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← Knowledge can be its own end and its own reward

17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 2 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under metascience metascience Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Knowledge can be its own end and its own reward Knowledge can be its own end and its ownreward JN John Henry Newman — holds since c. 1852–1890 — tap for who they are Same subject: Knowledge borrowed from someone else is not your own. — tap to centre the map on it Knowledge borrowed from someone elseis not your own. Last stated 2 years ago 24 Oct 2024 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2024-10-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Knowledge that lives only in a book or a machine is not knowledge you have. — tap to centre the map on it Knowledge that lives only in a bookor a machine is not knowledge youhave. Last stated 11 months ago 18 Nov 2025 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The value of a body of knowledge comes from the process of engaging with it, not just from its end products. — tap to centre the map on it The value of a body of knowledgecomes from the process of engagingwith it, not just from its endproducts. Last stated a month ago 26 Sept 2026 TT Terence Tao — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: The human mind can grasp some things, but some things that really exist lie entirely beyond its reach — tap to centre the map on it The human mind can grasp somethings, but some things that reallyexist lie entirely beyond its reach MM Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are Same subject: Overturned findings do not make knowledge entirely uncertain; we are approaching the truth asymptotically — tap to centre the map on it Overturned findings do not makeknowledge entirely uncertain; we areapproaching the truth asymptotically Last stated a month ago 29 Sept 2026 SA Samuel Arbesman — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Knowledge is contingent with need. — tap to centre the map on it Knowledge is contingent with need. Last stated 4 weeks ago 2 Oct 2026 MB Mandy Brown — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Science cannot create ends; at most it can supply the means to attain them — tap to centre the map on it Science cannot create ends; at mostit can supply the means to attainthem AE Albert Einstein — holds since c. 1949 — tap for who they are Same subject: Philosophy should be studied for the sake of its questions, not for definite answers, which can rarely be known to be true — tap to centre the map on it Philosophy should be studied for thesake of its questions, not fordefinite answers, which can rarelybe known to be true BR Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — 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: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms isnot the way to get good creativework. Last stated 3 months ago 14 Aug 2026 SK Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that is uncompromising butalso kind and supportive is the mostfertile ground for creativity. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
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