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← It is good that no single person can give us everything we want.

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 21 Sept 2017 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under open source open source Everything filed under AGI AGI Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: It is good that no single person can give us everything we want. It is good that no single person can giveus everything we want. Last stated 3 weeks ago 1 Oct 2026 AH Ava Huang — holds since 2026-10-01 — 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: If money is the only thing holding someone back from what they want to do, they are not thinking clearly; there is always a way around it. — tap to centre the map on it If money is the only thing holdingsomeone back from what they want todo, they are not thinking clearly;there is always a way around it. Last stated a year ago 14 May 2025 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2025-05-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: People don't really control most outcomes, so the sensible response to events is to look for the good in them. — tap to centre the map on it People don't really control mostoutcomes, so the sensible responseto events is to look for the good inthem. Last stated 4 years ago 21 Sept 2022 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2022-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every first pull request someone sends, however bad, is a win for society. — tap to centre the map on it Every first pull request someonesends, however bad, is a win forsociety. Last stated 8 months ago 12 Feb 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Total freedom does not make you happy; constraints do. — tap to centre the map on it Total freedom does not make youhappy; constraints do. Last stated 2 years ago 20 Aug 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-08-08 — tap for who they are PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2024-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: The expectations we now bring to a partner are contradictory or incompatible, which is a setup for failure. — tap to centre the map on it The expectations we now bring to apartner are contradictory orincompatible, which is a setup forfailure. Last stated 9 years ago 21 Sept 2017 EP Esther Perel — holds since 2017-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humanity should give up the feeling of entitlement — that because we were here first, the future must go on being ours. — tap to centre the map on it Humanity should give up the feelingof entitlement — that because wewere here first, the future must goon being ours. Last stated a year ago 26 Sept 2025 RS Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is an unsatiating reason to want wealth that has nothing to do with greed: a classical utilitarian wants resources in order to create new happy beings. — tap to centre the map on it There is an unsatiating reason towant wealth that has nothing to dowith greed: a classical utilitarianwants resources in order to createnew happy beings. Last stated 5 months ago 4 Jun 2026 PT Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death — tap to centre the map on it A free person thinks about deathleast of all; their wisdom is ameditation on life, not death BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — 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 verythings that make it hard, since joyand pain in relationships cometogether. 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 thatdemand skill and effort from you,not on goods that arrive requiringnone. Last stated 2 years ago 16 May 2024 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — 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 a month 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
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At the centre It is good that no single person can give us everything we want. Last stated 1 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago Holds Ava Huang Read this korrent →