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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 16 Aug 2021 to 27 Sept 2026.
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behavioural science Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: A meaningful identity does not need a complete story free of blind spots and contradictions A meaningful identity does not need a complete story free of blind spots and contradictions
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A story can be pure fiction and still give a person an identity and a sense of meaning — tap to centre the map on it A story can be pure fiction and still give a person an identity and a sense of meaning
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What people care about in their own identity is continuity, not similarity -- they accept enormous drift so long as the thread is unbroken. — tap to centre the map on it What people care about in their own identity is continuity, not similarity -- they accept enormous drift so long as the thread is unbroken. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People need a meaningful burden to find purpose — tap to centre the map on it People need a meaningful burden to find purpose Last stated 3 years ago
2 May 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-05-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good storytelling doesn't require inventing something entirely new; it can be built from existing material. — tap to centre the map on it Good storytelling doesn't require inventing something entirely new; it can be built from existing material. Last stated 2 years ago
29 Jan 2025
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Ken Norton — holds since 2025-01-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is legitimate and necessary to ask whether life has meaning, and so to face suicide squarely — tap to centre the map on it It is legitimate and necessary to ask whether life has meaning, and so to face suicide squarely
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Albert Camus — holds since c. 1955 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The aim of a story is to be so complete that once it has been told there is nothing left to say. — tap to centre the map on it The aim of a story is to be so complete that once it has been told there is nothing left to say. Last stated 10 months ago
15 Dec 2025
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Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People cannot thrive while their primary psychological identification is with the news cycle rather than with their own lives. — tap to centre the map on it People cannot thrive while their primary psychological identification is with the news cycle rather than with their own lives. Last stated 5 years ago
by 16 Aug 2021
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Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When accuracy and belonging conflict, most people take the belief that keeps them accepted by their community. — tap to centre the map on it When accuracy and belonging conflict, most people take the belief that keeps them accepted by their community. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — 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-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
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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 with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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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 work that used to take weeks to build. Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
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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're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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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 closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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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 pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — 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 earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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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 because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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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 all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are