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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 3 Sept 1888 to 20 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under courage courage Everything filed under software quality software quality Everything filed under code generation code generation Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under Apple Apple Everything filed under ambition ambition Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Confidence can be faked until it becomes real. Confidence can be faked until it becomesreal. Last stated 16 years ago 13 May 2010 AA Andrei Alexandrescu — holds since 2010-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Getting up in front of people gets less scary the more you do it, because confidence is built by competence. — tap to centre the map on it Getting up in front of people getsless scary the more you do it,because confidence is built bycompetence. Last stated 5 months ago 4 Jun 2026 RH Ryan Holiday — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Confidence comes from evidence accumulated through doing a lot of work. — tap to centre the map on it Confidence comes from evidenceaccumulated through doing a lot ofwork. Last stated 2 weeks ago 20 Oct 2026 MF Mario Fraioli — holds since 2026-10-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Confidence in a belief depends mostly on the quality of the story, not the amount of evidence — tap to centre the map on it Confidence in a belief dependsmostly on the quality of the story,not the amount of evidence DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since c. 2011 — tap for who they are Same subject: The more your tests resemble the way your software is used, the more confidence they can give you. — tap to centre the map on it The more your tests resemble the wayyour software is used, the moreconfidence they can give you. Last stated 9 years ago 23 Mar 2018 KD Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2018-03-23 — 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: Outside the circle of competence, confidence does not diminish as fast as competence, and the biggest risk is what one does not see. — tap to centre the map on it Outside the circle of competence,confidence does not diminish as fastas competence, and the biggest riskis what one does not see. Last stated 13 years ago 1 Dec 2013 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Confidence in a memory is not evidence of its accuracy, and our sense of how our own memory works is systematically wrong. — tap to centre the map on it Confidence in a memory is notevidence of its accuracy, and oursense of how our own memory works issystematically wrong. Last stated 4 months ago 13 Jul 2026 AC Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Relying more and more on one's existing strengths eventually stops being a winning strategy. — tap to centre the map on it Relying more and more on one'sexisting strengths eventually stopsbeing a winning strategy. Last stated 11 months ago 1 Dec 2025 BT Brandon Taylor — holds since 2025-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person should not play the coward to their own deeds by repudiating them once done; pangs of conscience are indecent. — tap to centre the map on it A person should not play the cowardto their own deeds by repudiatingthem once done; pangs of conscienceare indecent. Last stated 138 years ago 3 Sept 1888 FN Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since 1888-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead. — tap to centre the map on it A society that intensely valuesintelligence is unprecedented inhuman history; the Bible, Homer andother ancient texts value strength,courage and beauty instead. Last stated 6 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection — tap to centre the map on it A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificingmembers would defeat most othertribes, which is natural selection CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are Same subject: 95 percent of the software made in an age of abundance will be shitty, and shitty software is easy to deal with because it goes away. — tap to centre the map on it 95 percent of the software made inan age of abundance will be shitty,and shitty software is easy to dealwith because it goes away. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 GT Geoff Teehan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent left to run over aweekend returns work that is halfgood, a quarter garbage and aquarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago 18 Aug 2025 CB Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. — tap to centre the map on it A developer using AI coding toolsremains responsible for reviewingthe code they ship. Last stated 8 months ago 10 Mar 2026 JS Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year. — tap to centre the map on it A model can now port essentially anycodebase from one programminglanguage to another, work that usedto take a team over a year. Last stated 3 months ago 27 Jul 2026 BC Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A strong manual coding background helps developers spot algorithmic weaknesses and flaws in generated code. — tap to centre the map on it A strong manual coding backgroundhelps developers spot algorithmicweaknesses and flaws in generatedcode. Last stated 2 weeks ago 15 Oct 2026 AT Adam Tornhill — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agentic AI is becoming almost as big a CPU story as a GPU story. — tap to centre the map on it Agentic AI is becoming almost as biga CPU story as a GPU story. Last stated 6 months ago 24 Apr 2026 AJ Andy Jassy — holds since 2026-04-24 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Confidence can be faked until it becomes real. Last stated 13 May 2010 · 16 years ago Holds Andrei Alexandrescu Read this korrent →