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Read this korrent: Seeking reassurance never satisfies, because an unpredictable future keeps rendering the reassurance already received insufficient.
Seeking reassurance never satisfies, because an unpredictable future keeps rendering the reassurance already received insufficient.
Last stated 3 years ago
26 Mar 2024
SG
Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Accepting that life is finite makes it feel more vital, not more bleak. — tap to centre the map on it
Accepting that life is finite makes it feel more vital, not more bleak.
Last stated 2 years ago
25 Jun 2024
TS
Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-06-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What people really want is not peace of mind but peace from mind. — tap to centre the map on it
What people really want is not peace of mind but peace from mind.
Last stated 6 years ago
12 Mar 2021
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Living according to a genuine purpose brings sacrifice, stress and pain rather than constant enjoyment. — tap to centre the map on it
Living according to a genuine purpose brings sacrifice, stress and pain rather than constant enjoyment.
Last stated 11 months ago
5 Dec 2025
MM
Mark Manson — holds since 2025-12-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anxiety and worry arise from dwelling on an imagined future rather than the present moment. — tap to centre the map on it
Anxiety and worry arise from dwelling on an imagined future rather than the present moment.
Last stated 3 years ago
14 Jun 2023
KN
Ken Norton — holds since 2023-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anticipating what could go wrong in a relationship is a form of self-protection, but it feels the same as anxiety. — tap to centre the map on it
Anticipating what could go wrong in a relationship is a form of self-protection, but it feels the same as anxiety.
Last stated a month ago
20 Sept 2026
HN
Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People may underrate the power of intuition and of deciding what they want the future to be. — tap to centre the map on it
People may underrate the power of intuition and of deciding what they want the future to be.
Last stated 2 months ago
30 Aug 2026
TS
Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Healthy-minded optimism is inadequate as a philosophy, because the evil it ignores is part of reality and may be the key to life's meaning — tap to centre the map on it
Healthy-minded optimism is inadequate as a philosophy, because the evil it ignores is part of reality and may be the key to life's meaning
WJ
William James — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fame, money and pleasure, sought to fill an inner emptiness, bring a brief satisfaction that never lasts and is never enough. — tap to centre the map on it
Fame, money and pleasure, sought to fill an inner emptiness, bring a brief satisfaction that never lasts and is never enough.
Last stated 12 years ago
20 Jul 2014
AB
Arthur C. Brooks — holds since 2014-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
WM
William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — 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 a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Last stated 16 years ago
14 Apr 2011
BH
Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — 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 good commercial 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 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 death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation 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 very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
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 that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 May 2024
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are
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Seeking reassurance never satisfies, because an unpredictable future keeps rendering the reassurance already received insufficient.
Last stated 26 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Seth Godin
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Similar wording
Accepting that life is finite makes it feel more vital, not more bleak.
Last stated 25 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Tobias Sjösten
Similar wording
What people really want is not peace of mind but peace from mind.
Last stated 12 Mar 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Similar wording
Living according to a genuine purpose brings sacrifice, stress and pain rather than constant enjoyment.
Last stated 5 Dec 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Mark Manson
Similar wording
Anxiety and worry arise from dwelling on an imagined future rather than the present moment.
Last stated 14 Jun 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Ken Norton
Similar wording
Anticipating what could go wrong in a relationship is a form of self-protection, but it feels the same as anxiety.
Last stated 20 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Haley Nahman
Similar wording
People may underrate the power of intuition and of deciding what they want the future to be.
Last stated 30 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tara Seshan
Similar wording
Healthy-minded optimism is inadequate as a philosophy, because the evil it ignores is part of reality and may be the key to life's meaning
Last stated c. 1902
Holds William James
Similar wording
Fame, money and pleasure, sought to fill an inner emptiness, bring a brief satisfaction that never lasts and is never enough.
Last stated 20 Jul 2014 · 12 years ago
Holds Arthur C. Brooks
Same subject: ambition
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: ambition
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated 3 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds William MacAskill
Same subject: ambition
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: agency
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.
Last stated 21 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: agency
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Last stated 14 Apr 2011 · 16 years ago
Holds Ben Horowitz
Same subject: agency
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Last stated 21 Mar 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: happiness
A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death
Last stated c. 1661–1675
Holds Baruch Spinoza
Same subject: happiness
A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
Last stated 13 Jan 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds Robert Waldinger
Same subject: happiness
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Last stated 16 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds L. M. Sacasas