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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 12 Jun 2008 to 21 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under measuring intelligence measuring intelligence Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Everything filed under management management Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Goals set direction; systems make progress Goals set direction; systems make progress JC James Clear — holds since c. 2018 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having a goal is the essence of intelligence; a system that only predicts is a behaving system, not an intelligent one. — tap to centre the map on it Having a goal is the essence ofintelligence; a system that onlypredicts is a behaving system, notan intelligent one. Last stated a year ago 26 Sept 2025 RS Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Setting goals makes otherwise-unethical behaviour more likely; goal setting is not bad but has overlooked problems — tap to centre the map on it Setting goals makesotherwise-unethical behaviour morelikely; goal setting is not bad buthas overlooked problems Last stated 18 years ago 12 Jun 2008 MB Max Bazerman — holds since 2008-06-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slower project aimed at the right goal beats a faster one aimed at the wrong goal. — tap to centre the map on it A slower project aimed at the rightgoal beats a faster one aimed at thewrong goal. Last stated 2 years ago 16 Mar 2025 BK Ben Kuhn — holds since 2025-03-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Progress in overall well-being, not just material progress, is the ultimate goal. — tap to centre the map on it Progress in overall well-being, notjust material progress, is theultimate goal. Last stated 7 months ago 7 Apr 2026 BL Brink Lindsey — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are good and the system works — tap to centre the map on it People are good and the system works Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jun 2026 JE Jordan Ellenberg — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: The only thing a productivity system can do for you is help you choose slightly better what to do right now. — tap to centre the map on it The only thing a productivity systemcan do for you is help you chooseslightly better what to do rightnow. Last stated 5 years ago by 16 Aug 2021 OB Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-08-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Clear goals plus a measure that drives progress toward them can achieve amazing progress, yet this is surprisingly rarely done well — tap to centre the map on it Clear goals plus a measure thatdrives progress toward them canachieve amazing progress, yet thisis surprisingly rarely done well BG Bill Gates — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are Same subject: Aiming to make an objectively great work is the wrong goal; make the best you can now and treat it as one of many. — tap to centre the map on it Aiming to make an objectively greatwork is the wrong goal; make thebest you can now and treat it as oneof many. Last stated 4 years ago 14 Dec 2022 DY Derek Yu — holds since 2022-12-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A suitably advanced digital computer can acquire general intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it A suitably advanced digital computercan acquire general intelligence. Last stated 12 years ago 16 Jan 2015 SH Sam Harris — holds since 2015-01-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject. — tap to centre the map on it A true artificial generalintelligence cannot exist withoutbeing recognized as a moral subject. Last stated a year ago 10 Jun 2025 SH Samuel Hammond — holds since 2025-06-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A unit of measure needs defining, perhaps via a chain of increasingly hard problems, each pair of which a single model can solve. — tap to centre the map on it A unit of measure needs defining,perhaps via a chain of increasinglyhard problems, each pair of which asingle model can solve. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — 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 earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH 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 becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Goals set direction; systems make progress Last stated c. 2018 Holds James Clear Read this korrent →