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Read this korrent: Small changes only compound when they are oriented toward a larger outcome; otherwise they evaporate rather than accumulate.
Small changes only compound when they are oriented toward a larger outcome; otherwise they evaporate rather than accumulate.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Moving fast enough that you never measure the impact of your changes makes things regress — that is what happened to Anthropic, and they only acknowledged it later. — tap to centre the map on it
Moving fast enough that you never measure the impact of your changes makes things regress — that is what happened to Anthropic, and they only acknowledged it later.
Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The longer the timeframe and the more iteration and thought you apply, the less luck matters. — tap to centre the map on it
The longer the timeframe and the more iteration and thought you apply, the less luck matters.
Last stated a year ago
25 Aug 2025
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making a change within a complex system tends to produce unforeseen and unintended consequences. — tap to centre the map on it
Making a change within a complex system tends to produce unforeseen and unintended consequences.
Last stated 4 years ago
30 May 2022
SC
Steve Coast — holds since 2022-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In a monotonous stretch of life the days crawl and the weeks vanish, because the sense of how much time passed is built out of what you can remember happening. — tap to centre the map on it
In a monotonous stretch of life the days crawl and the weeks vanish, because the sense of how much time passed is built out of what you can remember happening.
Last stated 2 years ago
25 May 2024
CR
Charan Ranganath — holds since 2024-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Not all change is progress, but there is no progress without change — tap to centre the map on it
Not all change is progress, but there is no progress without change
JW
John Wooden — holds since c. 2001 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Taking action through iterated adjustments based on a trend is cognitively easier than interpreting an absolute value at each moment. — tap to centre the map on it
Taking action through iterated adjustments based on a trend is cognitively easier than interpreting an absolute value at each moment.
Last stated 2 months ago
28 Aug 2026
MW
Matt Webb — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After twenty years of doing something one way, try the opposite for a while to test whether the preferences you cemented are still valid. — tap to centre the map on it
After twenty years of doing something one way, try the opposite for a while to test whether the preferences you cemented are still valid.
Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When you exercise relative to learning probably matters little, as long as the two sit fairly close in time. — tap to centre the map on it
When you exercise relative to learning probably matters little, as long as the two sit fairly close in time.
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Jan 2025
AH
Andrew Huberman — holds since 2025-01-06 — 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: Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not — tap to centre the map on it
Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not
Last stated 11 years ago
27 May 2015
NP
Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Last stated 7 months ago
8 Apr 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — 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 is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task.
Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
GR
Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest — tap to centre the map on it
A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest
Last stated 2 years ago
8 Jun 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase — tap to centre the map on it
Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase
MC
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle — tap to centre the map on it
Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle
Last stated 15 years ago
13 Nov 2011
BH
Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-11-13 — tap for who they are
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Small changes only compound when they are oriented toward a larger outcome; otherwise they evaporate rather than accumulate.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds James Clear
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Moving fast enough that you never measure the impact of your changes makes things regress — that is what happened to Anthropic, and they only acknowledged it later.
Last stated 24 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds NeetCode
Similar wording
The longer the timeframe and the more iteration and thought you apply, the less luck matters.
Last stated 25 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Similar wording
Making a change within a complex system tends to produce unforeseen and unintended consequences.
Last stated 30 May 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Steve Coast
Similar wording
In a monotonous stretch of life the days crawl and the weeks vanish, because the sense of how much time passed is built out of what you can remember happening.
Last stated 25 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Charan Ranganath
Similar wording
Not all change is progress, but there is no progress without change
Last stated c. 2001
Holds John Wooden
Similar wording
Taking action through iterated adjustments based on a trend is cognitively easier than interpreting an absolute value at each moment.
Last stated 28 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Matt Webb
Similar wording
After twenty years of doing something one way, try the opposite for a while to test whether the preferences you cemented are still valid.
Last stated 1 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
When you exercise relative to learning probably matters little, as long as the two sit fairly close in time.
Last stated 6 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Andrew Huberman
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: motivation
Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not
Last stated 27 May 2015 · 11 years ago
Holds Natalie Portman
Same subject: motivation
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: motivation
An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Gretchen Rubin
Same subject: agency
A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest
Last stated 8 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: agency
Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase
Last stated c. 1996
Holds Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Same subject: agency
Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle
Last stated 13 Nov 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Ben Horowitz