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Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under discipline discipline Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under friendship friendship Everything filed under Addiction Addiction Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Every act of desire involves giving something up, though it rarely feels like sacrifice when you're happy with what you chose. Every act of desire involves givingsomething up, though it rarely feels likesacrifice when you're happy with what youchose. Last stated 6 months ago 18 May 2026 MA Mari Andrew — holds since 2026-05-18 — 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: We take pleasure in helping a friend because we love them, not the reverse — tap to centre the map on it We take pleasure in helping a friendbecause we love them, not thereverse DH David Hume — holds since c. 1741–1776 — 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: Today it is easier to fulfil the desire for material comfort than to renounce it. — tap to centre the map on it Today it is easier to fulfil thedesire for material comfort than torenounce it. Last stated 6 years ago 12 Mar 2021 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: What we end up liking in a partner is often not what we expected to like, and what we value most is not necessarily what we fantasize about most. — tap to centre the map on it What we end up liking in a partneris often not what we expected tolike, and what we value most is notnecessarily what we fantasize aboutmost. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AH Ava Huang — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human desires are by nature boundless, and many live only to gratify them — tap to centre the map on it Human desires are by natureboundless, and many live only togratify them AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: In an age of abundance, pursuing pleasure for its own sake leads easily into addiction. — tap to centre the map on it In an age of abundance, pursuingpleasure for its own sake leadseasily into addiction. Last stated 6 years ago 12 Mar 2021 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Love, desire and relationships are not commodities that can be replaced when they disappoint. — tap to centre the map on it Love, desire and relationships arenot commodities that can be replacedwhen they disappoint. Last stated 9 years ago 21 Sept 2017 EP Esther Perel — holds since 2017-09-21 — 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: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief that cannot be acted on, or whose actions carry no personal stakes, is more likely to be held for social reasons than because it is true. — tap to centre the map on it A belief that cannot be acted on, orwhose actions carry no personalstakes, is more likely to be heldfor social reasons than because itis true. Last stated 10 years ago 2 Nov 2016 KS Kevin Simler — holds since 2016-11-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-downmeasures list order rather thanreasons: randomise the options andevery one of them gets pickedequally. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling outlasts the memory of what caused it: amnesic patients stayed sad long after they had forgotten the sad film they were shown. — tap to centre the map on it A feeling outlasts the memory ofwhat caused it: amnesic patientsstayed sad long after they hadforgotten the sad film they wereshown. Last stated 3 months ago 17 Aug 2026 RA Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology. — tap to centre the map on it A person cannot expect to findlasting balance between conflictingparts of their psychology. Last stated 5 months ago 11 Jun 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A speaker must always finish on time. — tap to centre the map on it A speaker must always finish ontime. Last stated 16 years ago 13 May 2010 AA Andrei Alexandrescu — holds since 2010-05-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Every act of desire involves giving something up, though it rarely feels like sacrifice when you're happy with what you chose. Last stated 18 May 2026 · 6 months ago Holds Mari Andrew Read this korrent →