17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 28 Dec 2019 to 17 Sept 2026.
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A person's core personality disposition is innate, not a product of upbringing, generation, birth order, or nationality.
Last stated 31 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
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Gretchen Rubin
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A substantial share of people's personalities, dispositions, and dysfunctions is genetically driven rather than purely a product of environment or trauma.
Last stated 22 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
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Mark Manson
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Being bad at something is not an intrinsic property of a person but a temporary state they can change whenever they choose.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · a month ago
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Tobias Lütke
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Humility in product people is not a mere personality trait; its absence contributes directly to the root cause of many failed products.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · a month ago
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Marty Cagan
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Personality is not fixed: the self is the product of a society of cognitive modules, and take one module away and the self changes.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
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Masud Husain
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There is no separate class of natural-born artists: the artistic impulse is ordinary curiosity about life turned into a wish to make someone else feel something.
Last stated 9 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
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George Saunders
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Build your character a certain way and your character becomes your destiny, so luck stops being luck.
Last stated 28 Dec 2019 · 7 years ago
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Naval Ravikant
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Complex human traits have not been pushed steadily in one direction because both ends of the spectrum carry advantages in different times and places.
Last stated 8 May 2026 · 6 months ago
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David Reich
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What has actually been under selection is probably not intelligence but a general trait more like executive function or the propensity to defer gratification.
Last stated 8 May 2026 · 6 months ago
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David Reich
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Same subject: behavioural science
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · a month ago
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Venkatesh Rao
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Same subject: behavioural science
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
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Jason Cohen
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Same subject: behavioural science
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 9 Aug 2022 · 4 years ago
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Gary Klein
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Same subject: attitude change
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
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Adam Grant
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Same subject: attitude change
Imaginary social trends can spuriously shape people's real beliefs and behaviors.
Last stated 7 Mar 2022 · 5 years ago
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Adam Mastroianni
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Same subject: attitude change
Public scrutiny of a new technology tends to jump only after a deadly incident, otherwise rising slowly over decades
Last stated 15 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
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Miles Brundage
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Same subject: motivation
A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
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Kenneth Reitz
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Same subject: motivation
A small amount of friction is enough to reshape a behavior, because most wants are not strong enough to survive a minor inconvenience.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
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James Clear
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Same subject: motivation
A society cannot remove the desire for status, only change what earns it.
Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
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Rob Henderson