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← Where people are habitually compared on efficiency, the instinct of workmanship turns into invidious comparison

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 9 Mar 1776 to 21 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under discipline discipline Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under creativity creativity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Where people are habitually compared on efficiency, the instinct of workmanship turns into invidious comparison Where people are habitually compared onefficiency, the instinct of workmanshipturns into invidious comparison TV Thorstein Veblen — holds since c. 1899 — tap for who they are Same subject: People tend to assume their habitual practices achieve what they intend, even without evidence that they do. — tap to centre the map on it People tend to assume their habitualpractices achieve what they intend,even without evidence that they do. Last stated 4 months ago 22 Jun 2026 HK Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Driven by incentives, a decent person drifts into immoral behavior to get what he wants and rationalizes it — tap to centre the map on it Driven by incentives, a decentperson drifts into immoral behaviorto get what he wants andrationalizes it CM Charlie Munger — holds since c. 2005 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are nearly alike by nature; it is practice that sets them far apart — tap to centre the map on it People are nearly alike by nature;it is practice that sets them farapart CO Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: A worker who spends a whole life on a few simple, repetitive tasks generally loses the habit of thinking — tap to centre the map on it A worker who spends a whole life ona few simple, repetitive tasksgenerally loses the habit ofthinking Last stated 251 years ago 9 Mar 1776 AS Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — 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 a month ago 21 Sept 2026 SJ Stefan Judis — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A habit has to be established before it can be improved, so standardizing a behavior comes before optimizing it. — tap to centre the map on it A habit has to be established beforeit can be improved, so standardizinga behavior comes before optimizingit. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Imitating people for their personal qualities, rather than their possessions or desires, is a better way to live. — tap to centre the map on it Imitating people for their personalqualities, rather than theirpossessions or desires, is a betterway to live. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 TM Tom MacWright — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The modern workman works harder than the feudal serf, lives little better, and produces far more luxury for his master — tap to centre the map on it The modern workman works harder thanthe feudal serf, lives littlebetter, and produces far more luxuryfor his master WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling outlasts the memory of what caused it: amnesic patients stayed sad long after they had forgotten the sad film they were shown. — tap to centre the map on it A feeling outlasts the memory ofwhat caused it: amnesic patientsstayed sad long after they hadforgotten the sad film they wereshown. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 RA Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — 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 person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology. — tap to centre the map on it A person cannot expect to findlasting balance between conflictingparts of their psychology. Last stated 5 months ago 11 Jun 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-11 — 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: 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 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 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
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At the centre Where people are habitually compared on efficiency, the instinct of workmanship turns into invidious comparison Last stated c. 1899 Holds Thorstein Veblen Read this korrent →