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Read this korrent: Creating something new in the world involves regular feelings of anxiety regarding risk.
Creating something new in the world involves regular feelings of anxiety regarding risk.
Last stated 8 years ago
by 27 Jun 2018
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Amjad Masad — holds since 2018-06-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anxiety and worry arise from dwelling on an imagined future rather than the present moment. — tap to centre the map on it
Anxiety and worry arise from dwelling on an imagined future rather than the present moment.
Last stated 3 years ago
14 Jun 2023
KN
Ken Norton — holds since 2023-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Teams need to create the grounds to take some risk, committing as much iteration to the new thing as was put into the incumbent product. — tap to centre the map on it
Teams need to create the grounds to take some risk, committing as much iteration to the new thing as was put into the incumbent product.
Last stated 6 months ago
12 May 2026
KB
Katarina Batina — holds since 2026-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Experience can make it harder to try new things — tap to centre the map on it
Experience can make it harder to try new things
Last stated a month ago
2 Oct 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-12-22 — tap for who they are
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fear and vanity, not a lack of ideas, are what keep most people from building new things. — tap to centre the map on it
Fear and vanity, not a lack of ideas, are what keep most people from building new things.
Last stated 2 years ago
9 Aug 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2021-09-16 — tap for who they are
SC
Steve Coast — holds since 2024-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People often do too much out of an anxiety to do something, which makes it harder to do anything. — tap to centre the map on it
People often do too much out of an anxiety to do something, which makes it harder to do anything.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Aug 2024
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Visakan Veerasamy — holds since 2024-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Programmers who loved the mechanical act of coding are under threat; those who wanted to build things are not. — tap to centre the map on it
Programmers who loved the mechanical act of coding are under threat; those who wanted to build things are not.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being obsessive about specific, short-term risks often sits in opposition to worrying about fuzzy, long-term risks — tap to centre the map on it
Being obsessive about specific, short-term risks often sits in opposition to worrying about fuzzy, long-term risks
Last stated 3 years ago
20 Jul 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making something brand new gives you room to explore new design approaches; the gravity of an existing system bends you back towards conforming. — tap to centre the map on it
Making something brand new gives you room to explore new design approaches; the gravity of an existing system bends you back towards conforming.
Last stated a year ago
8 May 2025
JF
Jason Fried — holds since 2025-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person should not play the coward to their own deeds by repudiating them once done; pangs of conscience are indecent. — tap to centre the map on it
A person should not play the coward to their own deeds by repudiating them once done; pangs of conscience are indecent.
Last stated 138 years ago
3 Sept 1888
FN
Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since 1888-09-03 — 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 values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead.
Last stated 6 months ago
8 May 2026
DR
David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection — tap to centre the map on it
A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection
CD
Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it
A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — 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
IA
Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A fountain of creativity alone cannot build anything big, and management alone does nothing new. — tap to centre the map on it
A fountain of creativity alone cannot build anything big, and management alone does nothing new.
Last stated 8 months ago
15 Mar 2026
MA
Marc Andreessen — holds since 2026-03-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not a tool but an agent, the first technology that can make decisions and invent new ideas by itself — tap to centre the map on it
AI is not a tool but an agent, the first technology that can make decisions and invent new ideas by itself
Last stated 2 years ago
10 Sept 2024
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Art cannot result from external compulsion, because the labour that produces it is voluntary — tap to centre the map on it
Art cannot result from external compulsion, because the labour that produces it is voluntary
WM
William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cities can offer something for everybody only when everybody creates them — tap to centre the map on it
Cities can offer something for everybody only when everybody creates them
JJ
Jane Jacobs — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are
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Creating something new in the world involves regular feelings of anxiety regarding risk.
Last stated by 27 Jun 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Amjad Masad
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Anxiety and worry arise from dwelling on an imagined future rather than the present moment.
Last stated 14 Jun 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Ken Norton
Similar wording
Teams need to create the grounds to take some risk, committing as much iteration to the new thing as was put into the incumbent product.
Last stated 12 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Katarina Batina
Similar wording
Experience can make it harder to try new things
Last stated 2 Oct 2026 · a month ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson Pieter Levels
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Fear and vanity, not a lack of ideas, are what keep most people from building new things.
Last stated 9 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson Steve Coast
Similar wording
People often do too much out of an anxiety to do something, which makes it harder to do anything.
Last stated 21 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Visakan Veerasamy
Similar wording
Programmers who loved the mechanical act of coding are under threat; those who wanted to build things are not.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Being obsessive about specific, short-term risks often sits in opposition to worrying about fuzzy, long-term risks
Last stated 20 Jul 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Making something brand new gives you room to explore new design approaches; the gravity of an existing system bends you back towards conforming.
Last stated 8 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Jason Fried
Same subject: courage
A person should not play the coward to their own deeds by repudiating them once done; pangs of conscience are indecent.
Last stated 3 Sept 1888 · 138 years ago
Holds Friedrich Nietzsche
Same subject: courage
A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead.
Last stated 8 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds David Reich
Same subject: courage
A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection
Last stated c. 1871–1874
Holds Charles Darwin
Same subject: creativity
A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity.
Last stated 12 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Evan Spiegel
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 fountain of creativity alone cannot build anything big, and management alone does nothing new.
Last stated 15 Mar 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Marc Andreessen
Same subject: agency
AI is not a tool but an agent, the first technology that can make decisions and invent new ideas by itself
Last stated 10 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Same subject: agency
Art cannot result from external compulsion, because the labour that produces it is voluntary
Last stated c. 1883–1888
Holds William Morris
Same subject: agency
Cities can offer something for everybody only when everybody creates them
Last stated c. 1961
Holds Jane Jacobs