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17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under ambition ambition Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: We may be the first people able to make our illusions so vivid that we live in them We may be the first people able to makeour illusions so vivid that we live inthem DB Daniel J. Boorstin — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are Same subject: People can train themselves to notice soft fascination anywhere, not only in natural settings. — tap to centre the map on it People can train themselves tonotice soft fascination anywhere,not only in natural settings. Last stated 2 months ago 25 Aug 2026 RW Rob Walker — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: C.S. Lewis may have been the first writer to successfully imagine what it would be like to have magic happen in front of you. — tap to centre the map on it C.S. Lewis may have been the firstwriter to successfully imagine whatit would be like to have magichappen in front of you. Last stated a year ago 18 Oct 2025 LG Lev Grossman — holds since 2025-10-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being idealistic about people is how one ends up a true realist — tap to centre the map on it Being idealistic about people is howone ends up a true realist VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1972 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being told to be realistic about your ambitions is how ambitions fail; the boundaries people accept about what they can do are the ones that stop them. — tap to centre the map on it Being told to be realistic aboutyour ambitions is how ambitionsfail; the boundaries people acceptabout what they can do are the onesthat stop them. Last stated 2 months ago 24 Aug 2026 MH Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: You create your reality by your beliefs and expectations, so examine them carefully — tap to centre the map on it You create your reality by yourbeliefs and expectations, so examinethem carefully JR Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: People believe in an imagined order because it enables them to cooperate, not because it is objectively true — tap to centre the map on it People believe in an imagined orderbecause it enables them tocooperate, not because it isobjectively true YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are Same subject: The potential horrors ascribed to a future AI are real and present today, but are being enacted by humans. — tap to centre the map on it The potential horrors ascribed to afuture AI are real and presenttoday, but are being enacted byhumans. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MB Mandy Brown — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: People can learn to see the mental frames they look through — tap to centre the map on it People can learn to see the mentalframes they look through Last stated 7 years ago 27 Feb 2020 JW Josh Waitzkin — holds since 2020-02-27 — 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'redying" is truer of the person thanof 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 closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. 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 pacesustainably without constantoverwork 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 busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamityof data loss or a long restoreprocess in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago 24 Nov 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably becreated because of AI. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his ownfuture was doomed VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — 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 acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue 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 andwartime 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 goodcommercial 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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