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Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under management management Everything filed under physics physics Everything filed under software quality software quality Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily. Effort that produces no visibleimprovement is being stored rather thanwasted, because results arrive at athreshold instead of steadily. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot state the problem clearly without first trying and getting it wrong; the effort that looks wasted is how the thesis gets found. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot state the problem clearlywithout first trying and getting itwrong; the effort that looks wastedis how the thesis gets found. Last stated 7 months ago 22 Mar 2026 NF Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Speed and efficiency alone do not make work better is not relevant, but problems with core competency can't be fixed with feedback — tap to centre the map on it Speed and efficiency alone do notmake work better is not relevant,but problems with core competencycan't be fixed with feedback Last stated 3 years ago 1 Sept 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The same physical effort can be re-valued as less effortful inside one person's head, mid-task, with nothing in the physics having changed. — tap to centre the map on it The same physical effort can bere-valued as less effortful insideone person's head, mid-task, withnothing in the physics havingchanged. Last stated 2 months ago 24 Aug 2026 MH Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Speed and efficiency alone do not make work better. — tap to centre the map on it Speed and efficiency alone do notmake work better. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work betterthan you is no reason to stop doingit, because the point of the workwas never that only you could do it. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Working harder cannot beat working on a better thing, so out-thinking someone should count as part of out-working them. — tap to centre the map on it Working harder cannot beat workingon a better thing, so out-thinkingsomeone should count as part ofout-working them. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Benchmarks only rise on problems somebody has already framed and scored, so saturating them does not mean senior engineers have been replaced. — tap to centre the map on it Benchmarks only rise on problemssomebody has already framed andscored, so saturating them does notmean senior engineers have beenreplaced. Last stated 5 months ago 24 May 2026 DS Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: The value of an ambitious experiment target is not hitting it but the conversation about what would have to be true to hit it. — tap to centre the map on it The value of an ambitious experimenttarget is not hitting it but theconversation about what would haveto be true to hit it. Last stated a year ago 5 Oct 2025 AC Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — 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 will indulged becomes lust, lust served becomes habit, and habit unresisted becomes necessity — tap to centre the map on it A will indulged becomes lust, lustserved becomes habit, and habitunresisted becomes necessity AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Affirmations are the easiest way to reshape your own mind, the way willpower turns behaviour into habit. — tap to centre the map on it Affirmations are the easiest way toreshape your own mind, the waywillpower turns behaviour intohabit. Last stated a month ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A life spent in comfort, certainty and convenience is the most damning way a person can live. — tap to centre the map on it A life spent in comfort, certaintyand convenience is the most damningway a person can live. Last stated 4 weeks ago 27 Sept 2026 MP Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Generosity is an antidote to fear: people get hung up on how risky a brave act feels and fail to focus on how generous it is. — tap to centre the map on it Generosity is an antidote to fear:people get hung up on how risky abrave act feels and fail to focus onhow generous it is. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Apr 2024 SG Seth Godin — holds since 2024-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Taking responsibility for something can give life purpose — tap to centre the map on it Taking responsibility for somethingcan give life purpose Last stated 3 years ago 2 May 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-05-02 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily. Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago Holds James Clear Read this korrent →