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Read this korrent: The right amount of work for a parent is somewhere between doing none and doing everything, not at either extreme.
The right amount of work for a parent is somewhere between doing none and doing everything, not at either extreme.
Last stated 10 months ago
31 Dec 2025
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Paul Millerd — holds since 2025-12-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Working harder cannot beat working on a better thing, so out-thinking someone should count as part of out-working them. — tap to centre the map on it
Working harder cannot beat working on a better thing, so out-thinking someone should count as part of out-working them.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The right way to work is to do whatever feels right for as long as it feels right, and read your time back at the end of the week — not to obey a timetable. — tap to centre the map on it
The right way to work is to do whatever feels right for as long as it feels right, and read your time back at the end of the week — not to obey a timetable.
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: Attitude, not the surrounding circumstances, determines how hard parenting feels. — tap to centre the map on it
Attitude, not the surrounding circumstances, determines how hard parenting feels.
Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People do not really want to be more productive; more of them probably want to spend time than save it. — tap to centre the map on it
People do not really want to be more productive; more of them probably want to spend time than save it.
Last stated a month ago
6 Sept 2026
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Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — 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-run future is does not require accepting consequentialism or believing that you 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: Property should circulate, divided more equally among a family's children, rather than entrenched by inheritance of the eldest son — tap to centre the map on it
Property should circulate, divided more equally among a family's children, rather than entrenched by inheritance of the eldest son
Last stated 236 years ago
18 Dec 1790
MW
Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since 1790-12-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being years behind is only demoralising because it is stated in years: told the gap is twenty-two hours of work, a child will close it. — tap to centre the map on it
Being years behind is only demoralising because it is stated in years: told the gap is twenty-two hours of work, a child will close it.
Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no right hiring process, but there is a wrong one: not having something you do religiously as a company. — tap to centre the map on it
There is no right hiring process, but there is a wrong one: not having something you do religiously as a company.
Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
MH
Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — 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 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 closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
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 pace sustainably without constant overwork 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: Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not — tap to centre the map on it
Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not
Last stated 11 years ago
27 May 2015
NP
Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. — tap to centre the map on it
An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task.
Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest — tap to centre the map on it
A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest
Last stated 2 years ago
8 Jun 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase — tap to centre the map on it
Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase
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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle — tap to centre the map on it
Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle
Last stated 15 years ago
13 Nov 2011
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-11-13 — tap for who they are
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The right amount of work for a parent is somewhere between doing none and doing everything, not at either extreme.
Last stated 31 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Paul Millerd
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Working harder cannot beat working on a better thing, so out-thinking someone should count as part of out-working them.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds James Clear
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The right way to work is to do whatever feels right for as long as it feels right, and read your time back at the end of the week — not to obey a timetable.
Last stated 23 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Rahul Vohra
Similar wording
Attitude, not the surrounding circumstances, determines how hard parenting feels.
Last stated 18 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Nat Eliason
Similar wording
People do not really want to be more productive; more of them probably want to spend time than save it.
Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Anish Acharya
Similar wording
Working on how good the long-run future is does not require accepting consequentialism or believing that you should always maximise the good.
Last stated 3 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds William MacAskill
Similar wording
Property should circulate, divided more equally among a family's children, rather than entrenched by inheritance of the eldest son
Last stated 18 Dec 1790 · 236 years ago
Holds Mary Wollstonecraft
Similar wording
Being years behind is only demoralising because it is stated in years: told the gap is twenty-two hours of work, a child will close it.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Joe Liemandt
Similar wording
There is no right hiring process, but there is a wrong one: not having something you do religiously as a company.
Last stated 7 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Max Hodak
Same subject: ambition
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: ambition
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated 3 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds William MacAskill
Same subject: ambition
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: motivation
Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not
Last stated 27 May 2015 · 11 years ago
Holds Natalie Portman
Same subject: motivation
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: motivation
An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Gretchen Rubin
Same subject: agency
A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest
Last stated 8 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: agency
Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase
Last stated c. 1996
Holds Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Same subject: agency
Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle
Last stated 13 Nov 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Ben Horowitz