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← Human desires are by nature boundless, and many live only to gratify them

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 20 Jul 2014 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under design design Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Human desires are by nature boundless, and many live only to gratify them Human desires are by nature boundless, andmany live only to gratify them AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Men's desires always exceed their capacity to satisfy them, so they stay discontented — tap to centre the map on it Men's desires always exceed theircapacity to satisfy them, so theystay discontented NM Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1514–1519 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human desires have always grown faster than the ability to fulfill them. — tap to centre the map on it Human desires have always grownfaster than the ability to fulfillthem. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Sept 2026 AA Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Feeling much for others and little for ourselves is the perfection of human nature — tap to centre the map on it Feeling much for others and littlefor ourselves is the perfection ofhuman nature AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being content with little is a great good, and those who least need luxury enjoy it most — tap to centre the map on it Being content with little is a greatgood, and those who least needluxury enjoy it most EP Epicurus — holds since c. 341–270 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: However selfish people may be, something in their nature makes others' happiness matter to them — tap to centre the map on it However selfish people may be,something in their nature makesothers' happiness matter to them AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fame, money and pleasure, sought to fill an inner emptiness, bring a brief satisfaction that never lasts and is never enough. — tap to centre the map on it Fame, money and pleasure, sought tofill an inner emptiness, bring abrief satisfaction that never lastsand is never enough. Last stated 12 years ago 20 Jul 2014 AB Arthur C. Brooks — holds since 2014-07-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: The rich and powerful are happy only to the degree that others are deprived — tap to centre the map on it The rich and powerful are happy onlyto the degree that others aredeprived JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are Same subject: That a few people pursue happiness unhealthily is no reason for everyone else to give up pursuing it. — tap to centre the map on it That a few people pursue happinessunhealthily is no reason foreveryone else to give up pursuingit. Last stated 11 years ago 16 Jul 2015 SL Sonja Lyubomirsky — holds since 2015-07-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — 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
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At the centre Human desires are by nature boundless, and many live only to gratify them Last stated c. 367–322 BCE Holds Aristotle Read this korrent →