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← The longer the timeframe and the more iteration and thought you apply, the less luck matters.
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25 Aug 2025
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If something can be done to change the odds of an outcome, it is not luck by definition; luck is what is truly outside one's control, such as where and when one is born. — tap to centre the map on it If something can be done to change the odds of an outcome, it is not luck by definition; luck is what is truly outside one's control, such as where and when one is born. Last stated 2 years ago
28 May 2024
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Morgan Housel — holds since 2024-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Small changes only compound when they are oriented toward a larger outcome; otherwise they evaporate rather than accumulate. — tap to centre the map on it Small changes only compound when they are oriented toward a larger outcome; otherwise they evaporate rather than accumulate. Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rate of iteration separates success from failure: a competitor learning one thing a month will never matter to a company learning one thing a week. — tap to centre the map on it Rate of iteration separates success from failure: a competitor learning one thing a month will never matter to a company learning one thing a week. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In investing, extra effort tends to correlate negatively with results for the vast majority of people, with some exceptions such as Renaissance Technologies. — tap to centre the map on it In investing, extra effort tends to correlate negatively with results for the vast majority of people, with some exceptions such as Renaissance Technologies. Last stated 2 years ago
28 May 2024
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Morgan Housel — holds since 2024-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Luck is not a constant: it grows with surface area — being in the right places, having many conversations, asking for what you want. — tap to centre the map on it Luck is not a constant: it grows with surface area — being in the right places, having many conversations, asking for what you want. Last stated 3 years ago
by 27 Dec 2023
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Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-12-27 — 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 way and your character becomes your destiny, so luck stops being luck. Last stated 7 years ago
28 Dec 2019
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What we achieve depends less on how much time we have than on how we use it — tap to centre the map on it What we achieve depends less on how much time we have than on how we use it Last stated 160 years ago
1 Feb 1867
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John Stuart Mill — holds since 1867-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Pursuing a very low success-rate strategy can still be rational if a rare win is valuable enough. — tap to centre the map on it Pursuing a very low success-rate strategy can still be rational if a rare win is valuable enough. Last stated 5 years ago
22 Feb 2022
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Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — 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're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. Last stated 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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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 closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
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Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world Last stated 10 months ago
24 Nov 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. Last stated 2 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed
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Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are
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The longer the timeframe and the more iteration and thought you apply, the less luck matters.
Holds Read this korrent →
If something can be done to change the odds of an outcome, it is not luck by definition; luck is what is truly outside one's control, such as where and when one is born.
Holds
Small changes only compound when they are oriented toward a larger outcome; otherwise they evaporate rather than accumulate.
Holds
Rate of iteration separates success from failure: a competitor learning one thing a month will never matter to a company learning one thing a week.
Holds
In investing, extra effort tends to correlate negatively with results for the vast majority of people, with some exceptions such as Renaissance Technologies.
Holds
Luck is not a constant: it grows with surface area — being in the right places, having many conversations, asking for what you want.
Holds
Build your character a certain way and your character becomes your destiny, so luck stops being luck.
Holds
What we achieve depends less on how much time we have than on how we use it
Holds
Pursuing a very low success-rate strategy can still be rational if a rare win is valuable enough.
Holds
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Holds
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Holds
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Holds
A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
Holds
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Holds
A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world
Holds
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Holds
A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed
Last stated c. 1946–1992
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