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← Improvement becomes visible only once you stop watching for signs of it.
13 connected korrents · 13 moments on record from 18 Aug 2011 to 8 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: Improvement becomes visible only once you stop watching for signs of it.
Improvement becomes visible only once you stop watching for signs of it.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
28 Aug 2026
BT
Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You learn where something is by going to find it rather than by being told, and that act is the whole difference between seeing something and noticing it. — tap to centre the map on it
You learn where something is by going to find it rather than by being told, and that act is the whole difference between seeing something and noticing it.
Last stated 2 months ago
13 Jul 2026
AC
Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily. — tap to centre the map on it
Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily.
Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Impressive-looking benchmark improvements often result from comparing against a poorly-tuned baseline rather than a genuine advance. — tap to centre the map on it
Impressive-looking benchmark improvements often result from comparing against a poorly-tuned baseline rather than a genuine advance.
Last stated 2 years ago
9 Mar 2025
NE
Nelson Elhage — holds since 2025-03-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If declines in chain-of-thought monitorability come only from capability gains, CoT monitoring is unlikely to last another year without active improvement. — tap to centre the map on it
If declines in chain-of-thought monitorability come only from capability gains, CoT monitoring is unlikely to last another year without active improvement.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
8 Sept 2026
ZM
Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-08 — 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 8 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 that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
RV
Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — 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
AS
Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — 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 if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse. — tap to centre the map on it
A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse.
Last stated 15 years ago
18 Aug 2011
HK
Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2011-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An athlete who moves his family across the country for a few million dollars more is trading a life that loves him for money that will not improve it. — tap to centre the map on it
An athlete who moves his family across the country for a few million dollars more is trading a life that loves him for money that will not improve it.
Last stated 9 months ago
15 Dec 2025
ML
Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Attitude, not the surrounding circumstances, determines how hard parenting feels. — tap to centre the map on it
Attitude, not the surrounding circumstances, determines how hard parenting feels.
Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
NE
Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
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Improvement becomes visible only once you stop watching for signs of it.
Last stated 28 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Brandon Taylor
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Similar wording
You learn where something is by going to find it rather than by being told, and that act is the whole difference between seeing something and noticing it.
Last stated 13 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Alan Castel
Similar wording
Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds James Clear
Similar wording
Impressive-looking benchmark improvements often result from comparing against a poorly-tuned baseline rather than a genuine advance.
Last stated 9 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Nelson Elhage
Similar wording
If declines in chain-of-thought monitorability come only from capability gains, CoT monitoring is unlikely to last another year without active improvement.
Last stated 8 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Zvi Mowshowitz
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 · 8 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 that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Last stated 23 Mar 2025 · a year ago
Holds Rahul Vohra
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 habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds James Clear
Same subject: family
A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse.
Last stated 18 Aug 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Holden Karnofsky
Same subject: family
An athlete who moves his family across the country for a few million dollars more is trading a life that loves him for money that will not improve it.
Last stated 15 Dec 2025 · 9 months ago
Holds Michael Lewis
Same subject: family
Attitude, not the surrounding circumstances, determines how hard parenting feels.
Last stated 18 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Nat Eliason