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Everything filed under patience patience Everything filed under empathy empathy Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: You can only understand the path of a life looking backward, so the dots have to be trusted to connect in the future: trust in something, whether gut, destiny or karma. You can only understand the path of a lifelooking backward, so the dots have to betrusted to connect in the future: trust insomething, whether gut, destiny or karma. Last stated 21 years ago 12 Jun 2005 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 2005-06-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Feelings are a guidance system for life: right decisions come from the gut, wrong ones from not listening to it — tap to centre the map on it Feelings are a guidance system forlife: right decisions come from thegut, wrong ones from not listeningto it Last stated 18 years ago 15 Jun 2008 OW Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2008-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Delaying intuition until each dimension has been assessed separately and a whole profile exists tends to give a better judgment, because rapid intuitions are not particularly good. — tap to centre the map on it Delaying intuition until eachdimension has been assessedseparately and a whole profileexists tends to give a betterjudgment, because rapid intuitionsare not particularly good. Last stated 7 years ago 12 Oct 2019 DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2019-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: As much as possible, one should avoid predicting the future and instead wait for it to become the present and reveal what is actually needed. — tap to centre the map on it As much as possible, one shouldavoid predicting the future andinstead wait for it to become thepresent and reveal what is actuallyneeded. Last stated a year ago 14 May 2025 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2025-05-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: People may underrate the power of intuition and of deciding what they want the future to be. — tap to centre the map on it People may underrate the power ofintuition and of deciding what theywant the future to be. Last stated a month ago 30 Aug 2026 TS Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: If you hold on to a product's values through its life, people will believe in it and trust it. — tap to centre the map on it If you hold on to a product's valuesthrough its life, people willbelieve in it and trust it. Last stated 2 months ago 29 Jul 2026 CD Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: We are not bound to follow everything the founders did; that would reject all progress and current experience — tap to centre the map on it We are not bound to followeverything the founders did; thatwould reject all progress andcurrent experience Last stated 167 years ago 27 Feb 1860 AL Abraham Lincoln — holds since 1860-02-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: We should act on the assumption that we have almost no idea what the best futures would look like, so committing today to any particular vision would be a great mistake. — tap to centre the map on it We should act on the assumption thatwe have almost no idea what the bestfutures would look like, socommitting today to any particularvision would be a great mistake. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it Advancing in life depends more onwhat one learns later than on whatone already knows Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on AI would be short-sighted, giving up on the problem too early. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on AI would be short-sighted,giving up on the problem too early. Last stated 3 years ago 25 May 2023 NQ Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-05-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A basic rule for better decisions is to slow down, especially when there is an immediate conviction. — tap to centre the map on it A basic rule for better decisions isto slow down, especially when thereis an immediate conviction. Last stated 7 years ago 12 Oct 2019 DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2019-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A choice with no immediate payoff is not necessarily a poor one: many extraordinary things come from what is first-order negative and second-order positive. — tap to centre the map on it A choice with no immediate payoff isnot necessarily a poor one: manyextraordinary things come from whatis first-order negative andsecond-order positive. Last stated 10 years ago 12 Apr 2016 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2016-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Black Americans should support Booker T. Washington's thrift and industrial training but firmly oppose his acceptance of injustice — tap to centre the map on it Black Americans should supportBooker T. Washington's thrift andindustrial training but firmlyoppose his acceptance of injustice Last stated 124 years ago 1 Feb 1903 WB W. E. B. Du Bois — holds since 1903-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having no deadline is a blessing and a curse: a designer can linger on a goalpost of perfection that keeps moving and never ship. — tap to centre the map on it Having no deadline is a blessing anda curse: a designer can linger on agoalpost of perfection that keepsmoving and never ship. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Operating within means is a viable business strategy — tap to centre the map on it Operating within means is a viablebusiness strategy Last stated 4 years ago 9 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: An investor with a 20-, 30- or 50-year game should not take cues from people playing a different game, such as trading for the next quarter, and that is where much of investing's danger comes from. — tap to centre the map on it An investor with a 20-, 30- or50-year game should not take cuesfrom people playing a differentgame, such as trading for the nextquarter, and that is where much ofinvesting's danger comes from. Last stated 2 years ago 28 May 2024 MH Morgan Housel — holds since 2024-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being average for an above-average period of time can lead to a well above-average result, because endurance rather than this year's return is the variable that matters. — tap to centre the map on it Being average for an above-averageperiod of time can lead to a wellabove-average result, becauseendurance rather than this year'sreturn is the variable that matters. Last stated 2 years ago 28 May 2024 MH Morgan Housel — holds since 2024-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most investment returns come from long-term compounding rather than the price paid at purchase. — tap to centre the map on it Most investment returns come fromlong-term compounding rather thanthe price paid at purchase. Last stated 4 years ago 7 Sept 2022 BC Boris Cherny — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
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At the centre You can only understand the path of a life looking backward, so the dots have to be trusted to connect in the future: trust in something, whether gut, destiny or karma. Last stated 12 Jun 2005 · 21 years ago Holds Steve Jobs Read this korrent →