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17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 28 Oct 2011 to 17 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under management management Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under motivation motivation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Workers do the most work when moved by affection, not by pay or pressure Workers do the most work when moved byaffection, not by pay or pressure JR John Ruskin — holds since c. 1860–1862 — tap for who they are Same subject: Since love is work, the essence of not loving is laziness — tap to centre the map on it Since love is work, the essence ofnot loving is laziness MP M. Scott Peck — holds since c. 1978 — tap for who they are Same subject: What moves a person to help a neighbour whose house is on fire is a wide instinct of human solidarity, not love — tap to centre the map on it What moves a person to help aneighbour whose house is on fire isa wide instinct of human solidarity,not love PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: Restraining lusts out of love of praise makes people less base but not holy — tap to centre the map on it Restraining lusts out of love ofpraise makes people less base butnot holy AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 413–426 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: The motivation for good craftsmanship is the human urge to do something for its own sake and to do it as well as possible. — tap to centre the map on it The motivation for goodcraftsmanship is the human urge todo something for its own sake and todo it as well as possible. Last stated 3 years ago by 4 Mar 2024 ES Erik Spiekermann — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: The struggle of making something is not an obstacle in front of the work; it is where the meaning comes from. — tap to centre the map on it The struggle of making something isnot an obstacle in front of thework; it is where the meaning comesfrom. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Aug 2023 NC Nick Cave — holds since 2023-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Art cannot result from external compulsion, because the labour that produces it is voluntary — tap to centre the map on it Art cannot result from externalcompulsion, because the labour thatproduces it is voluntary WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company owes its builders a moral contract: if they take the hill, leadership must work just as hard to unlock the value of what they built. — tap to centre the map on it A company owes its builders a moralcontract: if they take the hill,leadership must work just as hard tounlock the value of what they built. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most wage-earners would welcome even a servile life-contract of guaranteed employment as a boon — tap to centre the map on it Most wage-earners would welcome evena servile life-contract ofguaranteed employment as a boon HB Hilaire Belloc — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire great people and get out oftheir way" is dangerous advice foranyone in a leadership role. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Dec 2024 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it A career goes better attached to thepart of a business that brings themoney in than to a cost centre,whatever the work itself is. Last stated 15 years ago 28 Oct 2011 PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it A career ladder must not be achecklist that guarantees promotion,because a promotion depends on theorganisation’s needs as much as onthe employee’s skills. Last stated a year ago 28 May 2025 CF Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated a month ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-downmeasures list order rather thanreasons: randomise the options andevery one of them gets pickedequally. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by itsoutcome, because good decisions failthrough no fault of the decider andbad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — 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
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At the centre Workers do the most work when moved by affection, not by pay or pressure Last stated c. 1860–1862 Holds John Ruskin Read this korrent →