Governments should pay a lot for children and let the people who respond reveal which cultural compromises are acceptable, rather than deciding in advance which value to give up. — tap to centre the map on it Governments should pay a lot forchildren and let the people whorespond reveal which culturalcompromises are acceptable, ratherthan deciding in advance which valueto give up. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Oct 2023 RH Robin Hanson — holds since 2023-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Improving entertainment technology raises the bar parenthood has to clear, because people have children when it looks more fun than the alternatives. — tap to centre the map on it Improving entertainment technologyraises the bar parenthood has toclear, because people have childrenwhen it looks more fun than thealternatives. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people should get married and have kids much earlier than the current average, and have more of them. — tap to centre the map on it Most people should get married andhave kids much earlier than thecurrent average, and have more ofthem. Last stated 2 years ago 13 Jan 2025 KD Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2024-12-29 — tap for who they are KD Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2025-01-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: The expectation that another person can make everything better originates in early childhood experiences of parents as all-powerful. — tap to centre the map on it The expectation that another personcan make everything betteroriginates in early childhoodexperiences of parents asall-powerful. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 JS Jonathan Shedler — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person cannot both protect themselves emotionally and build intimacy with a partner at the same moment. — tap to centre the map on it A person cannot both protectthemselves emotionally and buildintimacy with a partner at the samemoment. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Aug 2026 TR Terry Real — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A pursue-withdraw dynamic between partners is self-sustaining and does not require either person to be at fault. — tap to centre the map on it A pursue-withdraw dynamic betweenpartners is self-sustaining and doesnot require either person to be atfault. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Aug 2026 TR Terry Real — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it. Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · a year ago Holds Lex Fridman Read this korrent →