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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 15 Jun 2008 to 28 Aug 2026.
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Read this korrent: Money alone does not make a person successful; what you want is money and meaning
Money alone does not make a person successful; what you want is money and meaning
Last stated 18 years ago
15 Jun 2008
OW
Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2008-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People fixated on success and money never actually try giving up the pursuit of money; they just recreate new jobs or projects aimed at making it. — tap to centre the map on it
People fixated on success and money never actually try giving up the pursuit of money; they just recreate new jobs or projects aimed at making it.
Last stated 10 months ago
20 Nov 2025
PM
Paul Millerd — holds since 2025-11-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The point of money is what it can earn, not what it can buy. — tap to centre the map on it
The point of money is what it can earn, not what it can buy.
Last stated 7 months ago
3 Mar 2026
JC
JL Collins — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Earning more is an outer game you do not control; wanting less is an inner game you do. — tap to centre the map on it
Earning more is an outer game you do not control; wanting less is an inner game you do.
Last stated 2 years ago
27 Sept 2024
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2024-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If money is the only thing holding someone back from what they want to do, they are not thinking clearly; there is always a way around it. — tap to centre the map on it
If money is the only thing holding someone back from what they want to do, they are not thinking clearly; there is always a way around it.
Last stated a year ago
14 May 2025
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2025-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Raise the number all you like, but never raise the lifestyle with it — you can make a lot of money and still be broke. — tap to centre the map on it
Raise the number all you like, but never raise the lifestyle with it — you can make a lot of money and still be broke.
Last stated 4 months ago
3 Jun 2026
KH
Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Money is used either as a tool for a better life or as a yardstick of status, and most people aim at the first while chasing the second. — tap to centre the map on it
Money is used either as a tool for a better life or as a yardstick of status, and most people aim at the first while chasing the second.
Last stated 3 years ago
31 Jan 2024
MH
Morgan Housel — holds since 2024-01-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Money decisions are fundamentally about emotion rather than numbers. — tap to centre the map on it
Money decisions are fundamentally about emotion rather than numbers.
Last stated 3 months ago
14 Jul 2026
JZ
Jason Zweig — holds since 2026-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Wealth can be created rather than being a fixed amount, so one person doing well does not always come at someone else’s expense. — tap to centre the map on it
Wealth can be created rather than being a fixed amount, so one person doing well does not always come at someone else’s expense.
Last stated 3 years ago
by 10 May 2023
NQ
Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death — tap to centre the map on it
A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death
BS
Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. — tap to centre the map on it
A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
Last stated 4 years ago
13 Jan 2023
RW
Robert Waldinger — holds since 2023-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 May 2024
LS
L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Having no responsibilities can be harmful — tap to centre the map on it
Having no responsibilities can be harmful
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 worse than having too much
Last stated 2 years ago
11 Apr 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-04-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Lasting satisfaction comes from studying how others play, then defining and fully playing one's own game rather than someone else's. — tap to centre the map on it
Lasting satisfaction comes from studying how others play, then defining and fully playing one's own game rather than someone else's.
Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
SW
swyx — holds since 2026-04-22 — 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 with happiness: in the Harvard aging cohort it was the people who lived average lives who reported being happiest.
Last stated a month ago
24 Aug 2026
MH
Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building the life you actually want takes discipline: to work out what you want, and to turn down cool, lucrative opportunities. — tap to centre the map on it
Building the life you actually want takes discipline: to work out what you want, and to turn down cool, lucrative opportunities.
Last stated a month ago
28 Aug 2026
RH
Ryan Holiday — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Essentialism means rejecting the idea that if we can fit it all in, we can have it all — tap to centre the map on it
Essentialism means rejecting the idea that if we can fit it all in, we can have it all
Last stated 12 years ago
26 Jul 2014
GM
Greg McKeown — holds since 2014-07-26 — tap for who they are
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Money alone does not make a person successful; what you want is money and meaning
Last stated 15 Jun 2008 · 18 years ago
Holds Oprah Winfrey
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
People fixated on success and money never actually try giving up the pursuit of money; they just recreate new jobs or projects aimed at making it.
Last stated 20 Nov 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Paul Millerd
Similar wording
The point of money is what it can earn, not what it can buy.
Last stated 3 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds JL Collins
Similar wording
Earning more is an outer game you do not control; wanting less is an inner game you do.
Last stated 27 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Derek Sivers
Similar wording
If money is the only thing holding someone back from what they want to do, they are not thinking clearly; there is always a way around it.
Last stated 14 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Derek Sivers
Similar wording
Raise the number all you like, but never raise the lifestyle with it — you can make a lot of money and still be broke.
Last stated 3 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Kelsey Hightower
Similar wording
Money is used either as a tool for a better life or as a yardstick of status, and most people aim at the first while chasing the second.
Last stated 31 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Morgan Housel
Similar wording
Money decisions are fundamentally about emotion rather than numbers.
Last stated 14 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Jason Zweig
Similar wording
Wealth can be created rather than being a fixed amount, so one person doing well does not always come at someone else’s expense.
Last stated by 10 May 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Nabeel S. Qureshi
Same subject: happiness
A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death
Last stated c. 1661–1675
Holds Baruch Spinoza
Same subject: happiness
A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
Last stated 13 Jan 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds Robert Waldinger
Same subject: happiness
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Last stated 16 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds L. M. Sacasas
Same subject: motivation
Having no responsibilities can be harmful
Last stated 24 Dec 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: motivation
Having too little to do can be worse than having too much
Last stated 11 Apr 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: motivation
Lasting satisfaction comes from studying how others play, then defining and fully playing one's own game rather than someone else's.
Last stated 22 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds swyx
Same subject: ambition
Ambition does not equate with happiness: in the Harvard aging cohort it was the people who lived average lives who reported being happiest.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Masud Husain
Same subject: ambition
Building the life you actually want takes discipline: to work out what you want, and to turn down cool, lucrative opportunities.
Last stated 28 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ryan Holiday
Same subject: ambition
Essentialism means rejecting the idea that if we can fit it all in, we can have it all
Last stated 26 Jul 2014 · 12 years ago
Holds Greg McKeown