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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 6 Mar 2019 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: Being miserable yourself does not help people who are suffering. Being miserable yourself does not help people who are suffering. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Jan 2025
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Kate Elliott — holds since 2025-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are happier when they are helping others in need than when focused on themselves. — tap to centre the map on it People are happier when they are helping others in need than when focused on themselves. Last stated 6 years ago
8 Jan 2021
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Laurie Santos — holds since 2021-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is harder for a writer to portray happiness meaningfully than to portray suffering. — tap to centre the map on it It is harder for a writer to portray happiness meaningfully than to portray suffering. Last stated a year ago
20 Jun 2025
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Tanner Greer — holds since 2025-06-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Suffering is not the universe teaching us lessons. — tap to centre the map on it Suffering is not the universe teaching us lessons. Last stated 3 months ago
16 Aug 2026
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Jennifer Steil — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is a misconception that artists must be miserable to make good art — tap to centre the map on it It is a misconception that artists must be miserable to make good art Last stated 8 years ago
6 Mar 2019
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Taylor Swift — holds since 2019-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Witnessing suffering, rather than solving it, may be the only way we can truly comprehend it. — tap to centre the map on it Witnessing suffering, rather than solving it, may be the only way we can truly comprehend it. Last stated 2 months ago
2 Sept 2026
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Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: How a person treats themselves determines who they let into their life and how those people treat them. — tap to centre the map on it How a person treats themselves determines who they let into their life and how those people treat them. Last stated 3 years ago
9 Mar 2024
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Mark Manson — holds since 2024-03-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Suffering is not an objective condition in the outside world — tap to centre the map on it Suffering is not an objective condition in the outside world
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are
Same subject: How unhappy a person is depends on how often they believe circumstances should be different, not on the circumstances themselves. — tap to centre the map on it How unhappy a person is depends on how often they believe circumstances should be different, not on the circumstances themselves. Last stated 4 months ago
23 Jun 2026
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Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. Last stated a year ago
22 Oct 2025
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Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
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Austin Kleon — holds since 2022-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — 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 a month 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