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Read this korrent: Most people can only make meaningful progress on one to three things at a time.
Most people can only make meaningful progress on one to three things at a time.
Last stated 9 months ago
18 Jan 2026
AA
Ali Abdaal — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Clear goals plus a measure that drives progress toward them can achieve amazing progress, yet this is surprisingly rarely done well — tap to centre the map on it
Clear goals plus a measure that drives progress toward them can achieve amazing progress, yet this is surprisingly rarely done well
BG
Bill Gates — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily. — tap to centre the map on it
Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There are no small efforts: every positive effort to help others is meaningful. — tap to centre the map on it
There are no small efforts: every positive effort to help others is meaningful.
Last stated 4 months ago
28 Jun 2026
PS
Patti Smith — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An individual cannot simultaneously be authoritative, general, and prolific. — tap to centre the map on it
An individual cannot simultaneously be authoritative, general, and prolific.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
13 Oct 2026
HF
Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adding things to a product is not the goal and is not what makes it more useful to more people. — tap to centre the map on it
Adding things to a product is not the goal and is not what makes it more useful to more people.
Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
RU
Roman Ugarte — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People often overfixate on reducing one thing at the expense of increasing another. — tap to centre the map on it
People often overfixate on reducing one thing at the expense of increasing another.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Aug 2024
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Visakan Veerasamy — holds since 2024-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The value of an ambitious experiment target is not hitting it but the conversation about what would have to be true to hit it. — tap to centre the map on it
The value of an ambitious experiment target is not hitting it but the conversation about what would have to be true to hit it.
Last stated a year ago
5 Oct 2025
AC
Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Trying to shortcut past necessary personal work always backfires, and real progress requires confronting oneself directly. — tap to centre the map on it
Trying to shortcut past necessary personal work always backfires, and real progress requires confronting oneself directly.
Last stated 2 months ago
14 Sept 2026
AH
Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion". — tap to centre the map on it
"Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion".
Last stated 10 months ago
9 Jan 2026
AB
Andrew Bosworth — holds since 2026-01-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress. — tap to centre the map on it
"Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress.
Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
JF
Jason Feifer — holds since 2026-09-08 — 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 earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
CH
Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
AH
Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
JJ
Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jul 2026
RT
Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — 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 a social 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 been perpetually 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 its government only when its poor are well off
TP
Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are
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Most people can only make meaningful progress on one to three things at a time.
Last stated 18 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Ali Abdaal
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Similar wording
Clear goals plus a measure that drives progress toward them can achieve amazing progress, yet this is surprisingly rarely done well
Last stated c. 2013
Holds Bill Gates
Similar wording
Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds James Clear
Similar wording
There are no small efforts: every positive effort to help others is meaningful.
Last stated 28 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Patti Smith
Similar wording
An individual cannot simultaneously be authoritative, general, and prolific.
Last stated 13 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Henry Farrell
Similar wording
Adding things to a product is not the goal and is not what makes it more useful to more people.
Last stated 8 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Roman Ugarte
Similar wording
People often overfixate on reducing one thing at the expense of increasing another.
Last stated 21 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Visakan Veerasamy
Similar wording
The value of an ambitious experiment target is not hitting it but the conversation about what would have to be true to hit it.
Last stated 5 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Albert Cheng
Similar wording
Trying to shortcut past necessary personal work always backfires, and real progress requires confronting oneself directly.
Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ava Huang
Same subject: motivation
"Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion".
Last stated 9 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds Andrew Bosworth
Same subject: motivation
"Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress.
Last stated 8 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Jason Feifer
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: innovation
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Last stated 25 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Anton Howes
Same subject: innovation
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Justin Jackson
Same subject: innovation
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Last stated 21 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Ruxandra Teslo
Same subject: happiness
'Money won't make you happy' is a social truth, not an individual one.
Last stated 12 Mar 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Same subject: happiness
“Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken.
Last stated 19 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Robert Jones, Jr.
Same subject: happiness
A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
Last stated c. 1792
Holds Thomas Paine