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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 10 Dec 1954 to 18 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under discipline discipline 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: Great work is usually done far younger than its fame suggests: people were grey-haired when they became famous, not when they did the work. Great work is usually done far youngerthan its fame suggests: people weregrey-haired when they became famous, notwhen they did the work. Last stated 8 years ago by 5 Jul 2018 PC Patrick Collison — holds since 2018-07-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Work has become more enjoyable for the millennial generation, even as the belief that meaningful work requires suffering has gone largely unquestioned. — tap to centre the map on it Work has become more enjoyable forthe millennial generation, even asthe belief that meaningful workrequires suffering has gone largelyunquestioned. Last stated 7 months ago 28 Mar 2026 PM Paul Millerd — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Because great writers already exist, a writer is driven past what has been done, to where no one can help — tap to centre the map on it Because great writers already exist,a writer is driven past what hasbeen done, to where no one can help Last stated 72 years ago 10 Dec 1954 EH Ernest Hemingway — holds since 1954-12-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Over the long run, the average person who keeps putting themselves in a good position beats the genius who is in a poor one, and what looks like talent is often good positioning. — tap to centre the map on it Over the long run, the averageperson who keeps putting themselvesin a good position beats the geniuswho is in a poor one, and what lookslike talent is often goodpositioning. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Oct 2023 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2023-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Great achievers' powers were the fruit of intense labour; genetics seemed to play only a minor role — tap to centre the map on it Great achievers' powers were thefruit of intense labour; geneticsseemed to play only a minor role Last stated 14 years ago 1 Oct 2012 RG Robert Greene — holds since 2012-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making something great is the opposite of resembling what is already recognised as great. — tap to centre the map on it Making something great is theopposite of resembling what isalready recognised as great. Last stated 4 years ago 16 Jan 2023 NC Nick Cave — holds since 2023-01-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Passion for your work is not something you identify in advance and follow; it is cultivated over time. — tap to centre the map on it Passion for your work is notsomething you identify in advanceand follow; it is cultivated overtime. Last stated 14 years ago 29 Aug 2012 CN Cal Newport — holds since 2012-08-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Everything is art when done well; at the highest levels of any craft, whether design, research or engineering, the work looks more like art. — tap to centre the map on it Everything is art when done well; atthe highest levels of any craft,whether design, research orengineering, the work looks morelike art. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Jul 2026 JY Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great. — tap to centre the map on it Often people mistake the depth ofthought needed to create somethingthat coheres for making somethingthat looks aesthetically simple,which is almost never the case ofanything great. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Jul 2026 JY Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not — tap to centre the map on it Achievement is wonderful when youknow why you pursue it, and a trapwhen you do not Last stated 11 years ago 27 May 2015 NP Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — 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 7 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. — tap to centre the map on it An unstarted, unresolved task ismore mentally exhausting than almostany other kind of task. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 GR Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest — tap to centre the map on it A life spent without taking bets onbeing early on an idea is one notlived to the fullest Last stated 2 years ago 8 Jun 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase — tap to centre the map on it Clear, hierarchical goals turn arandom walk into a chase MC Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle — tap to centre the map on it Every company eventually must fightfor its life instead of running fromthe battle Last stated 15 years ago 13 Nov 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-11-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Great work is usually done far younger than its fame suggests: people were grey-haired when they became famous, not when they did the work. Last stated by 5 Jul 2018 · 8 years ago Holds Patrick Collison Read this korrent →