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← Without periodic self-reflection people ride the momentum of whatever they are already doing.
17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 8 Oct 2016 to 27 Oct 2026.
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Read this korrent: Without periodic self-reflection people ride the momentum of whatever they are already doing.
Without periodic self-reflection people ride the momentum of whatever they are already doing.
Last stated 10 years ago
8 Oct 2016
JS
Julian Shapiro — holds since 2016-10-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Neither the claim that great things only come without force nor the call for constant discipline describes reality. — tap to centre the map on it
Neither the claim that great things only come without force nor the call for constant discipline describes reality.
Last stated 5 months ago
11 Jun 2026
SC
Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Moving fast enough that you never measure the impact of your changes makes things regress — that is what happened to Anthropic, and they only acknowledged it later. — tap to centre the map on it
Moving fast enough that you never measure the impact of your changes makes things regress — that is what happened to Anthropic, and they only acknowledged it later.
Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human self-awareness makes mere survival feel unsatisfying rather than sufficient. — tap to centre the map on it
Human self-awareness makes mere survival feel unsatisfying rather than sufficient.
Last stated a month ago
27 Sept 2026
MP
Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People cannot rest because they think about the totality of their ambitions instead of a defined goal. — tap to centre the map on it
People cannot rest because they think about the totality of their ambitions instead of a defined goal.
Last stated 4 days ago
27 Oct 2026
JF
Jason Feifer — holds since 2026-10-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Build your character a certain way and your character becomes your destiny, so luck stops being luck. — tap to centre the map on it
Build your character a certain way and your character becomes your destiny, so luck stops being luck.
Last stated 7 years ago
28 Dec 2019
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The same physical effort can be re-valued as less effortful inside one person's head, mid-task, with nothing in the physics having changed. — tap to centre the map on it
The same physical effort can be re-valued as less effortful inside one person's head, mid-task, with nothing in the physics having changed.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
MH
Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — 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 habitual practices 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: There are no accidents; beliefs grow into events as surely as flowers grow — tap to centre the map on it
There are no accidents; beliefs grow into events as surely as flowers grow
JR
Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1972–1973 — 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 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 of what caused it: amnesic patients stayed sad long after they had forgotten the sad film they were shown.
Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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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 if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence 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 find lasting balance between conflicting parts 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 earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
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 because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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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 all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
TH
Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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Without periodic self-reflection people ride the momentum of whatever they are already doing.
Last stated 8 Oct 2016 · 10 years ago
Holds Julian Shapiro
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Neither the claim that great things only come without force nor the call for constant discipline describes reality.
Last stated 11 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Sasha Chapin
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Moving fast enough that you never measure the impact of your changes makes things regress — that is what happened to Anthropic, and they only acknowledged it later.
Last stated 24 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds NeetCode
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Human self-awareness makes mere survival feel unsatisfying rather than sufficient.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Maria Popova
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People cannot rest because they think about the totality of their ambitions instead of a defined goal.
Last stated 27 Oct 2026 · 4 days ago
Holds Jason Feifer
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Build your character a certain way and your character becomes your destiny, so luck stops being luck.
Last stated 28 Dec 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
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The same physical effort can be re-valued as less effortful inside one person's head, mid-task, with nothing in the physics having changed.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Masud Husain
Similar wording
People tend to assume their habitual practices achieve what they intend, even without evidence that they do.
Last stated 22 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Henrik Karlsson
Similar wording
There are no accidents; beliefs grow into events as surely as flowers grow
Last stated c. 1972–1973
Holds Jane Roberts
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: discipline
A feeling outlasts the memory of what caused it: amnesic patients stayed sad long after they had forgotten the sad film they were shown.
Last stated 17 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ralph Adolphs
Same subject: discipline
A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds James Clear
Same subject: discipline
A person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology.
Last stated 11 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Sasha Chapin
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
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.
Last stated 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes