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← You fall to the level of your systems, not rise to your goals

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 31 Aug 1837 to 16 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Everything filed under measuring intelligence measuring intelligence Everything filed under climate change climate change Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under education education Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: You fall to the level of your systems, not rise to your goals You fall to the level of your systems, notrise to your goals JC James Clear — holds since c. 2018 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having a goal is the essence of intelligence; a system that only predicts is a behaving system, not an intelligent one. — tap to centre the map on it Having a goal is the essence ofintelligence; a system that onlypredicts is a behaving system, notan intelligent one. Last stated a year ago 26 Sept 2025 RS Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Physical systems change abruptly past a threshold rather than declining gradually — tap to centre the map on it Physical systems change abruptlypast a threshold rather thandeclining gradually Last stated 2 months ago 25 Aug 2026 BM Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Goals set direction; systems make progress — tap to centre the map on it Goals set direction; systems makeprogress JC James Clear — holds since c. 2018 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no such thing as failure; failure is life moving us in another direction — tap to centre the map on it There is no such thing as failure;failure is life moving us in anotherdirection Last stated 13 years ago 30 May 2013 OW Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2013-05-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Founders do not scale management; they scale expectations. — tap to centre the map on it Founders do not scale management;they scale expectations. Last stated 6 months ago 5 May 2026 CW Casey Winters — holds since 2026-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Purpose is not an achievement or end goal but what a person brings to whatever they do. — tap to centre the map on it Purpose is not an achievement or endgoal but what a person brings towhatever they do. Last stated 3 weeks ago 16 Oct 2026 ED Elizabeth Day — holds since 2026-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reaching a growth mindset is a journey, not a declaration — tap to centre the map on it Reaching a growth mindset is ajourney, not a declaration Last stated 11 years ago 22 Sept 2015 CD Carol Dweck — holds since 2015-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making a mistake is not the problem; not learning from mistakes is. — tap to centre the map on it Making a mistake is not the problem;not learning from mistakes is. Last stated 4 years ago 27 Sept 2022 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2022-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A benefit lies in the giver's intention, not in the thing given — tap to centre the map on it A benefit lies in the giver'sintention, not in the thing given SE Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that has become bored with the mechanics of running a business cannot succeed, regardless of its strategic success. — tap to centre the map on it A company that has become bored withthe mechanics of running a businesscannot succeed, regardless of itsstrategic success. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Sept 2026 BC Bryan Cantrill — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platformdoes not make a biotech fast,because the thousand other steps ofdrug development are still thebottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Sept 2024 AT Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted writing creates anillusion of greater creativity whileactually reducing the originality ofthe ideas expressed. Last stated 4 months ago 22 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: As building software gets easier, the differentiator becomes design, ideas, positioning and creativity. — tap to centre the map on it As building software gets easier,the differentiator becomes design,ideas, positioning and creativity. Last stated 3 months ago 4 Aug 2026 NP Nate Parrott — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Big leaps forward are sprints inspired by a hunch — tap to centre the map on it Big leaps forward are sprintsinspired by a hunch Last stated 2 years ago 13 Nov 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A pseudonymous teenager from Poland out-designed a trillion-dollar company that has spent forty years and unlimited resources on the same problem. — tap to centre the map on it A pseudonymous teenager from Polandout-designed a trillion-dollarcompany that has spent forty yearsand unlimited resources on the sameproblem. Last stated 3 months ago 26 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Action is subordinate for a scholar but essential; without it thought cannot ripen into truth — tap to centre the map on it Action is subordinate for a scholarbut essential; without it thoughtcannot ripen into truth Last stated 189 years ago 31 Aug 1837 RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1837-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Big national problems lack grassroots effort, not good ideas — tap to centre the map on it Big national problems lackgrassroots effort, not good ideas Last stated 2 years ago 1 Nov 2024 RP Robert D. Putnam — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre You fall to the level of your systems, not rise to your goals Last stated c. 2018 Holds James Clear Read this korrent →