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Read this korrent: To change habits, focus on who you want to become, not what you want to achieve
To change habits, focus on who you want to become, not what you want to achieve
JC
James Clear — holds since c. 2018 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Habits are built by making a behavior obvious, attractive, easy and satisfying, and broken by inverting each of those four. — tap to centre the map on it
Habits are built by making a behavior obvious, attractive, easy and satisfying, and broken by inverting each of those four.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Living according to one's values long-term requires turning the realization into a habit, not just having the insight. — tap to centre the map on it
Living according to one's values long-term requires turning the realization into a habit, not just having the insight.
Last stated 4 months ago
22 Jun 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Behavior is governed by the surroundings, so a good habit only holds when it is the path of least resistance in the rooms a person occupies. — tap to centre the map on it
Behavior is governed by the surroundings, so a good habit only holds when it is the path of least resistance in the rooms a person occupies.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Work with people you want to become like, because you will — tap to centre the map on it
Work with people you want to become like, because you will
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: People change only from their own inner desire, never because someone told them to. — tap to centre the map on it
People change only from their own inner desire, never because someone told them to.
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
KG
Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: To change your experience, change your conscious thoughts and expectations — tap to centre the map on it
To change your experience, change your conscious thoughts and expectations
JR
Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1972–1973 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Belief and behavior run in both directions, so the more reliable way to change what someone believes about themselves is to act first. — tap to centre the map on it
Belief and behavior run in both directions, so the more reliable way to change what someone believes about themselves is to act first.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — 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 to reshape your own mind, the way willpower turns behaviour into habit.
Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — 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 by every little thing is no longer a dominant 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 AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 2 months 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 is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past 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: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it
“Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken.
Last stated 4 months ago
19 Jun 2026
RJ
Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it
A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
TP
Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it
A deep life is a good life
CN
Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — 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
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To change habits, focus on who you want to become, not what you want to achieve
Last stated c. 2018
Holds James Clear
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Habits are built by making a behavior obvious, attractive, easy and satisfying, and broken by inverting each of those four.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds James Clear
Similar wording
Living according to one's values long-term requires turning the realization into a habit, not just having the insight.
Last stated 22 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Henrik Karlsson
Similar wording
Behavior is governed by the surroundings, so a good habit only holds when it is the path of least resistance in the rooms a person occupies.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds James Clear
Similar wording
Work with people you want to become like, because you will
Last stated 1 Jul 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Paul Graham
Similar wording
People change only from their own inner desire, never because someone told them to.
Last stated 6 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Kapil Gupta
Similar wording
To change your experience, change your conscious thoughts and expectations
Last stated c. 1972–1973
Holds Jane Roberts
Similar wording
Belief and behavior run in both directions, so the more reliable way to change what someone believes about themselves is to act first.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds James Clear
Similar wording
Affirmations are the easiest way to reshape your own mind, the way willpower turns behaviour into habit.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Same subject: attitude change
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 6 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: attitude change
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Paul Ford
Same subject: attitude change
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated 1 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: happiness
“Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken.
Last stated 19 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Robert Jones, Jr.
Same subject: happiness
A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
Last stated c. 1792
Holds Thomas Paine
Same subject: happiness
A deep life is a good life
Last stated c. 2016
Holds Cal Newport
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