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Read this korrent: Nobody can get on top of everything, because you are part of the everything you are trying to get on top of.
Nobody can get on top of everything, because you are part of the everything you are trying to get on top of.
Last stated 5 years ago
by 15 Aug 2021
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Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Any task can be made arbitrarily difficult or effectively impossible depending on how its context is framed. — tap to centre the map on it
Any task can be made arbitrarily difficult or effectively impossible depending on how its context is framed.
Last stated 2 days ago
6 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is very hard to actually get stuck, because the action space is always larger than it appears. — tap to centre the map on it
It is very hard to actually get stuck, because the action space is always larger than it appears.
Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If building the organisation is nobody’s first job, it will not get done well. — tap to centre the map on it
If building the organisation is nobody’s first job, it will not get done well.
Last stated 3 years ago
5 Jan 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-01-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Finishing is as much a part of motivation as starting, and the two are separate capacities: plenty of energetic people never complete anything. — tap to centre the map on it
Finishing is as much a part of motivation as starting, and the two are separate capacities: plenty of energetic people never complete anything.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being in the top 5% at five things beats being the best at one: the top 0.1% costs a hundred times more and demands an obsession he never wanted. — tap to centre the map on it
Being in the top 5% at five things beats being the best at one: the top 0.1% costs a hundred times more and demands an obsession he never wanted.
Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Merging back what a copy of yourself learned elsewhere is dangerous: the knowledge you pull in can carry hidden goals and take you over. — tap to centre the map on it
Merging back what a copy of yourself learned elsewhere is dangerous: the knowledge you pull in can carry hidden goals and take you over.
Last stated 11 months ago
26 Sept 2025
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Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — 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 than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it.
Last stated 5 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Last stated 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success. — tap to centre the map on it
Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success.
Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — 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: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round.
Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — 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 as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations.
Last stated a week ago
1 Sept 2026
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 different conditions, not degrees of one thing: a person can lose all motivation while remaining perfectly happy.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Children develop by struggling and failing on the road to success while a caring adult supports them, and school should be running that loop all day instead of leaving it to after-school sports. — tap to centre the map on it
Children develop by struggling and failing on the road to success while a caring adult supports them, and school should be running that loop all day instead of leaving it to after-school sports.
Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it. — tap to centre the map on it
Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it.
Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creating life with another human you love is the peak experience of being on the planet. — tap to centre the map on it
Creating life with another human you love is the peak experience of being on the planet.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
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Nobody can get on top of everything, because you are part of the everything you are trying to get on top of.
Last stated by 15 Aug 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds OB Oliver Burkeman
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Any task can be made arbitrarily difficult or effectively impossible depending on how its context is framed.
Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · 2 days ago
Holds ZM Zvi Mowshowitz
Similar wording
It is very hard to actually get stuck, because the action space is always larger than it appears.
Last stated 7 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds MH Max Hodak
Similar wording
If building the organisation is nobody’s first job, it will not get done well.
Last stated 5 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds CM Charity Majors
Similar wording
Finishing is as much a part of motivation as starting, and the two are separate capacities: plenty of energetic people never complete anything.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds MH Masud Husain
Similar wording
Being in the top 5% at five things beats being the best at one: the top 0.1% costs a hundred times more and demands an obsession he never wanted.
Last stated 12 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Merging back what a copy of yourself learned elsewhere is dangerous: the knowledge you pull in can carry hidden goals and take you over.
Last stated 26 Sept 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds RS Richard Sutton
Same subject: ambition
A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it.
Last stated 3 Sept 2026 · 5 days ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: ambition
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.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: ambition
Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success.
Last stated 5 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds Sundar Pichai
Same subject: motivation
Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round.
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds LF Lex Fridman
Same subject: motivation
AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · a week ago
Holds SA Scott Alexander
Same subject: motivation
Apathy and depression are different conditions, not degrees of one thing: a person can lose all motivation while remaining perfectly happy.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds MH Masud Husain
Same subject: family
Children develop by struggling and failing on the road to success while a caring adult supports them, and school should be running that loop all day instead of leaving it to after-school sports.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · a week ago
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
Same subject: family
Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it.
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds LF Lex Fridman
Same subject: family
Creating life with another human you love is the peak experience of being on the planet.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson