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← Provided it is not excessive, even the dullest work is probably less painful to most people than idleness

17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 4 Feb 2009 to 18 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under discipline discipline Everything filed under mathematics mathematics Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under courage courage Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Provided it is not excessive, even the dullest work is probably less painful to most people than idleness Provided it is not excessive, even thedullest work is probably less painful tomost people than idleness BR Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: The desire to work rather than be idle may be an evolved human trait. — tap to centre the map on it The desire to work rather than beidle may be an evolved human trait. Last stated 8 months ago 2 Feb 2026 JC JL Collins — holds since 2026-02-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Work that matters requires tolerating discomfort and boredom rather than escaping into distraction. — tap to centre the map on it Work that matters requirestolerating discomfort and boredomrather than escaping intodistraction. Last stated 5 years ago by 18 Aug 2021 OB Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-08-18 — tap for who they are CN Cal Newport — holds since 2009-02-04 — 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 worsethan 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: 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 4 weeks ago 6 Sept 2026 AA Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. — tap to centre the map on it An unstarted, unresolved task ismore mentally exhausting than almostany other kind of task. Last stated 2 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 GR Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: With AI, the failure mode of lazy work is no longer too little output but too much. — tap to centre the map on it With AI, the failure mode of lazywork is no longer too little outputbut too much. Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Work has become more enjoyable for the millennial generation, even as the belief that meaningful work requires suffering has gone largely unquestioned. — tap to centre the map on it Work has become more enjoyable forthe millennial generation, even asthe belief that meaningful workrequires suffering has gone largelyunquestioned. Last stated 6 months ago 28 Mar 2026 PM Paul Millerd — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Few people have the courage to admit that their life and work are not that complicated. — tap to centre the map on it Few people have the courage to admitthat their life and work are notthat complicated. Last stated 2 years ago 24 Aug 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated 2 weeks ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-downmeasures list order rather thanreasons: randomise the options andevery one of them gets pickedequally. Last stated 8 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by itsoutcome, because good decisions failthrough no fault of the decider andbad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it Blaming and shaming people onlymakes them defensive, dig in theirheels, or tune out, rather thanchange their minds. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 3 weeks ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it Deliberately shifting a culture isfar harder now that everyone canpersonalise their media and skippast anything they dislike. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — 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 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: 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 persistentunique identifiers that trace theiractions back to a responsible actor,and so will the humans directingthem. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 DB Dean W. Ball — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Provided it is not excessive, even the dullest work is probably less painful to most people than idleness Last stated c. 1930 Holds Bertrand Russell Read this korrent →