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Read this korrent: Life is difficult
Life is difficult
MP
M. Scott Peck — holds since c. 1978 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Freedom is hard to bear — tap to centre the map on it
Freedom is hard to bear
JB
James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everything is harder than it seems, because there are always hidden details. — tap to centre the map on it
Everything is harder than it seems, because there are always hidden details.
Last stated 11 months ago
18 Nov 2025
RS
Ryan Singer — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Life as we find it is too hard for us, so we cannot do without palliative remedies — tap to centre the map on it
Life as we find it is too hard for us, so we cannot do without palliative remedies
SF
Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans need struggle and tension — tap to centre the map on it
Humans need struggle and tension
Last stated 3 years ago
24 Dec 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-12-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Life is not logical but consequential. — tap to centre the map on it
Life is not logical but consequential.
Last stated 4 months ago
12 Jul 2026
LF
Luciano Floridi — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is hard to think clearly about something you are not allowed to talk about. — tap to centre the map on it
It is hard to think clearly about something you are not allowed to talk about.
Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
JM
Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being mortal is the struggle to cope with the limits of our biology — tap to centre the map on it
Being mortal is the struggle to cope with the limits of our biology
AG
Atul Gawande — holds since c. 2014 — 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 impossible without living wisely, well and justly, and living that way is impossible without living pleasantly
EP
Epicurus — holds since c. 341–270 BCE — 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 earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
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 because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
TH
Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — 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're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 9 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 closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
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 can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 2 months ago
17 Sept 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
GK
Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
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Life is difficult
Last stated c. 1978
Holds M. Scott Peck
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Freedom is hard to bear
Last stated c. 1962–1963
Holds James Baldwin
Similar wording
Everything is harder than it seems, because there are always hidden details.
Last stated 18 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Ryan Singer
Similar wording
Life as we find it is too hard for us, so we cannot do without palliative remedies
Last stated c. 1930
Holds Sigmund Freud
Similar wording
Humans need struggle and tension
Last stated 24 Dec 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Life is not logical but consequential.
Last stated 12 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Luciano Floridi
Similar wording
It is hard to think clearly about something you are not allowed to talk about.
Last stated 23 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Josh Marshall
Similar wording
Being mortal is the struggle to cope with the limits of our biology
Last stated c. 2014
Holds Atul Gawande
Similar wording
A pleasant life is impossible without living wisely, well and justly, and living that way is impossible without living pleasantly
Last stated c. 341–270 BCE
Holds Epicurus
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
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.
Last stated 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes
Same subject: ambition
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: ambition
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated 3 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds William MacAskill
Same subject: ambition
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: behavioural science
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: behavioural science
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: behavioural science
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 9 Aug 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Gary Klein