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← Once people work self-motivated on something they care about, with people they like, they become unemployable.

17 connected korrents · 19 moments from 20 Apr 1995 to 3 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under discipline discipline Everything filed under management management Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under friendship friendship Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Once people work self-motivated on something they care about, with people they like, they become unemployable. Once people work self-motivated onsomething they care about, with peoplethey like, they become unemployable. Last stated a year ago 26 Jul 2025 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are unhappy in their careers when the thing they want and the work it takes to get it are out of sync, not because they climbed the wrong ladder. — tap to centre the map on it People are unhappy in their careerswhen the thing they want and thework it takes to get it are out ofsync, not because they climbed thewrong ladder. Last stated a year ago 21 Sept 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making art is a job you turn up to whether or not you feel inspired, and the work only arrives for people who are already at the desk. — tap to centre the map on it Making art is a job you turn up towhether or not you feel inspired,and the work only arrives for peoplewho are already at the desk. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 SP Steven Pressfield — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are NC Nick Cave — holds since 2021-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Work with people you want to become like, because you will — tap to centre the map on it Work with people you want to becomelike, because you will Last stated 3 years ago 1 Jul 2023 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2023-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: People do not really want to be more productive; more of them probably want to spend time than save it. — tap to centre the map on it People do not really want to be moreproductive; more of them probablywant to spend time than save it. Last stated a month ago 6 Sept 2026 AA Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Software developers spent thirty years automating other people's industries away, so they should not expect sympathy now that it is their turn. — tap to centre the map on it Software developers spent thirtyyears automating other people'sindustries away, so they should notexpect sympathy now that it is theirturn. Last stated 4 months ago 3 Jun 2026 KH Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — 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 isnobody’s first job, it will not getdone well. Last stated 3 years ago 5 Jan 2024 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2024-01-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Those who love stagnation seem to have gotten enough of what they wanted, and hopefully this is an inflexion point for breaking free from its oppressive rule. — tap to centre the map on it Those who love stagnation seem tohave gotten enough of what theywanted, and hopefully this is aninflexion point for breaking freefrom its oppressive rule. Last stated 6 days ago 3 Oct 2026 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is one thing to accept a poor work-life balance for yourself, and a different thing entirely to demand it of the people you manage. — tap to centre the map on it It is one thing to accept a poorwork-life balance for yourself, anda different thing entirely to demandit of the people you manage. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Jul 2026 AK Andrew Kelley — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling outlasts the memory of what caused it: amnesic patients stayed sad long after they had forgotten the sad film they were shown. — tap to centre the map on it A feeling outlasts the memory ofwhat caused it: amnesic patientsstayed sad long after they hadforgotten the sad film they wereshown. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 RA Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology. — tap to centre the map on it A person cannot expect to findlasting balance between conflictingparts of their psychology. Last stated 4 months ago 11 Jun 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: About half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from unsuccessful ones is pure perseverance. — tap to centre the map on it About half of what separatessuccessful entrepreneurs fromunsuccessful ones is pureperseverance. Last stated 31 years ago 20 Apr 1995 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 1995-04-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated 3 weeks ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer who is not a designated leader can get leaned on by building an internal tool for a cross-functional need, such as one design needed by marketing. — tap to centre the map on it A designer who is not a designatedleader can get leaned on by buildingan internal tool for across-functional need, such as onedesign needed by marketing. Last stated 5 months ago 19 May 2026 TG Tommy Geoco — holds since 2026-05-19 — 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 deathleast of all; their wisdom is ameditation 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 verythings that make it hard, since joyand pain in relationships cometogether. 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 thatdemand skill and effort from you,not on goods that arrive requiringnone. Last stated 2 years ago 16 May 2024 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Once people work self-motivated on something they care about, with people they like, they become unemployable. Last stated 26 Jul 2025 · a year ago Holds Naval Ravikant Read this korrent →