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Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under discipline discipline 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: Maze puzzles are unengaging on their own but become interesting when paired with a strong extrinsic motivator. Maze puzzles are unengaging on their ownbut become interesting when paired with astrong extrinsic motivator. Last stated 9 years ago 22 Feb 2018 BF Bennett Foddy — holds since 2018-02-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. — tap to centre the map on it Action comes before motivation: youdo first and feel afterwards, notthe other way round. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — 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: AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations. — tap to centre the map on it AI systems should be understood assomething between airplanes andhumans, since it can no longer beassumed they lack humanlikemotivations. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 SA Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: An expedition can give an adventurer a powerful sense of meaning and motivation for years. — tap to centre the map on it An expedition can give an adventurera powerful sense of meaning andmotivation for years. Last stated 4 weeks ago 9 Oct 2026 AH Alastair Humphreys — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Apathy and depression are different conditions, not degrees of one thing: a person can lose all motivation while remaining perfectly happy. — tap to centre the map on it Apathy and depression are differentconditions, not degrees of onething: a person can lose allmotivation while remaining perfectlyhappy. Last stated 2 months ago 24 Aug 2026 MH Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Apathy in an otherwise healthy older person doubles their risk of Alzheimer's, which means the disease changes behaviour long before it touches cognition. — tap to centre the map on it Apathy in an otherwise healthy olderperson doubles their risk ofAlzheimer's, which means the diseasechanges behaviour long before ittouches cognition. Last stated 2 months ago 24 Aug 2026 MH Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Apathy is not a quieter brain but a costlier one: apathetic people burn more energy simply deciding whether an action is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it Apathy is not a quieter brain but acostlier one: apathetic people burnmore energy simply deciding whetheran action is worth it. Last stated 2 months ago 24 Aug 2026 MH Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Denying students AI because you fear they will cheat is its own harm, as bad as letting the tool take their motivation away. — tap to centre the map on it Denying students AI because you fearthey will cheat is its own harm, asbad as letting the tool take theirmotivation away. Last stated 3 months ago 10 Aug 2026 FL Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'Money won't make you happy' is a social truth, not an individual one. — tap to centre the map on it 'Money won't make you happy' is asocial truth, not an individual one. Last stated 6 years ago 12 Mar 2021 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 5 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it A country may boast of itsgovernment only when its poor arewell off TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — 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 Same subject: A feeling outlasts the memory of what caused it: amnesic patients stayed sad long after they had forgotten the sad film they were shown. — tap to centre the map on it A feeling outlasts the memory ofwhat caused it: amnesic patientsstayed sad long after they hadforgotten the sad film they wereshown. Last stated 3 months ago 17 Aug 2026 RA Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology. — tap to centre the map on it A person cannot expect to findlasting balance between conflictingparts of their psychology. Last stated 5 months ago 11 Jun 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A speaker must always finish on time. — tap to centre the map on it A speaker must always finish ontime. Last stated 16 years ago 13 May 2010 AA Andrei Alexandrescu — holds since 2010-05-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Maze puzzles are unengaging on their own but become interesting when paired with a strong extrinsic motivator. Last stated 22 Feb 2018 · 9 years ago Holds Bennett Foddy Read this korrent →