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← Life as we find it is too hard for us, so we cannot do without palliative remedies

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 8 Jun 1637 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Life as we find it is too hard for us, so we cannot do without palliative remedies Life as we find it is too hard for us, sowe cannot do without palliative remedies SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: A pleasant life is impossible without living wisely, well and justly, and living that way is impossible without living pleasantly — tap to centre the map on it A pleasant life is impossiblewithout living wisely, well andjustly, and living that way isimpossible without living pleasantly EP Epicurus — holds since c. 341–270 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot keep making things better by adding to them; you must prune. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot keep making things betterby adding to them; you must prune. Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ask "how hard can it be?" rather than forecasting the difficulty, because the work really is harder than you think and the suffering is better taken a day at a time. — tap to centre the map on it Ask "how hard can it be?" ratherthan forecasting the difficulty,because the work really is harderthan you think and the suffering isbetter taken a day at a time. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Jul 2026 JH Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: If anything can ever make people wiser and more ingenious, it is probably to be found in medicine — tap to centre the map on it If anything can ever make peoplewiser and more ingenious, it isprobably to be found in medicine Last stated 389 years ago 8 Jun 1637 RD René Descartes — holds since 1637-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Refusing new remedies invites new evils, because time itself is the greatest innovator — tap to centre the map on it Refusing new remedies invites newevils, because time itself is thegreatest innovator FB Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are Same subject: Creativity must be used regularly or it will spoil — tap to centre the map on it Creativity must be used regularly orit will spoil Last stated 3 years ago 12 Feb 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Our possibilities of happiness are limited from the start by our constitution, and it is much easier to be unhappy — tap to centre the map on it Our possibilities of happiness arelimited from the start by ourconstitution, and it is much easierto be unhappy SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: Life is limited but knowledge is not, and using the limited to pursue the limitless is fatal — tap to centre the map on it Life is limited but knowledge isnot, and using the limited to pursuethe limitless is fatal ZH Zhuangzi — holds since c. 350–301 BCE — 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 board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it A board game conquers the world whenchance and strategy are in balancein it. Last stated 10 months ago 12 Dec 2025 IF Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — 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 3 weeks 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 good prototype should express a single idea or test a single hypothesis. — tap to centre the map on it A good prototype should express asingle idea or test a singlehypothesis. Last stated 9 years ago 22 Feb 2018 BF Bennett Foddy — holds since 2018-02-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A director's visual style can be balanced with narrative depth to create their best film. — tap to centre the map on it A director's visual style can bebalanced with narrative depth tocreate their best film. Last stated 6 days ago 27 Sept 2026 JS John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part ofwhat it does, so a drink known to becheap fails at its job however goodit tastes. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Life as we find it is too hard for us, so we cannot do without palliative remedies Last stated c. 1930 Holds Sigmund Freud Read this korrent →