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Read this korrent: Persistence is five qualities combined (energy, imagination, resilience, good judgement and focus on a goal) and only resembles obstinacy in that it keeps you from giving up.
Persistence is five qualities combined (energy, imagination, resilience, good judgement and focus on a goal) and only resembles obstinacy in that it keeps you from giving up.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Jul 2024
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2024-07-01 — 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 of what caused it: amnesic patients stayed sad long after they had forgotten the sad film they were shown.
Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
RA
Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — 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 if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — 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 find lasting balance between conflicting parts 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: Affirmations are the easiest way to reshape your own mind, the way willpower turns behaviour into habit. — tap to centre the map on it
Affirmations are the easiest way to reshape your own mind, the way willpower turns behaviour into habit.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents will need persistent unique identifiers that trace their actions back to a responsible actor, and so will the humans directing them. — tap to centre the map on it
AI agents will need persistent unique identifiers that trace their actions back to a responsible actor, and so will the humans directing them.
Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
DB
Dean W. Ball — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America is a country that rewards first-principles thinkers and builders and encourages reinvention despite cynicism. — tap to centre the map on it
America is a country that rewards first-principles thinkers and builders and encourages reinvention despite cynicism.
Last stated 3 months ago
5 Jul 2026
SW
swyx — holds since 2026-07-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being an underdog is an ethos — tap to centre the map on it
Being an underdog is an ethos
Last stated 3 years ago
12 May 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Claude Code will eventually build persistent, failure-tolerant iteration into its default operating loop. — tap to centre the map on it
Claude Code will eventually build persistent, failure-tolerant iteration into its default operating loop.
Last stated 8 months ago
6 Feb 2026
AK
Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-02-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it
"Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
EA
Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
CS
Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it
A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past.
Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
CS
Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins alive at once. — tap to centre the map on it
A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins alive at once.
Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
JB
Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather. — tap to centre the map on it
A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather.
Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. — tap to centre the map on it
American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Last stated a year ago
6 Apr 2025
MH
Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both. — tap to centre the map on it
Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both.
Last stated 18 years ago
3 Nov 2008
DM
David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fission will make energy a thousand times cheaper than it is today; the only open question is whether that takes decades or centuries. — tap to centre the map on it
Fission will make energy a thousand times cheaper than it is today; the only open question is whether that takes decades or centuries.
Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
IT
Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
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Persistence is five qualities combined (energy, imagination, resilience, good judgement and focus on a goal) and only resembles obstinacy in that it keeps you from giving up.
Last stated 1 Jul 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Paul Graham
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Same subject: discipline
A feeling outlasts the memory of what caused it: amnesic patients stayed sad long after they had forgotten the sad film they were shown.
Last stated 17 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ralph Adolphs
Same subject: discipline
A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds James Clear
Same subject: discipline
A person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology.
Last stated 11 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Sasha Chapin
Same subject: discipline
Affirmations are the easiest way to reshape your own mind, the way willpower turns behaviour into habit.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Same subject: discipline
AI agents will need persistent unique identifiers that trace their actions back to a responsible actor, and so will the humans directing them.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Dean W. Ball
Same subject: discipline
America is a country that rewards first-principles thinkers and builders and encourages reinvention despite cynicism.
Last stated 5 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds swyx
Same subject: discipline
Being an underdog is an ethos
Last stated 12 May 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: discipline
Claude Code will eventually build persistent, failure-tolerant iteration into its default operating loop.
Last stated 6 Feb 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Arvid Kahl
Same subject: energy
"Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Emily Atkin
Same subject: energy
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Chris Smaje
Same subject: energy
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Last stated 4 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Alex Imas
Same subject: solar
A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Chris Smaje
Same subject: solar
A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins alive at once.
Last stated 14 Dec 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Jeff Bezos
Same subject: solar
A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather.
Last stated 15 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Casey Handmer
Same subject: nuclear power
American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Last stated 6 Apr 2025 · a year ago
Holds Molson Hart
Same subject: nuclear power
Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both.
Last stated 3 Nov 2008 · 18 years ago
Holds David MacKay
Same subject: nuclear power
Fission will make energy a thousand times cheaper than it is today; the only open question is whether that takes decades or centuries.
Last stated 15 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Isaiah Taylor