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Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under design design Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Everything filed under agency agency Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Making art is a job you turn up to whether or not you feel inspired, and the work only arrives for people who are already at the desk. Making art is a job you turn up to whetheror not you feel inspired, and the workonly arrives for people who are already atthe desk. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 SP Steven Pressfield — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are NC Nick Cave — holds since 2021-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Passion for your work is not something you identify in advance and follow; it is cultivated over time. — tap to centre the map on it Passion for your work is notsomething you identify in advanceand follow; it is cultivated overtime. Last stated 14 years ago 29 Aug 2012 CN Cal Newport — holds since 2012-08-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making for the love of making rather than for a finish line is inspiring, and design is a practice that never ends. — tap to centre the map on it Making for the love of making ratherthan for a finish line is inspiring,and design is a practice that neverends. Last stated 7 months ago 25 Mar 2026 FG Flora Guo — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: The small choices made while executing a work matter as much as the big idea behind it, so inspiration cannot be separated from the labour. — tap to centre the map on it The small choices made whileexecuting a work matter as much asthe big idea behind it, soinspiration cannot be separated fromthe labour. Last stated 2 years ago 31 Aug 2024 TC Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A maker cannot summon the good line, only be at the desk when it arrives, and the outcome is not theirs to influence. — tap to centre the map on it A maker cannot summon the good line,only be at the desk when it arrives,and the outcome is not theirs toinfluence. Last stated 5 years ago 29 Jun 2021 NC Nick Cave — holds since 2021-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Once people work self-motivated on something they care about, with people they like, they become unemployable. — tap to centre the map on it Once people work self-motivated onsomething they care about, withpeople they like, they becomeunemployable. Last stated a year ago 26 Jul 2025 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Holding a framework of your own becomes thematic across your work, so people know what you want to do and you get the kind of work you want. — tap to centre the map on it Holding a framework of your ownbecomes thematic across your work,so people know what you want to doand you get the kind of work youwant. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jul 2026 CD Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: You can be creative within any set of constraints, so long as you understand what they are and get excited about them rather than resent them. — tap to centre the map on it You can be creative within any setof constraints, so long as youunderstand what they are and getexcited about them rather thanresent them. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Aug 2026 SK Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A work does not have to be unlike everything before it to be worth making; what makes it new is that this particular person made it. — tap to centre the map on it A work does not have to be unlikeeverything before it to be worthmaking; what makes it new is thatthis particular person made it. Last stated 4 months ago 29 Jun 2026 TC Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are NC Nick Cave — holds since 2026-06-29 — 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 youknow why you pursue it, and a trapwhen you do not Last stated 11 years ago 27 May 2015 NP Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: thepeople furthest along are workingharder than ever, and they need tostop harvesting dopamine as if itends in two weeks. Last stated 7 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. — tap to centre the map on it An unstarted, unresolved task ismore mentally exhausting than almostany other kind of task. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 GR Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily. — tap to centre the map on it Effort that produces no visibleimprovement is being stored ratherthan wasted, because results arriveat a threshold instead of steadily. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having no responsibilities can be harmful — tap to centre the map on it Having no responsibilities can beharmful Last stated 3 years ago 24 Dec 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-12-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having too little to do can be worse than having too much — tap to centre the map on it Having too little to do can be worsethan having too much Last stated 3 years ago 11 Apr 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-04-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A habit only survives difficulty ifthe person enjoys it, which makesenjoyment a better predictor ofpersistence than discipline. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A will indulged becomes lust, lust served becomes habit, and habit unresisted becomes necessity — tap to centre the map on it A will indulged becomes lust, lustserved becomes habit, and habitunresisted becomes necessity AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Affirmations are the easiest way to reshape your own mind, the way willpower turns behaviour into habit. — tap to centre the map on it Affirmations are the easiest way toreshape your own mind, the waywillpower turns behaviour intohabit. Last stated a month ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Making art is a job you turn up to whether or not you feel inspired, and the work only arrives for people who are already at the desk. Last stated 6 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago Holds Steven PressfieldGeorge SaundersNick Cave Read this korrent →