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← The struggle of making something is not an obstacle in front of the work; it is where the meaning comes from.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 15 Jun 2012 to 18 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under design design Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under writing writing Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The struggle of making something is not an obstacle in front of the work; it is where the meaning comes from. The struggle of making something is not anobstacle in front of the work; it is wherethe meaning comes from. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Aug 2023 NC Nick Cave — holds since 2023-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making for the love of making rather than for a finish line is inspiring, and design is a practice that never ends. — tap to centre the map on it Making for the love of making ratherthan for a finish line is inspiring,and design is a practice that neverends. Last stated 7 months ago 25 Mar 2026 FG Flora Guo — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Greatness comes from the struggle — tap to centre the map on it Greatness comes from the struggle Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Meaning in human life comes mostly from relationships and connection rather than from economic labour. — tap to centre the map on it Meaning in human life comes mostlyfrom relationships and connectionrather than from economic labour. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Oct 2024 DA Dario Amodei — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The end of work need not mean the end of meaning, because meaning comes from imagining rather than working — tap to centre the map on it The end of work need not mean theend of meaning, because meaningcomes from imagining rather thanworking Last stated 9 years ago 8 May 2017 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2017-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: To get people to understand that artful work is worth doing, you need to do it and have it work: showing, not telling. — tap to centre the map on it To get people to understand thatartful work is worth doing, you needto do it and have it work: showing,not telling. Last stated a month ago 15 Sept 2026 NF Nev Flynn — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being stuck is not an obstacle to understanding something; it is probably the most important part of the whole process. — tap to centre the map on it Being stuck is not an obstacle tounderstanding something; it isprobably the most important part ofthe whole process. Last stated 7 months ago 7 Apr 2026 MN Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use. — tap to centre the map on it You can build anything now, but noteverything is worth building; whatmatters is whether ideas take ashape somebody else would want touse. Last stated 2 months ago 25 Aug 2026 JB John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A maker cannot summon the good line, only be at the desk when it arrives, and the outcome is not theirs to influence. — tap to centre the map on it A maker cannot summon the good line,only be at the desk when it arrives,and the outcome is not theirs toinfluence. Last stated 5 years ago 29 Jun 2021 NC Nick Cave — holds since 2021-06-29 — 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 earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH 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 becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS 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 allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are Same subject: A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A habit only survives difficulty ifthe person enjoys it, which makesenjoyment a better predictor ofpersistence than discipline. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A will indulged becomes lust, lust served becomes habit, and habit unresisted becomes necessity — tap to centre the map on it A will indulged becomes lust, lustserved becomes habit, and habitunresisted becomes necessity AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Affirmations are the easiest way to reshape your own mind, the way willpower turns behaviour into habit. — tap to centre the map on it Affirmations are the easiest way toreshape your own mind, the waywillpower turns behaviour intohabit. Last stated a month ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — 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 youknow why you pursue it, and a trapwhen 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: thepeople furthest along are workingharder than ever, and they need tostop harvesting dopamine as if itends 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 ismore mentally exhausting than almostany other kind of task. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 GR Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The struggle of making something is not an obstacle in front of the work; it is where the meaning comes from. Last stated 10 Aug 2023 · 3 years ago Holds Nick Cave Read this korrent →