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Read this korrent: The cost of a good habit falls in the present and the cost of a bad habit falls in the future, which is what separates the two.
The cost of a good habit falls in the present and the cost of a bad habit falls in the future, which is what separates the two.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The cost of a good habit falls in the present and the cost of a bad habit falls in the future — tap to centre the map on it
The cost of a good habit falls in the present and the cost of a bad habit falls in the future
Last stated 4 years ago
6 May 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-05-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Behavior is governed by the surroundings, so a good habit only holds when it is the path of least resistance in the rooms a person occupies. — tap to centre the map on it
Behavior is governed by the surroundings, so a good habit only holds when it is the path of least resistance in the rooms a person occupies.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A habit has to be established before it can be improved, so standardizing a behavior comes before optimizing it. — tap to centre the map on it
A habit has to be established before it can be improved, so standardizing a behavior comes before optimizing it.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A habit is best understood as a recurring solution to a recurring problem in a person's environment. — tap to centre the map on it
A habit is best understood as a recurring solution to a recurring problem in a person's environment.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Inertia makes it harder to undo bad decisions over time — tap to centre the map on it
Inertia makes it harder to undo bad decisions over time
Last stated 3 years ago
22 Jun 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good economic times tend to produce bad financial ideas, while bad times produce good ones. — tap to centre the map on it
Good economic times tend to produce bad financial ideas, while bad times produce good ones.
Last stated 3 months ago
14 Jul 2026
JZ
Jason Zweig — holds since 2026-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Switching between tasks carries a real and measurable cost, and switching well is a trainable skill rather than a fixed property of a brain. — tap to centre the map on it
Switching between tasks carries a real and measurable cost, and switching well is a trainable skill rather than a fixed property of a brain.
Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
RA
Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Living according to one's values long-term requires turning the realization into a habit, not just having the insight. — tap to centre the map on it
Living according to one's values long-term requires turning the realization into a habit, not just having the insight.
Last stated 4 months ago
22 Jun 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-06-22 — 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 a month 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: Having no responsibilities can be harmful — tap to centre the map on it
Having no responsibilities can be harmful
Last stated 3 years ago
24 Dec 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-12-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Having too little to do can be worse than having too much — tap to centre the map on it
Having too little to do can be worse than having too much
Last stated 3 years ago
11 Apr 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-04-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Lasting satisfaction comes from studying how others play, then defining and fully playing one's own game rather than someone else's. — tap to centre the map on it
Lasting satisfaction comes from studying how others play, then defining and fully playing one's own game rather than someone else's.
Last stated 6 months ago
22 Apr 2026
SW
swyx — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
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