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17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 15 Nov 2019 to 18 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about happiness .
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Read this korrent: He does not drink, because alcohol damages the one tool you most need for success and happiness, and trading that for short-term pleasure is ridiculous.
He does not drink, because alcohol damages the one tool you most need for success and happiness, and trading that for short-term pleasure is ridiculous.
Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
PD
Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. — tap to centre the map on it
A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
Last stated 4 years ago
13 Jan 2023
RW
Robert Waldinger — holds since 2023-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 May 2024
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness — tap to centre the map on it
A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness
IK
Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1785 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A happy life is joy in the truth, which is joy in God — tap to centre the map on it
A happy life is joy in the truth, which is joy in God
AH
Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A happy life must be judged over a complete life, not a single day or a short time — tap to centre the map on it
A happy life must be judged over a complete life, not a single day or a short time
AR
Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A happy life must be largely a quiet life, because true joy can live only in quiet — tap to centre the map on it
A happy life must be largely a quiet life, because true joy can live only in quiet
BR
Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person can be happy despite a misfortune by staying free from pain, neither crushed by the present nor fearing the future — tap to centre the map on it
A person can be happy despite a misfortune by staying free from pain, neither crushed by the present nor fearing the future
MA
Marcus Aurelius — holds since c. 171–175 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person's main concern is to see a meaning in life, not to gain pleasure or avoid pain — tap to centre the map on it
A person's main concern is to see a meaning in life, not to gain pleasure or avoid pain
VF
Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1962–1992 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A celebrated popular science book can consistently misrepresent the literature it summarises and contradict its own sources. — tap to centre the map on it
A celebrated popular science book can consistently misrepresent the literature it summarises and contradict its own sources.
Last stated 7 years ago
15 Nov 2019
AG
Alexey Guzey — holds since 2019-11-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A conclusion being biologically reasonable is not the same as its having been proven. — tap to centre the map on it
A conclusion being biologically reasonable is not the same as its having been proven.
Last stated 3 months ago
11 Jul 2026
PA
Peter Attia — holds since 2026-07-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in heart rate variability values typically precedes the onset of noticeable sickness symptoms by about a day. — tap to centre the map on it
A drop in heart rate variability values typically precedes the onset of noticeable sickness symptoms by about a day.
Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
RM
Ray Maker — holds since 2026-09-18 — 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
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 because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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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 all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
TH
Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — 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're dying" is truer of the person than of 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 closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
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 pace sustainably without constant overwork 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
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He does not drink, because alcohol damages the one tool you most need for success and happiness, and trading that for short-term pleasure is ridiculous.
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Pavel Durov
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Same subject: happiness
A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
Last stated 13 Jan 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds Robert Waldinger
Same subject: happiness
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Last stated 16 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds L. M. Sacasas
Same subject: happiness
A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness
Last stated c. 1785
Holds Immanuel Kant
Same subject: happiness
A happy life is joy in the truth, which is joy in God
Last stated c. 396–400 CE
Holds Augustine of Hippo
Same subject: happiness
A happy life must be judged over a complete life, not a single day or a short time
Last stated c. 367–322 BCE
Holds Aristotle
Same subject: happiness
A happy life must be largely a quiet life, because true joy can live only in quiet
Last stated c. 1930
Holds Bertrand Russell
Same subject: happiness
A person can be happy despite a misfortune by staying free from pain, neither crushed by the present nor fearing the future
Last stated c. 171–175 CE
Holds Marcus Aurelius
Same subject: happiness
A person's main concern is to see a meaning in life, not to gain pleasure or avoid pain
Last stated c. 1962–1992
Holds Viktor Frankl
Same subject: health and fitness
A celebrated popular science book can consistently misrepresent the literature it summarises and contradict its own sources.
Last stated 15 Nov 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Alexey Guzey
Same subject: health and fitness
A conclusion being biologically reasonable is not the same as its having been proven.
Last stated 11 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Peter Attia
Same subject: health and fitness
A drop in heart rate variability values typically precedes the onset of noticeable sickness symptoms by about a day.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ray Maker
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: motivation
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.
Last stated 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes
Same subject: ambition
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: ambition
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated 3 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds William MacAskill
Same subject: ambition
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson