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← Jewels are apologies for gifts; the only real gift is a portion of yourself
10 connected korrents · 8 moments from 26 Jul 2014 to 28 Aug 2026.
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happiness Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Jewels are apologies for gifts; the only real gift is a portion of yourself Jewels are apologies for gifts; the only real gift is a portion of yourself
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Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1844 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Money saved by one's past self is a gift to one's present self, not a debt to be anxious about. — tap to centre the map on it Money saved by one's past self is a gift to one's present self, not a debt to be anxious about. Last stated 11 months ago
20 Nov 2025
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Paul Millerd — holds since 2025-11-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'Money won't make you happy' is a social truth, not an individual one. — tap to centre the map on it 'Money won't make you happy' is a social truth, not an individual one. Last stated 6 years ago
12 Mar 2021
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. Last stated 5 months ago
19 Jun 2026
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Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
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Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not — tap to centre the map on it Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not Last stated 11 years ago
27 May 2015
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Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Career is a means for maximizing utility rather than an end in itself. — tap to centre the map on it Career is a means for maximizing utility rather than an end in itself. Last stated a year ago
2 Oct 2025
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Anne Helen Petersen — holds since 2025-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Equality's danger is absorbing people in permitted pleasures, which may enervate rather than corrupt the soul — tap to centre the map on it Equality's danger is absorbing people in permitted pleasures, which may enervate rather than corrupt the soul
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Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ambition does not equate with happiness: in the Harvard aging cohort it was the people who lived average lives who reported being happiest. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition does not equate with happiness: in the Harvard aging cohort it was the people who lived average lives who reported being happiest. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building the life you actually want takes discipline: to work out what you want, and to turn down cool, lucrative opportunities. — tap to centre the map on it Building the life you actually want takes discipline: to work out what you want, and to turn down cool, lucrative opportunities. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Aug 2026
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Ryan Holiday — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Essentialism means rejecting the idea that if we can fit it all in, we can have it all — tap to centre the map on it Essentialism means rejecting the idea that if we can fit it all in, we can have it all Last stated 12 years ago
26 Jul 2014
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Greg McKeown — holds since 2014-07-26 — tap for who they are