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Read this korrent: Spending time on enjoyable activities is as productive as earning money for the purpose of consumption.
Spending time on enjoyable activities is as productive as earning money for the purpose of consumption.
Last stated a year ago
2 Oct 2025
AP
Anne Helen Petersen — holds since 2025-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Money cannot buy happiness by itself, but money for experiences with loved ones, free time and good causes does add to it. — tap to centre the map on it
Money cannot buy happiness by itself, but money for experiences with loved ones, free time and good causes does add to it.
Last stated 3 years ago
12 Apr 2024
AB
Arthur C. Brooks — holds since 2024-04-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People pursue hobbies largely for value that can't be easily monetized. — tap to centre the map on it
People pursue hobbies largely for value that can't be easily monetized.
Last stated 9 months ago
30 Jan 2026
AK
Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rest is preferable to labour, and we should learn how to use leisure, not spend it in play — tap to centre the map on it
Rest is preferable to labour, and we should learn how to use leisure, not spend it in play
AR
Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — 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 more productive; more of them probably want to spend time than save it.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
AA
Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Life is long enough if you spend it well. — tap to centre the map on it
Life is long enough if you spend it well.
Last stated 6 years ago
11 Mar 2021
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2021-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The point of money is what it can earn, not what it can buy. — tap to centre the map on it
The point of money is what it can earn, not what it can buy.
Last stated 8 months ago
3 Mar 2026
JC
JL Collins — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being content with little is a great good, and those who least need luxury enjoy it most — tap to centre the map on it
Being content with little is a great good, and those who least need luxury enjoy it most
EP
Epicurus — holds since c. 341–270 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: In creative work there is a real benefit to not following the financial incentives, and to creating scarcity for the sake of quality rather than for its own sake. — tap to centre the map on it
In creative work there is a real benefit to not following the financial incentives, and to creating scarcity for the sake of quality rather than for its own sake.
Last stated 11 months ago
15 Dec 2025
ML
Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
CH
Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
AS
Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
TH
Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Nov 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — 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 AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 2 months 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 is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past 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 city of only the very rich and very poor is one of masters and slaves, without friendship — tap to centre the map on it
A city of only the very rich and very poor is one of masters and slaves, without friendship
AR
Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out. — tap to centre the map on it
A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out.
Last stated 5 months ago
16 Jun 2026
PB
Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After age 30 people start seeing friends less, and older men especially are left with no social life. — tap to centre the map on it
After age 30 people start seeing friends less, and older men especially are left with no social life.
Last stated a month ago
30 Sept 2026
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-30 — tap for who they are
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Spending time on enjoyable activities is as productive as earning money for the purpose of consumption.
Last stated 2 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Anne Helen Petersen
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Similar wording
Money cannot buy happiness by itself, but money for experiences with loved ones, free time and good causes does add to it.
Last stated 12 Apr 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Arthur C. Brooks
Similar wording
People pursue hobbies largely for value that can't be easily monetized.
Last stated 30 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Arvid Kahl
Similar wording
Rest is preferable to labour, and we should learn how to use leisure, not spend it in play
Last stated c. 367–322 BCE
Holds Aristotle
Similar wording
People do not really want to be more productive; more of them probably want to spend time than save it.
Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Anish Acharya
Similar wording
Life is long enough if you spend it well.
Last stated 11 Mar 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
The point of money is what it can earn, not what it can buy.
Last stated 3 Mar 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds JL Collins
Similar wording
Being content with little is a great good, and those who least need luxury enjoy it most
Last stated c. 341–270 BCE
Holds Epicurus
Similar wording
In creative work there is a real benefit to not following the financial incentives, and to creating scarcity for the sake of quality rather than for its own sake.
Last stated 15 Dec 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Michael Lewis
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes
Same subject: attitude change
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 6 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: attitude change
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Paul Ford
Same subject: attitude change
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated 1 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: friendship
A city of only the very rich and very poor is one of masters and slaves, without friendship
Last stated c. 367–322 BCE
Holds Aristotle
Same subject: friendship
A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out.
Last stated 16 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Paul Bloom
Same subject: friendship
After age 30 people start seeing friends less, and older men especially are left with no social life.
Last stated 30 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Pieter Levels