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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 14 May 1998 to 15 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under discipline discipline Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Doing less and doing it better is worth pursuing as an end in itself, because a life with both freedom and focus is a life well lived. Doing less and doing it better is worthpursuing as an end in itself, because alife with both freedom and focus is a lifewell lived. Last stated 16 years ago 27 Aug 2010 CN Cal Newport — holds since 2010-08-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Living for as long as possible is worth wanting: if you enjoy life now, more of it is simply better. — tap to centre the map on it Living for as long as possible isworth wanting: if you enjoy lifenow, more of it is simply better. Last stated 4 months ago 16 Jun 2026 PB Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it A good life rests on things thatdemand skill and effort from you,not on goods that arrive requiringnone. Last stated 2 years ago 16 May 2024 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Life is worth living deliberately, facing only its essential facts, so as not to find at death that one has not lived — tap to centre the map on it Life is worth living deliberately,facing only its essential facts, soas not to find at death that one hasnot lived HT Henry David Thoreau — holds since c. 1854 — tap for who they are Same subject: Focus and simplicity are worth the work: simple can be harder than complex, because the thinking has to be got clean, but once there one can move mountains. — tap to centre the map on it Focus and simplicity are worth thework: simple can be harder thancomplex, because the thinking has tobe got clean, but once there one canmove mountains. Last stated 28 years ago 14 May 1998 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 1998-05-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Life is long enough if you spend it well. — tap to centre the map on it Life is long enough if you spend itwell. Last stated 6 years ago 11 Mar 2021 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2021-03-11 — 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 genuinepurpose brings sacrifice, stress andpain rather than constant enjoyment. Last stated 11 months ago 5 Dec 2025 MM Mark Manson — holds since 2025-12-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Mastering one great pursuit requires turning down many other good options. — tap to centre the map on it Mastering one great pursuit requiresturning down many other goodoptions. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Jan 2025 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-01-03 — 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: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated a month ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it A design has to be kept simple forreliability and intellectualcontrol, but nobody yet knows how toreach simplicity systematically. Last stated 28 years ago 1 Mar 1999 ED Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pullingthings back, making them simpler andmore understandable, becauseeveryone can kind of execute rightnow. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jul 2026 CD Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feature only truly reaches billions of users when they do not have to think about a switch or a mode. — tap to centre the map on it A feature only truly reachesbillions of users when they do nothave to think about a switch or amode. Last stated 2 months ago 16 Aug 2026 IS Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Complex professional practice, including law, can be reduced to written playbooks that make its outcomes reproducible without requiring artisanal mastery. — tap to centre the map on it Complex professional practice,including law, can be reduced towritten playbooks that make itsoutcomes reproducible withoutrequiring artisanal mastery. Last stated 6 months ago 1 May 2026 PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2026-05-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Simplicity is a choice, and a system that is not simple is its builders' fault. — tap to centre the map on it Simplicity is a choice, and a systemthat is not simple is its builders'fault. RH Rich Hickey — holds since c. 2011 — tap for who they are Same subject: The best thing you can do for your team is to leave them alone — tap to centre the map on it The best thing you can do for yourteam is to leave them alone Last stated 4 years ago 25 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-25 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Doing less and doing it better is worth pursuing as an end in itself, because a life with both freedom and focus is a life well lived. Last stated 27 Aug 2010 · 16 years ago Holds Cal Newport Read this korrent →