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← Chronic people pleasing stems from a need for others' approval, not genuine concern for them.

17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 16 Jul 2015 to 9 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under writing writing Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Chronic people pleasing stems from a need for others' approval, not genuine concern for them. Chronic people pleasing stems from a needfor others' approval, not genuine concernfor them. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: People pleasing develops as an insecure attachment strategy learned from being valued only for submissiveness. — tap to centre the map on it People pleasing develops as aninsecure attachment strategy learnedfrom being valued only forsubmissiveness. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Liking and loving act as a conditioning device that makes the lover ignore faults, comply with wishes, favor associated things and distort other facts — tap to centre the map on it Liking and loving act as aconditioning device that makes thelover ignore faults, comply withwishes, favor associated things anddistort other facts CM Charlie Munger — holds since c. 2005 — tap for who they are Same subject: We take pleasure in helping a friend because we love them, not the reverse — tap to centre the map on it We take pleasure in helping a friendbecause we love them, not thereverse DH David Hume — holds since c. 1741–1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: When someone gets the same negative reaction from many different people, the more likely explanation is their own behavior, not everyone else's. — tap to centre the map on it When someone gets the same negativereaction from many different people,the more likely explanation is theirown behavior, not everyone else's. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 AH Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: That a few people pursue happiness unhealthily is no reason for everyone else to give up pursuing it. — tap to centre the map on it That a few people pursue happinessunhealthily is no reason foreveryone else to give up pursuingit. Last stated 11 years ago 16 Jul 2015 SL Sonja Lyubomirsky — holds since 2015-07-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: People either care enough about something to write a real article about it, or they simply move on rather than write about it just to please others and collect likes. — tap to centre the map on it People either care enough aboutsomething to write a real articleabout it, or they simply move onrather than write about it just toplease others and collect likes. Last stated 3 years ago 7 Nov 2023 PO Pouria — holds since 2023-11-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Letting go of the belief that grasping brings satisfaction makes a person happier but more alienated from others. — tap to centre the map on it Letting go of the belief thatgrasping brings satisfaction makes aperson happier but more alienatedfrom others. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Sept 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many people never work out what they themselves like; they like what they are supposed to like and live up to other people's expectations. — tap to centre the map on it Many people never work out what theythemselves like; they like what theyare supposed to like and live up toother people's expectations. Last stated 9 months ago 15 Feb 2026 JF Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion". — tap to centre the map on it "Follow your skill" is better advicefor young people than "follow yourpassion". Last stated 10 months ago 9 Jan 2026 AB Andrew Bosworth — holds since 2026-01-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress. — tap to centre the map on it "Proxy action" - an easy task thatfeels like progress - lets peopleavoid the hard work of actuallymaking progress. Last stated 2 months ago 8 Sept 2026 JF Jason Feifer — holds since 2026-09-08 — 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: 2016 was when a large part of the West stopped believing the story that globalization and liberalization would create paradise — tap to centre the map on it 2016 was when a large part of theWest stopped believing the storythat globalization andliberalization would create paradise Last stated 10 years ago 21 Feb 2017 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2017-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Accurately informing people about the climate crisis increases their desire to act. — tap to centre the map on it Accurately informing people aboutthe climate crisis increases theirdesire to act. Last stated 4 weeks ago 9 Oct 2026 BM Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is not the cause of the breakdown of honor codes but an accelerant of a culture shift already under way. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not the cause of the breakdownof honor codes but an accelerant ofa culture shift already under way. Last stated 6 months ago 16 May 2026 AR Asha Rangappa — holds since 2026-05-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: thepeople furthest along are workingharder than ever, and they need tostop harvesting dopamine as if itends in two weeks. Last stated 7 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. — tap to centre the map on it An unstarted, unresolved task ismore mentally exhausting than almostany other kind of task. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Sept 2026 GR Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily. — tap to centre the map on it Effort that produces no visibleimprovement is being stored ratherthan wasted, because results arriveat a threshold instead of steadily. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
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