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17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 23 Dec 1776 to 14 Aug 2026.

Everything filed under courage courage Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under motivation motivation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Freedom is hard to bear Freedom is hard to bear JB James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: Tyranny is not easily conquered, but the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph — tap to centre the map on it Tyranny is not easily conquered, butthe harder the conflict, the moreglorious the triumph Last stated 250 years ago 23 Dec 1776 TP Thomas Paine — holds since 1776-12-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Freedom is acquired by conquest, not received as a gift, and must be pursued constantly and responsibly — tap to centre the map on it Freedom is acquired by conquest, notreceived as a gift, and must bepursued constantly and responsibly PF Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: Once a technology is released into the world, it becomes very difficult to control. — tap to centre the map on it Once a technology is released intothe world, it becomes very difficultto control. Last stated 7 months ago 28 Feb 2026 JS Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-02-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being good is no easy task — tap to centre the map on it Being good is no easy task AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Few people have the courage to admit that their life and work are not that complicated. — tap to centre the map on it Few people have the courage to admitthat their life and work are notthat complicated. Last stated 2 years ago 24 Aug 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Our possibilities of happiness are limited from the start by our constitution, and it is much easier to be unhappy — tap to centre the map on it Our possibilities of happiness arelimited from the start by ourconstitution, and it is much easierto be unhappy SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: The biggest enemies of freedom are fear and greed; make peace with the worst that can happen and there is nothing left to be afraid of. — tap to centre the map on it The biggest enemies of freedom arefear and greed; make peace with theworst that can happen and there isnothing left to be afraid of. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 PD Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: The struggle of making something is not an obstacle in front of the work; it is where the meaning comes from. — tap to centre the map on it The struggle of making something isnot an obstacle in front of thework; it is where the meaning comesfrom. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Aug 2023 NC Nick Cave — holds since 2023-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead. — tap to centre the map on it A society that intensely valuesintelligence is unprecedented inhuman history; the Bible, Homer andother ancient texts value strength,courage and beauty instead. Last stated 5 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: All great literature is about what a bummer it is to be a human being — tap to centre the map on it All great literature is about what abummer it is to be a human being Last stated 22 years ago 10 May 2004 KV Kurt Vonnegut — holds since 2004-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Courage is a morally neutral virtue, and whatever else is said of the September 11 attackers, they were not cowards — tap to centre the map on it Courage is a morally neutral virtue,and whatever else is said of theSeptember 11 attackers, they werenot cowards Last stated 25 years ago 16 Sept 2001 SS Susan Sontag — holds since 2001-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked itout by trial and error" is never thereal story of an invention: oncloser investigation, identifiablepeople always turn out to beresponsible. Last stated 3 years ago 25 Oct 2023 AH Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, realadvantages, and sustained effortbehind a hard product and still failif it doesn't give customers astrong enough reason to switch fromwhat they already use. Last stated 4 months ago 2 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not thesame as a capability being absorbed:how fast a technology changes theworld is not set by how fast thetechnology improves. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Jul 2026 RT Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms isnot the way to get good creativework. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Aug 2026 SK Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neuralorganization may be the secret ofhuman creativity, at the price ofsusceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago 8 Jan 2013 DD Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Freedom is hard to bear Last stated c. 1962–1963 Holds James Baldwin Read this korrent →