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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 12 Jun 2008 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under management management Everything filed under innovation innovation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Mistakes do not equal failure; they can lead to the best things in a life Mistakes do not equal failure; they canlead to the best things in a life Last stated 4 years ago 18 May 2022 TS Taylor Swift — holds since 2022-05-18 — 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 itsoutcome, because good decisions failthrough no fault of the decider andbad 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 Same subject: There is no such thing as failure; failure is life moving us in another direction — tap to centre the map on it There is no such thing as failure;failure is life moving us in anotherdirection Last stated 13 years ago 30 May 2013 OW Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2013-05-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being willing to fail, take risks, and endure early incompetence is what leads to eventual success in life — tap to centre the map on it Being willing to fail, take risks,and endure early incompetence iswhat leads to eventual success inlife Last stated 3 years ago 25 Jan 2024 MM Mark Manson — holds since 2024-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Failures are more often explained by time pressure than by stupidity or malice. — tap to centre the map on it Failures are more often explained bytime pressure than by stupidity ormalice. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 FS Fabien Sanglard — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: The risk of succumbing to the rigor mortis of success is usually far greater than the risk of making a mistake by not considering and mitigating all possible bad outcomes up front — tap to centre the map on it The risk of succumbing to the rigormortis of success is usually fargreater than the risk of making amistake by not considering andmitigating all possible bad outcomesup front Last stated 3 years ago 20 Jul 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-07-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: In iterative problem-solving, each failure has value because it rules out one way that doesn't work. — tap to centre the map on it In iterative problem-solving, eachfailure has value because it rulesout one way that doesn't work. Last stated 8 months ago 6 Feb 2026 AK Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-02-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Pursuing financial success above all else eventually leads to ruin. — tap to centre the map on it Pursuing financial success above allelse eventually leads to ruin. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 JS John Siracusa — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Much wrongdoing comes from good people doing bad things without knowing it, not from bad people — tap to centre the map on it Much wrongdoing comes from goodpeople doing bad things withoutknowing it, not from bad people Last stated 18 years ago 12 Jun 2008 MB Max Bazerman — holds since 2008-06-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Choosing to believe in God makes things better, giving a meditation point and a source of strength — tap to centre the map on it Choosing to believe in God makesthings better, giving a meditationpoint and a source of strength Last stated 12 years ago 31 Oct 2014 SK Stephen King — holds since 2014-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Computers are delightful environments for play, learning, and connection — tap to centre the map on it Computers are delightfulenvironments for play, learning, andconnection Last stated 5 months ago 21 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is good that the search for understanding will never end, since there will always be new discovery; without it we would stagnate. — tap to centre the map on it It is good that the search forunderstanding will never end, sincethere will always be new discovery;without it we would stagnate. SH Stephen Hawking — holds since c. 2002 — tap for who they are Same subject: The safest way not to be very miserable is not to expect to be very happy — tap to centre the map on it The safest way not to be verymiserable is not to expect to bevery happy AS Arthur Schopenhauer — holds since c. 1851 — tap for who they are Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamityof data loss or a long restoreprocess in the modern world Last stated 10 months ago 24 Nov 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably becreated because of AI. Last stated a week ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Access to AI will become a fundamental driver of the economy, and may eventually be considered a fundamental human right. — tap to centre the map on it Access to AI will become afundamental driver of the economy,and may eventually be considered afundamental human right. Last stated a year ago 23 Sept 2025 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2025-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI increases productivity by boosting efficiency, and greater productivity means greater prosperity. — tap to centre the map on it AI increases productivity byboosting efficiency, and greaterproductivity means greaterprosperity. Last stated a week ago 25 Sept 2026 MM Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decolonization is truly the creation of new men — tap to centre the map on it Decolonization is truly the creationof new men FF Frantz Fanon — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are
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