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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 28 Dec 2019 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under design design Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under courage courage Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Being able to speak the truth is a luxury few people can afford Being able to speak the truth is a luxuryfew people can afford TS Thomas Szasz — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are Same subject: People living far below their means enjoy a freedom that people busy upgrading their lifestyles cannot fathom. — tap to centre the map on it People living far below their meansenjoy a freedom that people busyupgrading their lifestyles cannotfathom. Last stated 7 years ago 28 Dec 2019 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: For now luxury can be enjoyed only by those ignorant of the suffering behind it — tap to centre the map on it For now luxury can be enjoyed onlyby those ignorant of the sufferingbehind it JR John Ruskin — holds since c. 1860–1862 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person is rich in proportion to the number of things they can afford to leave alone — tap to centre the map on it A person is rich in proportion tothe number of things they can affordto leave alone HT Henry David Thoreau — holds since c. 1854 — 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 a month ago 17 Sept 2026 TH Tim Harford — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Few people have the courage to admit that their life and work are not that complicated. — tap to centre the map on it Few people have the courage to admitthat their life and work are notthat complicated. Last stated 2 years ago 24 Aug 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Tradesmen's luxury and display are only what a flourishing capital ought to have — tap to centre the map on it Tradesmen's luxury and display areonly what a flourishing capitalought to have BM Bernard Mandeville — holds since c. 1714–1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being content with little is a great good, and those who least need luxury enjoy it most — tap to centre the map on it Being content with little is a greatgood, and those who least needluxury enjoy it most EP Epicurus — holds since c. 341–270 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Everyday life in Britain has become too expensive, and that is what people raise most — tap to centre the map on it Everyday life in Britain has becometoo expensive, and that is whatpeople raise most Last stated 3 months ago 16 Aug 2026 AB Andy Burnham — holds since 2026-08-16 — 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 a month 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 9 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: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it Being professionally offended byevery little thing is no longer adominant disposition Last stated 2 years ago 6 Nov 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — 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 5 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 2 months ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Being able to speak the truth is a luxury few people can afford Last stated c. 1961 Holds Thomas Szasz Read this korrent →