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← Modern humility is misplaced: it has moved from ambition to conviction

17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 6 Feb 1788 to 10 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about ambition.

Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under startups startups 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: Modern humility is misplaced: it has moved from ambition to conviction Modern humility is misplaced: it has movedfrom ambition to conviction GC G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1908 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambition rather thana sense of duty, because a startupis grueling enough that dutifulnesswill not carry anyone through it. Last stated 2 months ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: After a year or more of building for velocity, the next year will probably be won on ambition instead. — tap to centre the map on it After a year or more of building forvelocity, the next year willprobably be won on ambition instead. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 CV Claire Vo — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ambition does not equate with happiness: in the Harvard aging cohort it was the people who lived average lives who reported being happiest. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition does not equate withhappiness: in the Harvard agingcohort it was the people who livedaverage lives who reported beinghappiest. Last stated 2 months ago 24 Aug 2026 MH Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ambition in founders is mostly inborn, which is why stories of a founder acquiring it during a batch are rare. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition in founders is mostlyinborn, which is why stories of afounder acquiring it during a batchare rare. Last stated 2 months ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ambition must be set against ambition so that each branch resists the others — tap to centre the map on it Ambition must be set againstambition so that each branch resiststhe others Last stated 239 years ago 6 Feb 1788 JM James Madison — holds since 1788-02-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ambition should be measured in the eyes of your customer rather than your peers, which means being willing to take the best ideas wherever you find them. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition should be measured in theeyes of your customer rather thanyour peers, which means beingwilling to take the best ideaswherever you find them. Last stated 5 months ago 14 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ambitions to contribute to many disciplines today are probably unrealistic. — tap to centre the map on it Ambitions to contribute to manydisciplines today are probablyunrealistic. Last stated 9 years ago 20 Aug 2017 DE David Edmonds — holds since 2017-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ambitious people are more likely to ruin their lives through overcommitment than through laziness. — tap to centre the map on it Ambitious people are more likely toruin their lives throughovercommitment than throughlaziness. Last stated 9 months ago 18 Jan 2026 AA Ali Abdaal — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about wherea component belongs is a personalassumption and does not mean thatthe market or the users will reactto the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be verysmall and manageable if the designeris not comfortable reviewing orwriting the code themselves. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Each generation should speak honestly about its mistakes so they are corrected rather than calcified into harmful traditions — tap to centre the map on it Each generation should speakhonestly about its mistakes so theyare corrected rather than calcifiedinto harmful traditions JP Josh Puckett — holds since c. 2026 — tap for who they are Same subject: It's a virtue to let go of mediocre ideas and failed experiments — tap to centre the map on it It's a virtue to let go of mediocreideas and failed experiments Last stated 4 years ago 24 Oct 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-10-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Medicine's complexity has exceeded the individual capabilities of doctors — tap to centre the map on it Medicine's complexity has exceededthe individual capabilities ofdoctors Last stated 15 years ago 26 May 2011 AG Atul Gawande — holds since 2011-05-26 — 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 earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — 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 allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — 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
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At the centre Modern humility is misplaced: it has moved from ambition to conviction Last stated c. 1908 Holds G. K. Chesterton Read this korrent →