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Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Everything around us exists because someone pushed it through with tenacity: the world is a museum of passion projects. Everything around us exists becausesomeone pushed it through with tenacity:the world is a museum of passion projects. Last stated 4 years ago 25 May 2022 JC John Collison — holds since 2022-05-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A work does not have to be unlike everything before it to be worth making; what makes it new is that this particular person made it. — tap to centre the map on it A work does not have to be unlikeeverything before it to be worthmaking; what makes it new is thatthis particular person made it. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jun 2026 TC Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are NC Nick Cave — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Modern society has become so good at optimising everything that it risks optimising away serendipity, which is a real cost and not a sentimental one. — tap to centre the map on it Modern society has become so good atoptimising everything that it risksoptimising away serendipity, whichis a real cost and not a sentimentalone. Last stated 7 months ago 20 Mar 2026 TT Terence Tao — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: When everyone has the power to build, the need to stand out is elevated. — tap to centre the map on it When everyone has the power tobuild, the need to stand out iselevated. Last stated 3 months ago 24 Jun 2026 LC Loredana Crisan — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Beauty is a valuable asset that is being lost in favor of pure functionality. — tap to centre the map on it Beauty is a valuable asset that isbeing lost in favor of purefunctionality. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: The areas worth working on are the ones with a social blind spot around them. — tap to centre the map on it The areas worth working on are theones with a social blind spot aroundthem. Last stated 8 months ago 29 Jan 2026 LD Laura Deming — holds since 2026-01-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A sense of awe depends on the limits of the person who made the thing, so unlimited potential has nothing left to transcend. — tap to centre the map on it A sense of awe depends on the limitsof the person who made the thing, sounlimited potential has nothing leftto transcend. Last stated 8 years ago 23 Jan 2019 NC Nick Cave — holds since 2019-01-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use. — tap to centre the map on it You can build anything now, but noteverything is worth building; whatmatters is whether ideas take ashape somebody else would want touse. Last stated a month ago 25 Aug 2026 JB John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A discovery you can see your way through to is impossible to abandon, even out of a real fear that it will be misused. — tap to centre the map on it A discovery you can see your waythrough to is impossible to abandon,even out of a real fear that it willbe misused. Last stated a year ago 5 May 2025 JL Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — 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 life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest — tap to centre the map on it A life spent without taking bets onbeing early on an idea is one notlived to the fullest Last stated 2 years ago 8 Jun 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase — tap to centre the map on it Clear, hierarchical goals turn arandom walk into a chase MC Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle — tap to centre the map on it Every company eventually must fightfor its life instead of running fromthe battle Last stated 15 years ago 13 Nov 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-11-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hard work does not guarantee that it will pay off — tap to centre the map on it Hard work does not guarantee that itwill pay off Last stated 2 years ago 10 Apr 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-04-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human initiative to push, experiment, and act without waiting for instructions seems increasingly important for getting value from AI. — tap to centre the map on it Human initiative to push,experiment, and act without waitingfor instructions seems increasinglyimportant for getting value from AI. Last stated a month ago 31 Aug 2026 EM Ethan Mollick — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human progress is not inevitable; it comes through tireless effort, and without it time favors social stagnation — tap to centre the map on it Human progress is not inevitable; itcomes through tireless effort, andwithout it time favors socialstagnation MJ Martin Luther King Jr. — holds since c. 1963–1964 — tap for who they are Same subject: Access to AI will become a fundamental driver of the economy, and may eventually be considered a fundamental human right. — tap to centre the map on it Access to AI will become afundamental driver of the economy,and may eventually be considered afundamental human right. Last stated a year ago 23 Sept 2025 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2025-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI increases productivity by boosting efficiency, and greater productivity means greater prosperity. — tap to centre the map on it AI increases productivity byboosting efficiency, and greaterproductivity means greaterprosperity. Last stated a week ago 25 Sept 2026 MM Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Everything around us exists because someone pushed it through with tenacity: the world is a museum of passion projects. Last stated 25 May 2022 · 4 years ago Holds John Collison Read this korrent →