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← You cannot change your world from outside, because you form it from within
17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 1 Feb 1996 to 22 Oct 2026.
Everything filed under education
education
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simplicity
Everything filed under taste
taste
Everything filed under creativity
creativity
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ambition
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Read this korrent: You cannot change your world from outside, because you form it from within
You cannot change your world from outside, because you form it from within
JR
Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1967–1975 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You form your reality, and no one is put in a position they did not first accept as a challenge — tap to centre the map on it
You form your reality, and no one is put in a position they did not first accept as a challenge
JR
Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1967–1975 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People change only from their own inner desire, never because someone told them to. — tap to centre the map on it
People change only from their own inner desire, never because someone told them to.
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
KG
Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because people made the world what it is, people can change it — tap to centre the map on it
Because people made the world what it is, people can change it
Last stated 4 years ago
18 Oct 2022
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2022-10-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Education systems will not reform from within because the necessary improvements require too much change. — tap to centre the map on it
Education systems will not reform from within because the necessary improvements require too much change.
Last stated 5 years ago
by 21 Apr 2022
AM
Amjad Masad — holds since 2022-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The timeless way of building brings order out of ourselves and cannot be attained, only allowed to happen — tap to centre the map on it
The timeless way of building brings order out of ourselves and cannot be attained, only allowed to happen
CA
Christopher Alexander — holds since c. 1979 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You form the world you know and your own images — tap to centre the map on it
You form the world you know and your own images
JR
Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1967–1975 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You cannot keep making things better by adding to them; you must prune. — tap to centre the map on it
You cannot keep making things better by adding to them; you must prune.
Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Things do not have to change the world to be important. — tap to centre the map on it
Things do not have to change the world to be important.
Last stated 31 years ago
1 Feb 1996
SJ
Steve Jobs — holds since 1996-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it
A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets.
Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
SY
Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it
A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops.
Last stated 8 years ago
2 Jun 2018
FS
Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A doctor who concludes a new drug must have helped because they have never seen such good responses with chemotherapy alone needs more education. — tap to centre the map on it
A doctor who concludes a new drug must have helped because they have never seen such good responses with chemotherapy alone needs more education.
Last stated 4 days ago
22 Oct 2026
VP
Vinay Prasad — holds since 2026-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
TG
Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
AW
Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 3 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it
A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Last stated 6 months ago
21 Apr 2026
BJ
Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
4 Oct 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 3 months ago
6 Aug 2026
GS
George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 1996 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are