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← Finishing is a skill you get better at with practice, not a final step of the process.

14 connected korrents · 12 moments on record from 17 Sept 2010 to 3 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under family family Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Finishing is a skill you get better at with practice, not a final step of the process. Finishing is a skill you get better atwith practice, not a final step of theprocess. Last stated 16 years ago 17 Sept 2010 DY Derek Yu — holds since 2010-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Finishing is as much a part of motivation as starting, and the two are separate capacities: plenty of energetic people never complete anything. — tap to centre the map on it Finishing is as much a part ofmotivation as starting, and the twoare separate capacities: plenty ofenergetic people never completeanything. Last stated 2 weeks ago 24 Aug 2026 MH Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Each project you finish makes the next one easier to finish and teaches you more about what a successful one takes. — tap to centre the map on it Each project you finish makes thenext one easier to finish andteaches you more about what asuccessful one takes. Last stated 4 years ago 14 Dec 2022 DY Derek Yu — holds since 2022-12-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Finishing one piece of work, even a failed one, permanently removes the difficulty of finishing. — tap to centre the map on it Finishing one piece of work, even afailed one, permanently removes thedifficulty of finishing. Last stated 2 weeks ago 26 Aug 2026 SP Steven Pressfield — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Learning cannot happen in flow, because getting better at a skill means working beyond the level at which you can express it. — tap to centre the map on it Learning cannot happen in flow,because getting better at a skillmeans working beyond the level atwhich you can express it. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Jul 2026 TW Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: The valuable skill is stopping and recovering while the work is still unfinished, not the capacity to push yourself harder. — tap to centre the map on it The valuable skill is stopping andrecovering while the work is stillunfinished, not the capacity to pushyourself harder. Last stated 5 years ago by 29 Jul 2021 OB Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambition rather thana sense of duty, because a startupis grueling enough that dutifulnesswill not carry anyone through it. Last stated 5 days ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: thepeople furthest along are workingharder than ever, and they need tostop harvesting dopamine as if itends in two weeks. Last stated 5 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success. — tap to centre the map on it Aim for moonshots: they attract thebest people, leave you the path toyourself, and even sixty to eightypercent of one is a terrificsuccess. Last stated a year ago 5 Jun 2025 SP Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. — tap to centre the map on it Action comes before motivation: youdo first and feel afterwards, notthe other way round. Last stated 11 months ago 30 Sept 2025 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations. — tap to centre the map on it AI systems should be understood assomething between airplanes andhumans, since it can no longer beassumed they lack humanlikemotivations. Last stated a week ago 1 Sept 2026 SA Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Apathy and depression are different conditions, not degrees of one thing: a person can lose all motivation while remaining perfectly happy. — tap to centre the map on it Apathy and depression are differentconditions, not degrees of onething: a person can lose allmotivation while remaining perfectlyhappy. Last stated 2 weeks ago 24 Aug 2026 MH Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Children develop by struggling and failing on the road to success while a caring adult supports them, and school should be running that loop all day instead of leaving it to after-school sports. — tap to centre the map on it Children develop by struggling andfailing on the road to success whilea caring adult supports them, andschool should be running that loopall day instead of leaving it toafter-school sports. Last stated a week ago 31 Aug 2026 JL Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it. — tap to centre the map on it Competition drives skill, andsparing young people the struggleonly defers it. Last stated 11 months ago 30 Sept 2025 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Creating life with another human you love is the peak experience of being on the planet. — tap to centre the map on it Creating life with another human youlove is the peak experience of beingon the planet. Last stated 2 weeks ago 26 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Finishing is a skill you get better at with practice, not a final step of the process. Last stated 17 Sept 2010 · 16 years ago Holds Derek Yu Read this korrent →