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17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 31 Jan 1890 to 2 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under family family Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under government government Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: It is better to be a dissatisfied human than a satisfied pig, and a dissatisfied Socrates than a satisfied fool It is better to be a dissatisfied humanthan a satisfied pig, and a dissatisfiedSocrates than a satisfied fool JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861 — tap for who they are Same subject: Society is better off when unreasonable people continue to be unreasonable — tap to centre the map on it Society is better off whenunreasonable people continue to beunreasonable Last stated 4 years ago 15 Sept 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: The world of the happy is quite another than the world of the unhappy — tap to centre the map on it The world of the happy is quiteanother than the world of theunhappy LW Ludwig Wittgenstein — holds since c. 1921 — tap for who they are Same subject: No calamity is greater than discontent with one's lot, and the sufficiency of contentment endures — tap to centre the map on it No calamity is greater thandiscontent with one's lot, and thesufficiency of contentment endures LA Laozi — holds since c. 450–250 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself; we do not rejoice because we control our lusts, we control them because we rejoice — tap to centre the map on it Blessedness is not the reward ofvirtue but virtue itself; we do notrejoice because we control ourlusts, we control them because werejoice BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is better for a government to keep pace with a people's desires than to give way before them later — tap to centre the map on it It is better for a government tokeep pace with a people's desiresthan to give way before them later Last stated 137 years ago 31 Jan 1890 JR José Rizal — holds since 1890-01-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Health so outweighs every other blessing that a healthy beggar is happier than a sick king — tap to centre the map on it Health so outweighs every otherblessing that a healthy beggar ishappier than a sick king AS Arthur Schopenhauer — holds since c. 1851 — tap for who they are Same subject: Rulers who are wise and good take pleasure in their parks; those who are not cannot enjoy them — tap to centre the map on it Rulers who are wise and good takepleasure in their parks; those whoare not cannot enjoy them ME Mencius — holds since c. 400–301 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Judging one people by another misses the truth; judging a nation by the essentials of human happiness sees it as it is — tap to centre the map on it Judging one people by another missesthe truth; judging a nation by theessentials of human happiness seesit as it is HM Harriet Martineau — holds since c. 1838 — 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 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 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 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 asthough it has stopped shipping isusually widening its market, andgrinding through that is worth it. Last stated 2 years 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 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 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 becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto 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 ifthe person enjoys it, which makesenjoyment a better predictor ofpersistence 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 partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects. — tap to centre the map on it A partner's difficult trait becomestolerable only if their goodqualities outweigh it and you don'tfeel alone dealing with its effects. Last stated 2 weeks ago 20 Sept 2026 HN Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-20 — 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 followedexpected-value estimates would beone where nearly all of them helpeddistant strangers instead of thepeople around them, and that worldwould 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: AI can have a significant positive impact on people's lives — tap to centre the map on it AI can have a significant positiveimpact on people's lives Last stated yesterday 2 Oct 2026 SA Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are
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At the centre It is better to be a dissatisfied human than a satisfied pig, and a dissatisfied Socrates than a satisfied fool Last stated c. 1861 Holds John Stuart Mill Read this korrent →