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15 connected korrents · 12 moments on record from 14 Dec 2023 to 3 Sept 2026.
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motivation Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Happiness across a life is a curve rather than a decline, and its lowest point is midlife, not old age. Happiness across a life is a curve rather than a decline, and its lowest point is midlife, not old age. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ambition does not equate with happiness: in the Harvard aging cohort it was the people who lived average lives who reported being happiest. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition does not equate with happiness: in the Harvard aging cohort it was the people who lived average lives who reported being happiest. Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The good old days are mostly an illusion: by almost every measure that can be counted, life today is better for almost everyone than it was fifty or a hundred years ago. — tap to centre the map on it The good old days are mostly an illusion: by almost every measure that can be counted, life today is better for almost everyone than it was fifty or a hundred years ago. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
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Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every age of life is less deadly than it was for the generation before, not just childhood. — tap to centre the map on it Every age of life is less deadly than it was for the generation before, not just childhood. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Jan 2024
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Saloni Dattani — holds since 2024-01-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cognitive decline is a staircase rather than a slope: the big drops happen after episodes of serious illness. — tap to centre the map on it Cognitive decline is a staircase rather than a slope: the big drops happen after episodes of serious illness. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Jul 2026
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Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out. — tap to centre the map on it A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out. Last stated 3 months ago
16 Jun 2026
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Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An exponential feels like it cannot possibly keep going, which is exactly why people keep expecting AI progress to stop. — tap to centre the map on it An exponential feels like it cannot possibly keep going, which is exactly why people keep expecting AI progress to stop. Last stated 3 months ago
10 Jun 2026
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Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2026-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. Last stated 5 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. Last stated 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success. — tap to centre the map on it Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success. Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About half of all dementia is preventable, and most of that preventable half is Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. — tap to centre the map on it About half of all dementia is preventable, and most of that preventable half is Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Jul 2026
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Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Alzheimer's disease and dementia are not the same thing: a fifth to a third of people whose brains carry the pathology never became demented. — tap to centre the map on it Alzheimer's disease and dementia are not the same thing: a fifth to a third of people whose brains carry the pathology never became demented. Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Alzheimer's pathology in the brain does not settle whether a person has dementia: the nuns' brains were full of plaques and tangles while they went on functioning normally. — tap to centre the map on it Alzheimer's pathology in the brain does not settle whether a person has dementia: the nuns' brains were full of plaques and tangles while they went on functioning normally. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. — tap to centre the map on it Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations. — tap to centre the map on it AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations. Last stated a week ago
1 Sept 2026
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apathy and depression are different conditions, not degrees of one thing: a person can lose all motivation while remaining perfectly happy. — tap to centre the map on it Apathy and depression are different conditions, not degrees of one thing: a person can lose all motivation while remaining perfectly happy. Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Happiness across a life is a curve rather than a decline, and its lowest point is midlife, not old age.
Holds AC Alan CastelRead this korrent →
Ambition does not equate with happiness: in the Harvard aging cohort it was the people who lived average lives who reported being happiest.
Holds MH Masud Husain
The good old days are mostly an illusion: by almost every measure that can be counted, life today is better for almost everyone than it was fifty or a hundred years ago.
Holds JB Jeff Bezos
Every age of life is less deadly than it was for the generation before, not just childhood.
Holds SD Saloni Dattani
Cognitive decline is a staircase rather than a slope: the big drops happen after episodes of serious illness.
Holds TW Tommy Wood
A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out.
Holds PB Paul Bloom
An exponential feels like it cannot possibly keep going, which is exactly why people keep expecting AI progress to stop.
Holds MZ Mark Zuckerberg
A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it.
Holds
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.
Holds
Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success.
Holds
About half of all dementia is preventable, and most of that preventable half is Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.
Holds TW Tommy Wood
Alzheimer's disease and dementia are not the same thing: a fifth to a third of people whose brains carry the pathology never became demented.
Holds MH Masud Husain
Alzheimer's pathology in the brain does not settle whether a person has dementia: the nuns' brains were full of plaques and tangles while they went on functioning normally.
Holds AC Alan Castel
Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round.
Holds LF Lex Fridman
AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations.
Holds SA Scott Alexander
Apathy and depression are different conditions, not degrees of one thing: a person can lose all motivation while remaining perfectly happy.
Holds MH Masud Husain