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Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under writing writing Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Making dramatic claims about contemplative experience helps sustain interest in a topic that is otherwise fairly dull. Making dramatic claims about contemplativeexperience helps sustain interest in atopic that is otherwise fairly dull. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A well-functioning contemplative practice should feel like an engaging encounter with mystery rather than a chore. — tap to centre the map on it A well-functioning contemplativepractice should feel like anengaging encounter with mysteryrather than a chore. Last stated 6 months ago 25 Apr 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-04-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Practicing meditation for methods rather than for results is one of the most important principles in contemplative practice. — tap to centre the map on it Practicing meditation for methodsrather than for results is one ofthe most important principles incontemplative practice. Last stated 6 months ago 11 May 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-05-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Group idea sessions seem to serve to educate participants in facts and thoughts, not to think up new ideas — tap to centre the map on it Group idea sessions seem to serve toeducate participants in facts andthoughts, not to think up new ideas IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are Same subject: Meditation is about telling apart the stories the mind generates from reality — tap to centre the map on it Meditation is about telling apartthe stories the mind generates fromreality Last stated 8 years ago 11 Oct 2018 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2018-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Only give a technical talk if you have something interesting to say. — tap to centre the map on it Only give a technical talk if youhave something interesting to say. Last stated 16 years ago 13 May 2010 AA Andrei Alexandrescu — holds since 2010-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: One good story outweighs a mountain of evidence, because most emotions cannot be argued with. — tap to centre the map on it One good story outweighs a mountainof evidence, because most emotionscannot be argued with. Last stated 9 months ago 20 Jan 2026 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: There are more profound states of transformation available to a person beyond the ordinary benefits of everyday meditative practice. — tap to centre the map on it There are more profound states oftransformation available to a personbeyond the ordinary benefits ofeveryday meditative practice. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The best sign that a subject is worth writing about is that you are interested in it and nobody else is. — tap to centre the map on it The best sign that a subject isworth writing about is that you areinterested in it and nobody else is. Last stated 11 months ago 15 Dec 2025 ML Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — 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 Same subject: "AI" systems are being used to distance the responsible humans from the impacts of their decisions. — tap to centre the map on it "AI" systems are being used todistance the responsible humans fromthe impacts of their decisions. Last stated 2 weeks ago 23 Oct 2026 AT Adrian Tchaikovsky — holds since 2026-10-23 — 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: "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'redying" is truer of the person thanof 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 closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. 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 pacesustainably without constantoverwork 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
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At the centre Making dramatic claims about contemplative experience helps sustain interest in a topic that is otherwise fairly dull. Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Sasha Chapin Read this korrent →