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17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 29 Sept 2018 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The belief that all labour is good in itself is convenient for those who live on the labour of others The belief that all labour is good initself is convenient for those who live onthe labour of others WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every civilized country has, or could have, plenty for all, and sharing existing wealth fairly would make everyone comparatively comfortable — tap to centre the map on it Every civilized country has, orcould have, plenty for all, andsharing existing wealth fairly wouldmake everyone comparativelycomfortable WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: A well-organised state can make people good citizens even if not morally good people — tap to centre the map on it A well-organised state can makepeople good citizens even if notmorally good people IK Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1795 — tap for who they are Same subject: Moral virtue is a settled habit of preferring a good life to a good time — tap to centre the map on it Moral virtue is a settled habit ofpreferring a good life to a goodtime MA Mortimer Adler — holds since c. 1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: Moral philosophy applies as well to an ordinary private life as to a grand one, since every person carries the whole human condition — tap to centre the map on it Moral philosophy applies as well toan ordinary private life as to agrand one, since every personcarries the whole human condition MM Michel de Montaigne — holds since c. 1571–1592 — tap for who they are Same subject: Working on how good the long-run future is does not require accepting consequentialism or believing that you should always maximise the good. — tap to centre the map on it Working on how good the long-runfuture is does not require acceptingconsequentialism or believing thatyou should always maximise the good. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — 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 greatgood, and those who least needluxury enjoy it most EP Epicurus — holds since c. 341–270 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Good works should be taught, but not done to seek justification by them — tap to centre the map on it Good works should be taught, but notdone to seek justification by them ML Martin Luther — holds since c. 1520 — tap for who they are Same subject: Almost everything anyone believes rests on trusting other people, and there is no alternative to that. — tap to centre the map on it Almost everything anyone believesrests on trusting other people, andthere is no alternative to that. Last stated 5 years ago 23 Nov 2021 HK Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2021-11-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — 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'redying" is truer of the person thanof 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 closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. 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 pacesustainably without constantoverwork 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
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At the centre The belief that all labour is good in itself is convenient for those who live on the labour of others Last stated c. 1883–1888 Holds William Morris Read this korrent →