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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 24 Mar 1657 to 17 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A truth stays true whoever holds it; people should be judged by the truth, not the truth by its holders A truth stays true whoever holds it;people should be judged by the truth, notthe truth by its holders AL Al-Ghazali — holds since c. 1106–1111 — tap for who they are Same subject: Smarter people hold their opinions firmly but revise them quickly when new information appears, while clinging to consistency for its own sake is a mark of lower intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it Smarter people hold their opinionsfirmly but revise them quickly whennew information appears, whileclinging to consistency for its ownsake is a mark of lowerintelligence. Last stated 4 weeks ago 7 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: New opinions are usually opposed just for being uncommon, but a truth is no less true for being new — tap to centre the map on it New opinions are usually opposedjust for being uncommon, but a truthis no less true for being new Last stated 337 years ago 24 May 1689 JL John Locke — holds since 1689-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Judging one people by another misses the truth; judging a nation by the essentials of human happiness sees it as it is — tap to centre the map on it Judging one people by another missesthe truth; judging a nation by theessentials of human happiness seesit as it is HM Harriet Martineau — holds since c. 1838 — tap for who they are Same subject: Confidence in a belief reflects the coherence of the story the mind built, not the quality of the evidence — tap to centre the map on it Confidence in a belief reflects thecoherence of the story the mindbuilt, not the quality of theevidence DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since c. 2011 — tap for who they are Same subject: A wise ruler need not keep his word when it would harm him and its reasons are gone, because people are not wholly good — tap to centre the map on it A wise ruler need not keep his wordwhen it would harm him and itsreasons are gone, because people arenot wholly good NM Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are Same subject: Facts are judged by the senses, natural things by reason, and revealed things by faith — tap to centre the map on it Facts are judged by the senses,natural things by reason, andrevealed things by faith Last stated 370 years ago 24 Mar 1657 BP Blaise Pascal — holds since 1657-03-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Piety founded on reason and truth is secure; piety founded on feeling and inclination will not last — tap to centre the map on it Piety founded on reason and truth issecure; piety founded on feeling andinclination will not last MA Mary Astell — holds since c. 1694–1697 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society's commitment to truth-telling matters because most individual beliefs are inherited from the surrounding society rather than independently verified — tap to centre the map on it A society's commitment totruth-telling matters because mostindividual beliefs are inheritedfrom the surrounding society ratherthan independently verified Last stated 2 weeks ago 17 Sept 2026 TH Tim Harford — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: 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. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated 2 weeks ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-downmeasures list order rather thanreasons: randomise the options andevery one of them gets pickedequally. Last stated 8 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by itsoutcome, because good decisions failthrough no fault of the decider andbad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it Blaming and shaming people onlymakes them defensive, dig in theirheels, or tune out, rather thanchange their minds. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 3 weeks ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it Deliberately shifting a culture isfar harder now that everyone canpersonalise their media and skippast anything they dislike. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — 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 earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH 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 becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A habit only survives difficulty ifthe person enjoys it, which makesenjoyment a better predictor ofpersistence than discipline. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A truth stays true whoever holds it; people should be judged by the truth, not the truth by its holders Last stated c. 1106–1111 Holds Al-Ghazali Read this korrent →