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← Writing need not be toil or pain, and it need not be done alone.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 4 Nov 2022 to 22 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under AI writing AI writing Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under patience patience Everything filed under CBT CBT Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Writing need not be toil or pain, and it need not be done alone. Writing need not be toil or pain, and itneed not be done alone. Last stated 4 weeks ago 6 Oct 2026 JL Jessica J. Lee — holds since 2026-10-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Because writing is thinking, a world divided into writers and non-writers becomes a world divided into thinkers and non-thinkers. — tap to centre the map on it Because writing is thinking, a worlddivided into writers and non-writersbecomes a world divided intothinkers and non-thinkers. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Oct 2024 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing an essay as punishment is an act of obedience, not redemption. — tap to centre the map on it Writing an essay as punishment is anact of obedience, not redemption. Last stated a week ago 22 Oct 2026 DM Debbie Millman — holds since 2026-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing is how the thinking gets done, so a writer who hands the words to a machine has given away the part that mattered. — tap to centre the map on it Writing is how the thinking getsdone, so a writer who hands thewords to a machine has given awaythe part that mattered. Last stated 6 months ago 22 Apr 2026 MK Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — 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: Learning to think by writing is slow, tedious, difficult work that takes discipline and patience. — tap to centre the map on it Learning to think by writing isslow, tedious, difficult work thattakes discipline and patience. Last stated 6 months ago 7 May 2026 RH Ryan Holiday — holds since 2026-05-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: What pains a person is not the external thing but their own judgement about it, which they have the power to wipe out — tap to centre the map on it What pains a person is not theexternal thing but their ownjudgement about it, which they havethe power to wipe out MA Marcus Aurelius — holds since c. 171–175 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing is a powerful tool for enhancing thinking. — tap to centre the map on it Writing is a powerful tool forenhancing thinking. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 NW Natalie Wexler — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing is thinking on paper and there is no shortcut for doing that thinking, so handing the writing to AI hands away the thinking. — tap to centre the map on it Writing is thinking on paper andthere is no shortcut for doing thatthinking, so handing the writing toAI hands away the thinking. Last stated 3 months ago 12 Aug 2026 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — 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: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-writtenstrategy memo is modelling that itis fine to outsource thinking andstrategy. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes workthat used to take weeks to build. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 CB Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — 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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