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← There is a tension between the praise for hard work and the contempt for people who visibly do it.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 22 Nov 2022 to 8 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under family family Everything filed under friendship friendship Everything filed under design design Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under motivation motivation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: There is a tension between the praise for hard work and the contempt for people who visibly do it. There is a tension between the praise forhard work and the contempt for people whovisibly do it. Last stated today 8 Oct 2026 RH Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-10-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: In many sectors of design, especially high culture and high design, people seem to have contempt towards the human experience. — tap to centre the map on it In many sectors of design,especially high culture and highdesign, people seem to have contempttowards the human experience. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Jul 2026 JY Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are unhappy in their careers when the thing they want and the work it takes to get it are out of sync, not because they climbed the wrong ladder. — tap to centre the map on it People are unhappy in their careerswhen the thing they want and thework it takes to get it are out ofsync, not because they climbed thewrong ladder. Last stated a year ago 21 Sept 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are unhappy in their careers when the thing they want and the work it takes to get it are out of sync, not because they climbed the wrong ladder — tap to centre the map on it People are unhappy in their careerswhen the thing they want and thework it takes to get it are out ofsync, not because they climbed thewrong ladder Last stated 3 years ago 1 Jun 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: People sometimes publicly defend ideas and punish dissenters they privately agree with, in order to protect their own reputation. — tap to centre the map on it People sometimes publicly defendideas and punish dissenters theyprivately agree with, in order toprotect their own reputation. Last stated a month ago 6 Sept 2026 RH Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Positions of genuine respect are earned rather than granted undeservedly. — tap to centre the map on it Positions of genuine respect areearned rather than grantedundeservedly. Last stated 5 months ago 2 May 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-05-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Achieving success and respect inevitably attracts harsh critics — tap to centre the map on it Achieving success and respectinevitably attracts harsh critics Last stated 3 years ago 25 Jan 2024 MM Mark Manson — holds since 2024-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: People tend to regard feedback as overly critical, no matter how it is delivered. — tap to centre the map on it People tend to regard feedback asoverly critical, no matter how it isdelivered. Last stated 4 years ago 22 Nov 2022 GB Gibson Biddle — holds since 2022-11-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Doing hard work produces a feeling of accomplishment and pride. — tap to centre the map on it Doing hard work produces a feelingof accomplishment and pride. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Sept 2026 SJ Stefan Judis — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it Being professionally offended byevery little thing is no longer adominant disposition Last stated 2 years ago 6 Nov 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 4 weeks ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it Deliberately shifting a culture isfar harder now that everyone canpersonalise their media and skippast anything they dislike. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out. — tap to centre the map on it A very long life would not growboring, because pleasures spaced farenough apart do not wear out. Last stated 4 months ago 16 Jun 2026 PB Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: After age 30 people start seeing friends less, and older men especially are left with no social life. — tap to centre the map on it After age 30 people start seeingfriends less, and older menespecially are left with no sociallife. Last stated a week ago 30 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: As water takes on the nature of the soil it flows through, a person's wisdom takes on the company they keep — tap to centre the map on it As water takes on the nature of thesoil it flows through, a person'swisdom takes on the company theykeep TH Thiruvalluvar — holds since c. 450–500 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: A liberal divorce law is wise — tap to centre the map on it A liberal divorce law is wise ES Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects. — tap to centre the map on it A partner's difficult trait becomestolerable only if their goodqualities outweigh it and you don'tfeel alone dealing with its effects. Last stated 3 weeks ago 20 Sept 2026 HN Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person with a spouse and children has given hostages to fortune, since they hinder great enterprises — tap to centre the map on it A person with a spouse and childrenhas given hostages to fortune, sincethey hinder great enterprises FB Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are
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At the centre There is a tension between the praise for hard work and the contempt for people who visibly do it. Last stated 8 Oct 2026 · today Holds Rob Henderson Read this korrent →