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← The fullest enjoyment comes from reducing the ego to zero, not extending it

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 20 Apr 1995 to 18 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under discipline discipline Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under creativity creativity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The fullest enjoyment comes from reducing the ego to zero, not extending it The fullest enjoyment comes from reducingthe ego to zero, not extending it GC G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1905 — tap for who they are Same subject: Enjoying something exclusively usually shuts you out of truly enjoying it — tap to centre the map on it Enjoying something exclusivelyusually shuts you out of trulyenjoying it HT Henry David Thoreau — holds since c. 1851–1862 — tap for who they are Same subject: A sense of awe depends on the limits of the person who made the thing, so unlimited potential has nothing left to transcend. — tap to centre the map on it A sense of awe depends on the limitsof the person who made the thing, sounlimited potential has nothing leftto transcend. Last stated 8 years ago 23 Jan 2019 NC Nick Cave — holds since 2019-01-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Happiness that needs intoxication of any kind is spurious; satisfying happiness comes with the fullest use of one's faculties — tap to centre the map on it Happiness that needs intoxication ofany kind is spurious; satisfyinghappiness comes with the fullest useof one's faculties BR Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: Letting go of the belief that grasping brings satisfaction makes a person happier but more alienated from others. — tap to centre the map on it Letting go of the belief thatgrasping brings satisfaction makes aperson happier but more alienatedfrom others. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Boredom is a missing skill rather than a property of the situation: there is infinity in every direction, including a blank wall. — tap to centre the map on it Boredom is a missing skill ratherthan a property of the situation:there is infinity in everydirection, including a blank wall. Last stated a year ago 21 Sept 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Feeling that one could have discovered a mathematical result oneself is a better measure of deep understanding than simply verifying that it must be true. — tap to centre the map on it Feeling that one could havediscovered a mathematical resultoneself is a better measure of deepunderstanding than simply verifyingthat it must be true. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Living according to a genuine purpose brings sacrifice, stress and pain rather than constant enjoyment. — tap to centre the map on it Living according to a genuinepurpose brings sacrifice, stress andpain rather than constant enjoyment. Last stated 11 months ago 5 Dec 2025 MM Mark Manson — holds since 2025-12-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Happiness is no less real because it ends, and thought and love keep their value though not everlasting — tap to centre the map on it Happiness is no less real because itends, and thought and love keeptheir value though not everlasting BR Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1925 — 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 Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated a month ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-downmeasures list order rather thanreasons: randomise the options andevery one of them gets pickedequally. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by itsoutcome, because good decisions failthrough no fault of the decider andbad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling outlasts the memory of what caused it: amnesic patients stayed sad long after they had forgotten the sad film they were shown. — tap to centre the map on it A feeling outlasts the memory ofwhat caused it: amnesic patientsstayed sad long after they hadforgotten the sad film they wereshown. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 RA Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology. — tap to centre the map on it A person cannot expect to findlasting balance between conflictingparts of their psychology. Last stated 5 months ago 11 Jun 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: About half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from unsuccessful ones is pure perseverance. — tap to centre the map on it About half of what separatessuccessful entrepreneurs fromunsuccessful ones is pureperseverance. Last stated 32 years ago 20 Apr 1995 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 1995-04-20 — tap for who they are
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