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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 1 Feb 1903 to 20 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about patience .
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Read this korrent: Religious wars are a dreadful folly, an abomination reserved for devout preachers of patience and humility
Religious wars are a dreadful folly, an abomination reserved for devout preachers of patience and humility
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Voltaire — holds since c. 1733 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A leader too impatient to sustain a waiting game will undermine strategies built on economic pressure and waiting out an adversary. — tap to centre the map on it
A leader too impatient to sustain a waiting game will undermine strategies built on economic pressure and waiting out an adversary.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team that is falling behind can only be fixed by hiring more people; no amount of process or patience will move it. — tap to centre the map on it
A team that is falling behind can only be fixed by hiring more people; no amount of process or patience will move it.
Last stated 8 years ago
17 Jun 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-06-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents might, like self-driving cars, not need special equipment to interact with the environment — tap to centre the map on it
Agents might, like self-driving cars, not need special equipment to interact with the environment
Last stated 4 years ago
26 Oct 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-10-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Be impatient with actions and patient with results, because results come out of complex systems and other people. — tap to centre the map on it
Be impatient with actions and patient with results, because results come out of complex systems and other people.
Last stated 7 years ago
28 Dec 2019
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Black Americans should support Booker T. Washington's thrift and industrial training but firmly oppose his acceptance of injustice — tap to centre the map on it
Black Americans should support Booker T. Washington's thrift and industrial training but firmly oppose his acceptance of injustice
Last stated 124 years ago
1 Feb 1903
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W. E. B. Du Bois — holds since 1903-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cruelty is the most extreme of all vices — tap to centre the map on it
Cruelty is the most extreme of all vices
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Michel de Montaigne — holds since c. 1571–1592 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Impatience is a good thing: it is the best way to get faster at things, and being fast correlates strongly with being effective. — tap to centre the map on it
Impatience is a good thing: it is the best way to get faster at things, and being fast correlates strongly with being effective.
Last stated 6 years ago
1 Jul 2020
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Ben Kuhn — holds since 2020-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Learning to think by writing is slow, tedious, difficult work that takes discipline and patience. — tap to centre the map on it
Learning to think by writing is slow, tedious, difficult work that takes discipline and patience.
Last stated 5 months ago
7 May 2026
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Ryan Holiday — holds since 2026-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A really good product manager has to be very confident, often to the point of bordering on arrogance. — tap to centre the map on it
A really good product manager has to be very confident, often to the point of bordering on arrogance.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
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Peter Sellis — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apple is arrogant — tap to centre the map on it
Apple is arrogant
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Argue like you are right and listen like you are wrong, with the humility to know what you do not know. — tap to centre the map on it
Argue like you are right and listen like you are wrong, with the humility to know what you do not know.
Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — 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 cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
17 Sept 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion — tap to centre the map on it
A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion
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Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol. — tap to centre the map on it
A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol.
Last stated 9 months ago
14 Jan 2026
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Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans have largely stopped belonging to religions and attending services without becoming non-believers. — tap to centre the map on it
Americans have largely stopped belonging to religions and attending services without becoming non-believers.
Last stated a month ago
20 Aug 2026
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Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Andean religion was essentially monotheistic: one fanged creator deity stands behind cultures separated by thousands of years. — tap to centre the map on it
Andean religion was essentially monotheistic: one fanged creator deity stands behind cultures separated by thousands of years.
Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
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Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hallucinogens shaped religion in the Americas in a way they could not elsewhere, because almost every psychotropic plant is American. — tap to centre the map on it
Hallucinogens shaped religion in the Americas in a way they could not elsewhere, because almost every psychotropic plant is American.
Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
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Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
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Religious wars are a dreadful folly, an abomination reserved for devout preachers of patience and humility
Last stated c. 1733
Holds Voltaire
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Same subject: patience
A leader too impatient to sustain a waiting game will undermine strategies built on economic pressure and waiting out an adversary.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Daniel W. Drezner
Same subject: patience
A team that is falling behind can only be fixed by hiring more people; no amount of process or patience will move it.
Last stated 17 Jun 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Will Larson
Same subject: patience
Agents might, like self-driving cars, not need special equipment to interact with the environment
Last stated 26 Oct 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: patience
Be impatient with actions and patient with results, because results come out of complex systems and other people.
Last stated 28 Dec 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Same subject: patience
Black Americans should support Booker T. Washington's thrift and industrial training but firmly oppose his acceptance of injustice
Last stated 1 Feb 1903 · 124 years ago
Holds W. E. B. Du Bois
Same subject: patience
Cruelty is the most extreme of all vices
Last stated c. 1571–1592
Holds Michel de Montaigne
Same subject: patience
Impatience is a good thing: it is the best way to get faster at things, and being fast correlates strongly with being effective.
Last stated 1 Jul 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Ben Kuhn
Same subject: patience
Learning to think by writing is slow, tedious, difficult work that takes discipline and patience.
Last stated 7 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Ryan Holiday
Same subject: humility
A really good product manager has to be very confident, often to the point of bordering on arrogance.
Last stated 20 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Peter Sellis
Same subject: humility
Apple is arrogant
Last stated 17 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: humility
Argue like you are right and listen like you are wrong, with the humility to know what you do not know.
Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Adam Grant
Same subject: religion
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.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: religion
A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion
Last stated c. 1597–1625
Holds Francis Bacon
Same subject: religion
A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol.
Last stated 14 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Brandon Taylor
Same subject: America
Americans have largely stopped belonging to religions and attending services without becoming non-believers.
Last stated 20 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ryan Burge
Same subject: America
Andean religion was essentially monotheistic: one fanged creator deity stands behind cultures separated by thousands of years.
Last stated 30 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Ed Barnhart
Same subject: America
Hallucinogens shaped religion in the Americas in a way they could not elsewhere, because almost every psychotropic plant is American.
Last stated 30 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Ed Barnhart