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Everything filed under education education Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under language learning language learning Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The destiny of humans is to become the characters in fantasy novels through the creation or achievement of magic, gods, spirits, and the modification of human nature. The destiny of humans is to become thecharacters in fantasy novels through thecreation or achievement of magic, gods,spirits, and the modification of humannature. Last stated 6 days ago 13 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Build your character a certain way and your character becomes your destiny, so luck stops being luck. — tap to centre the map on it Build your character a certain wayand your character becomes yourdestiny, so luck stops being luck. Last stated 7 years ago 28 Dec 2019 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A practical science of nature's forces could make humans the lords and possessors of nature — tap to centre the map on it A practical science of nature'sforces could make humans the lordsand possessors of nature Last stated 389 years ago 8 Jun 1637 RD René Descartes — holds since 1637-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 5 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it A dense-looking building does not byitself create a livable dense suburbwithout supporting schools andshops. Last stated 8 years ago 2 Jun 2018 FS Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. — tap to centre the map on it A design course should start withhistory and art, grounding studentsin the world, rather than with toolsthat may be gone tomorrow. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’slearning and curiosity pathwayswhile teaching nothing, and thatone-way exchange is what makes itcontemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how thingswork is a worthwhile effort initself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago 17 Oct 2007 PB Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it Advancing in life depends more onwhat one learns later than on whatone already knows Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise. — tap to centre the map on it A beginner cannot learn frommaterial made for native speakers:at the start, authentic media isnoise. Last stated 3 months ago by 20 Jul 2026 SK Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known. — tap to centre the map on it A language is a set of skills to bebuilt, not a body of facts to beknown. Last stated 5 years ago 19 Aug 2021 LL Luca Lampariello — holds since 2021-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured. — tap to centre the map on it A method you hate will end inburnout however well it works forother people, so it should beabandoned rather than endured. Last stated 6 years ago 9 Sept 2020 LL Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The destiny of humans is to become the characters in fantasy novels through the creation or achievement of magic, gods, spirits, and the modification of human nature. Last stated 13 Oct 2026 · 6 days ago Holds Noah Smith Read this korrent →