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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 2 months 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 7 months ago
22 Mar 2026
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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 2 months ago
14 Sept 2026
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Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People tend to project their own flaws onto others. — tap to centre the map on it
People tend to project their own flaws onto others.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
6 Oct 2026
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Josh Blackman — holds since 2026-10-06 — 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 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is one thing to accept a poor work-life balance for yourself, and a different thing entirely to demand it of the people you manage. — tap to centre the map on it
It is one thing to accept a poor work-life balance for yourself, and a different thing entirely to demand it of the people you manage.
Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jul 2026
AK
Andrew Kelley — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As people heal they bring more Self into relationships and stop putting up with what they used to. — tap to centre the map on it
As people heal they bring more Self into relationships and stop putting up with what they used to.
Last stated a year ago
7 May 2025
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Richard Schwartz — holds since 2025-05-07 — 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: Worrying about how people see you, and what they say about you, is wasted time and energy. — tap to centre the map on it
Worrying about how people see you, and what they say about you, is wasted time and energy.
Last stated 3 years ago
29 Apr 2024
JS
Jerry Seinfeld — holds since 2024-04-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion". — tap to centre the map on it
"Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion".
Last stated 10 months ago
9 Jan 2026
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Andrew Bosworth — holds since 2026-01-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress. — tap to centre the map on it
"Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress.
Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
JF
Jason Feifer — holds since 2026-09-08 — 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: 'Money won't make you happy' is a social truth, not an individual one. — tap to centre the map on it
'Money won't make you happy' is a social truth, not an individual one.
Last stated 6 years ago
12 Mar 2021
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it
“Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken.
Last stated 5 months ago
19 Jun 2026
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Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it
A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
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Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 2016 was when a large part of the West stopped believing the story that globalization and liberalization would create paradise — tap to centre the map on it
2016 was when a large part of the West stopped believing the story that globalization and liberalization would create paradise
Last stated 10 years ago
21 Feb 2017
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2017-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Accurately informing people about the climate crisis increases their desire to act. — tap to centre the map on it
Accurately informing people about the climate crisis increases their desire to act.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
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Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not the cause of the breakdown of honor codes but an accelerant of a culture shift already under way. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is not the cause of the breakdown of honor codes but an accelerant of a culture shift already under way.
Last stated 6 months ago
16 May 2026
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Asha Rangappa — holds since 2026-05-16 — 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 · 2 months 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 · 7 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 · 2 months ago
Holds Ava Huang
Similar wording
People tend to project their own flaws onto others.
Last stated 6 Oct 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Josh Blackman
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 · 10 months ago
Holds James Clear
Similar wording
It is one thing to accept a poor work-life balance for yourself, and a different thing entirely to demand it of the people you manage.
Last stated 9 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Andrew Kelley
Similar wording
As people heal they bring more Self into relationships and stop putting up with what they used to.
Last stated 7 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Richard Schwartz
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
Worrying about how people see you, and what they say about you, is wasted time and energy.
Last stated 29 Apr 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Jerry Seinfeld
Same subject: motivation
"Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion".
Last stated 9 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds Andrew Bosworth
Same subject: motivation
"Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress.
Last stated 8 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Jason Feifer
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: happiness
'Money won't make you happy' is a social truth, not an individual one.
Last stated 12 Mar 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Same subject: happiness
“Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken.
Last stated 19 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Robert Jones, Jr.
Same subject: happiness
A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
Last stated c. 1792
Holds Thomas Paine
Same subject: attitude change
2016 was when a large part of the West stopped believing the story that globalization and liberalization would create paradise
Last stated 21 Feb 2017 · 10 years ago
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Same subject: attitude change
Accurately informing people about the climate crisis increases their desire to act.
Last stated 9 Oct 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Bill McKibben
Same subject: attitude change
AI is not the cause of the breakdown of honor codes but an accelerant of a culture shift already under way.
Last stated 16 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Asha Rangappa