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Read this korrent: There is no phase of life in which the problems are finally solved, and waiting to reach one is the mistake.
There is no phase of life in which the problems are finally solved, and waiting to reach one is the mistake.
Last stated 5 years ago
by 15 Aug 2021
OB
Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human progress requires trying again after unsuccessful attempts — tap to centre the map on it
Human progress requires trying again after unsuccessful attempts
Last stated 3 years ago
13 Oct 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody falls in love with solutions at the start of a career, and the people who stayed in love with problems are the ones this technology enables. — tap to centre the map on it
Nobody falls in love with solutions at the start of a career, and the people who stayed in love with problems are the ones this technology enables.
Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the world fails to solve problems because of pride, excessive regulation, and low standards for what counts as a problem worth fixing. — tap to centre the map on it
Most of the world fails to solve problems because of pride, excessive regulation, and low standards for what counts as a problem worth fixing.
Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Problems become far harder to solve the longer they are allowed to linger unaddressed. — tap to centre the map on it
Problems become far harder to solve the longer they are allowed to linger unaddressed.
Last stated 3 years ago
3 Jan 2024
TS
Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-01-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When someone has a problem, you should solve the problem first and deal with everything else later. — tap to centre the map on it
When someone has a problem, you should solve the problem first and deal with everything else later.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
8 Oct 2026
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Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-10-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Disease will never be finished, because the body is a dynamic system: fix one thing and the next appears. — tap to centre the map on it
Disease will never be finished, because the body is a dynamic system: fix one thing and the next appears.
Last stated 4 months ago
10 Jun 2026
MZ
Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2026-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fixating on the destination rather than the process leaves you stranded when things go wrong. — tap to centre the map on it
Fixating on the destination rather than the process leaves you stranded when things go wrong.
Last stated 4 years ago
29 Jul 2022
SC
Steve Coast — holds since 2022-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is good that the search for understanding will never end, since there will always be new discovery; without it we would stagnate. — tap to centre the map on it
It is good that the search for understanding will never end, since there will always be new discovery; without it we would stagnate.
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Stephen Hawking — holds since c. 2002 — 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
CC
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
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: 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
SK
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
DD
Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
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There is no phase of life in which the problems are finally solved, and waiting to reach one is the mistake.
Last stated by 15 Aug 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds Oliver Burkeman
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Human progress requires trying again after unsuccessful attempts
Last stated 13 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Nobody falls in love with solutions at the start of a career, and the people who stayed in love with problems are the ones this technology enables.
Last stated 18 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Similar wording
Most of the world fails to solve problems because of pride, excessive regulation, and low standards for what counts as a problem worth fixing.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
Problems become far harder to solve the longer they are allowed to linger unaddressed.
Last stated 3 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Tobias Sjösten
Similar wording
When someone has a problem, you should solve the problem first and deal with everything else later.
Last stated 8 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Sunil Pai
Similar wording
Disease will never be finished, because the body is a dynamic system: fix one thing and the next appears.
Last stated 10 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Mark Zuckerberg
Similar wording
Fixating on the destination rather than the process leaves you stranded when things go wrong.
Last stated 29 Jul 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Steve Coast
Similar wording
It is good that the search for understanding will never end, since there will always be new discovery; without it we would stagnate.
Last stated c. 2002
Holds Stephen Hawking
Same subject: agency
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 21 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: agency
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Last stated 14 Apr 2011 · 16 years ago
Holds Ben Horowitz
Same subject: agency
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Last stated 21 Mar 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
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: creativity
A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
Last stated 14 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Susan Kare
Same subject: creativity
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 Isaac Asimov
Same subject: creativity
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 8 Jan 2013 · 14 years ago
Holds Daniel Dennett