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← Desire arises when we notice another person's power and autonomy.

17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 13 May 2007 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Desire arises when we notice another person's power and autonomy. Desire arises when we notice anotherperson's power and autonomy. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AH Ava Huang — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Desire is a contract you make to be unhappy until you get what you want. — tap to centre the map on it Desire is a contract you make to beunhappy until you get what you want. Last stated 6 years ago 12 Mar 2021 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deference to the rich and powerful comes more from admiring them than from hoping to benefit — tap to centre the map on it Deference to the rich and powerfulcomes more from admiring them thanfrom hoping to benefit AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: The desire to emulate one's parents is so deep that it is difficult to distinguish between their influence and one's own desires. — tap to centre the map on it The desire to emulate one's parentsis so deep that it is difficult todistinguish between their influenceand one's own desires. Last stated 10 months ago 25 Dec 2025 PW Patrick Wyman — holds since 2025-12-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: One should be heedless in the pursuit of desires while ensuring those desires do not become the direct target of one's efforts. — tap to centre the map on it One should be heedless in thepursuit of desires while ensuringthose desires do not become thedirect target of one's efforts. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Aug 2026 JW John Warner — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: As a society grows richer, the process of satisfying wants increasingly creates them — tap to centre the map on it As a society grows richer, theprocess of satisfying wantsincreasingly creates them JG John Kenneth Galbraith — holds since c. 1958 — tap for who they are Same subject: The more a person has within themselves, the less they want from other people — tap to centre the map on it The more a person has withinthemselves, the less they want fromother people AS Arthur Schopenhauer — holds since c. 1851 — tap for who they are Same subject: The desire to feel right overpowers the desire to be right, because the ego pushes toward feeling right at the expense of being right. — tap to centre the map on it The desire to feel right overpowersthe desire to be right, because theego pushes toward feeling right atthe expense of being right. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Oct 2023 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2023-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Since our sense perceptions are not willed by us, some other will or spirit produces them — tap to centre the map on it Since our sense perceptions are notwilled by us, some other will orspirit produces them GB George Berkeley — holds since c. 1710–1734 — 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 7 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 slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’slearning and curiosity pathwayswhile teaching nothing, and thatone-way exchange is what makes itcontemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how thingswork is a worthwhile effort initself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago 17 Oct 2007 PB Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it Advancing in life depends more onwhat one learns later than on whatone already knows Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — 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
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At the centre Desire arises when we notice another person's power and autonomy. Last stated 1 Oct 2026 · a month ago Holds Ava Huang Read this korrent →