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Read this korrent: Getting intensely worked up over how someone else lives is a sign to re-evaluate yourself, not them.
Getting intensely worked up over how someone else lives is a sign to re-evaluate yourself, not them.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
31 Aug 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Working too hard is not burnout, it is tiredness; burnout needs your values to be out of alignment with the work. — tap to centre the map on it
Working too hard is not burnout, it is tiredness; burnout needs your values to be out of alignment with the work.
Last stated 6 months ago
22 Mar 2026
NF
Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When someone gets the same negative reaction from many different people, the more likely explanation is their own behavior, not everyone else's. — tap to centre the map on it
When someone gets the same negative reaction from many different people, the more likely explanation is their own behavior, not everyone else's.
Last stated a week ago
14 Sept 2026
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Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Working harder cannot beat working on a better thing, so out-thinking someone should count as part of out-working them. — tap to centre the map on it
Working harder cannot beat working on a better thing, so out-thinking someone should count as part of out-working them.
Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are unhappy in their careers when the thing they want and the work it takes to get it are out of sync, not because they climbed the wrong ladder. — tap to centre the map on it
People are unhappy in their careers when the thing they want and the work it takes to get it are out of sync, not because they climbed the wrong ladder.
Last stated a year ago
21 Sept 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Never trust a cynic: seeing bad behaviour in everyone is how a person excuses their own, and it is not true, because most people are medium good. — tap to centre the map on it
Never trust a cynic: seeing bad behaviour in everyone is how a person excuses their own, and it is not true, because most people are medium good.
Last stated 3 years ago
9 Nov 2023
EM
Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Going to read work you know is good when your own is going badly is legitimate recalibration, not theft. — tap to centre the map on it
Going to read work you know is good when your own is going badly is legitimate recalibration, not theft.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
GS
George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are optimistic about their own lives and pessimistic about the world, because they judge their life on everything and the world on the last few headlines. — tap to centre the map on it
People are optimistic about their own lives and pessimistic about the world, because they judge their life on everything and the world on the last few headlines.
Last stated 8 months ago
13 Jan 2026
HR
Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2026-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being. — tap to centre the map on it
Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being.
Last stated 8 months ago
14 Jan 2026
BT
Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
AT
Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A maker cannot summon the good line, only be at the desk when it arrives, and the outcome is not theirs to influence. — tap to centre the map on it
A maker cannot summon the good line, only be at the desk when it arrives, and the outcome is not theirs to influence.
Last stated 5 years ago
29 Jun 2021
NC
Nick Cave — holds since 2021-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A project has not started until something exists that can be played; plans, documents, teams and art are not a start. — tap to centre the map on it
A project has not started until something exists that can be played; plans, documents, teams and art are not a start.
Last stated 16 years ago
17 Sept 2010
DY
Derek Yu — holds since 2010-09-17 — 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 earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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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 because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — 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 if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. — tap to centre the map on it
“Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now.
Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
BS
Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company with ten customers has no data, and a growth team cannot function without data. — tap to centre the map on it
A company with ten customers has no data, and a growth team cannot function without data.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
EV
Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
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Getting intensely worked up over how someone else lives is a sign to re-evaluate yourself, not them.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Working too hard is not burnout, it is tiredness; burnout needs your values to be out of alignment with the work.
Last stated 22 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Nicole Forsgren
Similar wording
When someone gets the same negative reaction from many different people, the more likely explanation is their own behavior, not everyone else's.
Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · a week ago
Holds Ava Huang
Similar wording
Working harder cannot beat working on a better thing, so out-thinking someone should count as part of out-working them.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds James Clear
Similar wording
People are unhappy in their careers when the thing they want and the work it takes to get it are out of sync, not because they climbed the wrong ladder.
Last stated 21 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Similar wording
Never trust a cynic: seeing bad behaviour in everyone is how a person excuses their own, and it is not true, because most people are medium good.
Last stated 9 Nov 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Elon Musk
Similar wording
Going to read work you know is good when your own is going badly is legitimate recalibration, not theft.
Last stated 6 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds George Saunders
Similar wording
People are optimistic about their own lives and pessimistic about the world, because they judge their life on everything and the world on the last few headlines.
Last stated 13 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Hannah Ritchie
Similar wording
Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being.
Last stated 14 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Brandon Taylor
Same subject: ideas vs execution
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Last stated 17 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alex Telford
Same subject: ideas vs execution
A maker cannot summon the good line, only be at the desk when it arrives, and the outcome is not theirs to influence.
Last stated 29 Jun 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds Nick Cave
Same subject: ideas vs execution
A project has not started until something exists that can be played; plans, documents, teams and art are not a start.
Last stated 17 Sept 2010 · 16 years ago
Holds Derek Yu
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
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.
Last stated 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds James Clear
Same subject: startups
“Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now.
Last stated 28 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Blake Scholl
Same subject: startups
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Last stated 28 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Sam Altman
Same subject: startups
A company with ten customers has no data, and a growth team cannot function without data.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Elena Verna