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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 12 Jun 2005 to 21 Sept 2026.
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23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The way to work out what to work on is by working: if you do not know, guess, but pick something and get going. — tap to centre the map on it The way to work out what to work on is by working: if you do not know, guess, but pick something and get going. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Jul 2023
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Paul Graham — holds since 2023-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do; if you have not found it, keep looking and do not settle. — tap to centre the map on it The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do; if you have not found it, keep looking and do not settle. Last stated 21 years ago
12 Jun 2005
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Steve Jobs — holds since 2005-06-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. — tap to centre the map on it Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The right amount of work for a parent is somewhere between doing none and doing everything, not at either extreme. — tap to centre the map on it 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: Everyone should operate from the baseline of figuring out what is true and then figuring out what to do about it. — tap to centre the map on it Everyone should operate from the baseline of figuring out what is true and then figuring out what to do about it. Last stated 5 months ago
12 May 2026
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Katarina Batina — holds since 2026-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After twenty years of doing something one way, try the opposite for a while to test whether the preferences you cemented are still valid. — tap to centre the map on it After twenty years of doing something one way, try the opposite for a while to test whether the preferences you cemented are still valid. Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Give an ordinary employee a button that does their work faster and they will do the same amount of work and keep the time — which makes complete sense. — tap to centre the map on it Give an ordinary employee a button that does their work faster and they will do the same amount of work and keep the time — which makes complete sense. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
DR
Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For long-term brain health, do something physically and psychologically challenging that you would rather not do at least once a week, as long as it is safe. — tap to centre the map on it For long-term brain health, do something physically and psychologically challenging that you would rather not do at least once a week, as long as it is safe. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Jan 2025
AH
Andrew Huberman — holds since 2025-01-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death — tap to centre the map on it A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death
BS
Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. — tap to centre the map on it A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Jan 2023
RW
Robert Waldinger — holds since 2023-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. Last stated 2 years ago
16 May 2024
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — 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
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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
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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: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago
14 Apr 2011
BH
Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
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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.
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The way to work out what to work on is by working: if you do not know, guess, but pick something and get going.
Holds
The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do; if you have not found it, keep looking and do not settle.
Holds
Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round.
Holds
The right amount of work for a parent is somewhere between doing none and doing everything, not at either extreme.
Holds
Everyone should operate from the baseline of figuring out what is true and then figuring out what to do about it.
Holds
After twenty years of doing something one way, try the opposite for a while to test whether the preferences you cemented are still valid.
Holds
Give an ordinary employee a button that does their work faster and they will do the same amount of work and keep the time — which makes complete sense.
Holds
For long-term brain health, do something physically and psychologically challenging that you would rather not do at least once a week, as long as it is safe.
Holds
A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death
Last stated c. 1661–1675
Holds
A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
Holds
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Holds
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Holds
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.
Holds
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Holds
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Holds
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Holds