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← Consuming what everyone else consumes gives you no advantage; focus is the rare and valuable thing now.

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Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under economists economists Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under America America 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: Consuming what everyone else consumes gives you no advantage; focus is the rare and valuable thing now. Consuming what everyone else consumesgives you no advantage; focus is the rareand valuable thing now. Last stated 10 years ago 27 Jul 2016 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2016-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: The ability to focus and be undistractable for two hours a day is a meaningful competitive advantage right now. — tap to centre the map on it The ability to focus and beundistractable for two hours a dayis a meaningful competitiveadvantage right now. Last stated 6 months ago 14 Apr 2026 BL Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Competition that removes differentiation makes everyone worse off, because it assumes people already know what they want. — tap to centre the map on it Competition that removesdifferentiation makes everyone worseoff, because it assumes peoplealready know what they want. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Living standards are not tightly tied to consumption, so consuming less need not mean real sacrifice. — tap to centre the map on it Living standards are not tightlytied to consumption, so consumingless need not mean real sacrifice. Last stated 19 years ago 2 Jan 2008 JD Jared Diamond — holds since 2008-01-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Comparative advantage stops governing once the power imbalance is large enough: groups then switch into seeking to dominate instead of trading. — tap to centre the map on it Comparative advantage stopsgoverning once the power imbalanceis large enough: groups then switchinto seeking to dominate instead oftrading. Last stated 6 months ago 7 Apr 2026 MN Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Doing what everyone else does gets the same results everyone else gets, because the social rewards of following the crowd arrive long before the benefits of diverging from it. — tap to centre the map on it Doing what everyone else does getsthe same results everyone else gets,because the social rewards offollowing the crowd arrive longbefore the benefits of divergingfrom it. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Oct 2023 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2023-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A market economy rewards putting land under campsites and horse liveries rather than under food, and that is the wrong thing to reward. — tap to centre the map on it A market economy rewards puttingland under campsites and horseliveries rather than under food, andthat is the wrong thing to reward. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Dec 2023 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2023-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is always a tradeoff between a system's efficiency and its resilience. — tap to centre the map on it There is always a tradeoff between asystem's efficiency and itsresilience. Last stated 2 weeks ago 2 Oct 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are MP Michael Pollan — holds since 2020-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: When everybody can build anything, it becomes super clear who has great judgment and who doesn't, which is why judgment and taste are being talked about as everyone's spike. — tap to centre the map on it When everybody can build anything,it becomes super clear who has greatjudgment and who doesn't, which iswhy judgment and taste are beingtalked about as everyone's spike. Last stated 6 months ago 28 Apr 2026 PD Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — 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'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 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 closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. 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 can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not — tap to centre the map on it Achievement is wonderful when youknow why you pursue it, and a trapwhen you do not Last stated 11 years ago 27 May 2015 NP Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: thepeople furthest along are workingharder than ever, and they need tostop harvesting dopamine as if itends in two weeks. Last stated 6 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. — tap to centre the map on it An unstarted, unresolved task ismore mentally exhausting than almostany other kind of task. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 GR Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest — tap to centre the map on it A life spent without taking bets onbeing early on an idea is one notlived to the fullest Last stated 2 years ago 8 Jun 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase — tap to centre the map on it Clear, hierarchical goals turn arandom walk into a chase MC Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle — tap to centre the map on it Every company eventually must fightfor its life instead of running fromthe battle Last stated 15 years ago 13 Nov 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-11-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Consuming what everyone else consumes gives you no advantage; focus is the rare and valuable thing now. Last stated 27 Jul 2016 · 10 years ago Holds Derek Sivers Read this korrent →