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← Hard work does not guarantee that it will pay off.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 12 Jun 2005 to 21 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under optimism optimism Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Hard work does not guarantee that it will pay off. Hard work does not guarantee that it willpay off. Last stated 2 months ago 28 Aug 2026 BT Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Working on how good the long-run future is does not require accepting consequentialism or believing that you should always maximise the good. — tap to centre the map on it Working on how good the long-runfuture is does not require acceptingconsequentialism or believing thatyou should always maximise the good. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — 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 workingon a better thing, so out-thinkingsomeone should count as part ofout-working them. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Work for mathematicians will not run out. — tap to centre the map on it Work for mathematicians will not runout. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: The end of work need not mean the end of meaning, because meaning comes from imagining rather than working — tap to centre the map on it The end of work need not mean theend of meaning, because meaningcomes from imagining rather thanworking Last stated 9 years ago 8 May 2017 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2017-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do; if you have not found it, keep looking and do not settle. — tap to centre the map on it The only way to be truly satisfiedis to do what you believe is greatwork, and the only way to do greatwork is to love what you do; if youhave not found it, keep looking anddo not settle. Last stated 21 years ago 12 Jun 2005 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 2005-06-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hard work does not guarantee that it will pay off — tap to centre the map on it Hard work does not guarantee that itwill pay off Last stated 3 years ago 10 Apr 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-04-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Not every act of service will pay off, but if you keep doing good deeds, some eventually will. — tap to centre the map on it Not every act of service will payoff, but if you keep doing gooddeeds, some eventually will. Last stated a month ago 30 Sept 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Thinking harder about a decision has diminishing returns because reality is inherently unknowable. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking harder about a decision hasdiminishing returns because realityis inherently unknowable. Last stated 5 years ago 22 Feb 2022 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — 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 advicefor young people than "follow yourpassion". Last stated 10 months ago 9 Jan 2026 AB 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 thatfeels like progress - lets peopleavoid the hard work of actuallymaking 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 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 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 ifthe person enjoys it, which makesenjoyment a better predictor ofpersistence than discipline. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A will indulged becomes lust, lust served becomes habit, and habit unresisted becomes necessity — tap to centre the map on it A will indulged becomes lust, lustserved becomes habit, and habitunresisted becomes necessity AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Affirmations are the easiest way to reshape your own mind, the way willpower turns behaviour into habit. — tap to centre the map on it Affirmations are the easiest way toreshape your own mind, the waywillpower turns behaviour intohabit. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation. — tap to centre the map on it A product that speeds up turningintention into reality increasesappetite for continued use, thencharges for that continuation. Last stated 3 months ago 19 Aug 2026 KR Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A small amount of friction is enough to reshape a behavior, because most wants are not strong enough to survive a minor inconvenience. — tap to centre the map on it A small amount of friction is enoughto reshape a behavior, because mostwants are not strong enough tosurvive a minor inconvenience. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society cannot remove the desire for status, only change what earns it. — tap to centre the map on it A society cannot remove the desirefor status, only change what earnsit. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Sept 2026 RH Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Hard work does not guarantee that it will pay off. Last stated 28 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Brandon Taylor Read this korrent →