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← Every successful academic works very hard, but luck is always involved.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 6 Nov 2009 to 30 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under discipline discipline Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under America America Everything filed under education education Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under ambition ambition Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Every successful academic works very hard, but luck is always involved. Every successful academic works very hard,but luck is always involved. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 LF Lucy Foulkes — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Producing successful students through a schooling model is far harder than selecting students who are already likely to succeed. — tap to centre the map on it Producing successful studentsthrough a schooling model is farharder than selecting students whoare already likely to succeed. Last stated 3 months ago 12 Aug 2026 DM Dan Meyer — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Success is not a random act — tap to centre the map on it Success is not a random act MG Malcolm Gladwell — holds since c. 2008 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nobel winners are smart and also lucky. — tap to centre the map on it Nobel winners are smart and alsolucky. Last stated 4 weeks ago 6 Oct 2026 VP Vinay Prasad — holds since 2026-10-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is possible to complete the majority of academics in half the time. — tap to centre the map on it It is possible to complete themajority of academics in half thetime. Last stated 2 days ago 30 Oct 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-10-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having the grit to stick with an effort when the going gets hard is a key trait of successful people. — tap to centre the map on it Having the grit to stick with aneffort when the going gets hard is akey trait of successful people. Last stated 2 years ago 20 Feb 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-02-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: People succeed through a balance of their own efforts and their circumstances — tap to centre the map on it People succeed through a balance oftheir own efforts and theircircumstances Last stated 17 years ago 6 Nov 2009 AS Alice Schroeder — holds since 2009-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Academic talent is normally distributed, so some students failing is inevitable rather than anybody's fault. — tap to centre the map on it Academic talent is normallydistributed, so some studentsfailing is inevitable rather thananybody's fault. Last stated a year ago 28 Sept 2025 FD Freddie deBoer — holds since 2025-09-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is better to be an optimist who works hard than a pessimist who writes about why things will not work, because no amount of such essays moves society forward. — tap to centre the map on it It is better to be an optimist whoworks hard than a pessimist whowrites about why things will notwork, because no amount of suchessays moves society forward. Last stated 3 months ago 4 Aug 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-04 — 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 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 RA Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — 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 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 ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — 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
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At the centre Every successful academic works very hard, but luck is always involved. Last stated 21 May 2025 · a year ago Holds Lucy Foulkes Read this korrent →