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← Depending on exposure, one can be extremely wrong and be fine, or slightly wrong and blow up

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 14 Sept 2008 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under Psychodynamic therapy Psychodynamic therapy Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Depending on exposure, one can be extremely wrong and be fine, or slightly wrong and blow up Depending on exposure, one can beextremely wrong and be fine, or slightlywrong and blow up Last stated 18 years ago 14 Sept 2008 NT Nassim Nicholas Taleb — holds since 2008-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: People tend to think they understand the future better than they actually do — tap to centre the map on it People tend to think they understandthe future better than they actuallydo Last stated 4 years ago 3 Mar 2023 MM Michael Mauboussin — holds since 2023-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anyone who does something that matters will be called an idiot, and the attacks scale with how well the thing works. — tap to centre the map on it Anyone who does something thatmatters will be called an idiot, andthe attacks scale with how well thething works. Last stated 2 months ago 28 Jul 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: People who believe themselves incapable of harm are more dangerous than those who recognize and fear their own capacity for it. — tap to centre the map on it People who believe themselvesincapable of harm are more dangerousthan those who recognize and feartheir own capacity for it. Last stated a year ago 8 Sept 2025 GS Guy Spier — holds since 2025-09-08 — 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 3 weeks ago 14 Sept 2026 AH Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: With any new subject people tend first to overrate it, then by reaction to undervalue it — tap to centre the map on it With any new subject people tendfirst to overrate it, then byreaction to undervalue it AL Ada Lovelace — holds since c. 1843 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being wrong is a treat, because it adds a pinch of humility to every judgement that follows. — tap to centre the map on it Being wrong is a treat, because itadds a pinch of humility to everyjudgement that follows. Last stated 4 years ago 14 Sept 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Assuming AI models are becoming dangerous or unpredictable explains various phenomena. — tap to centre the map on it Assuming AI models are becomingdangerous or unpredictable explainsvarious phenomena. Last stated 2 weeks ago 20 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: People tend to overestimate their own talent and underestimate the structural advantages that amplify their success. — tap to centre the map on it People tend to overestimate theirown talent and underestimate thestructural advantages that amplifytheir success. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Aug 2026 HF Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic". — tap to centre the map on it "Evidence-based therapy" is abranding term rather than ascientific one, and in practice itis a code word for "notpsychodynamic". Last stated 13 years ago 2 Oct 2013 JS Jonathan Shedler — holds since 2013-10-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person strives for value and meaning, not for pleasure — tap to centre the map on it A person strives for value andmeaning, not for pleasure VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1950–1997 — tap for who they are Same subject: Beneath the shifting multiplicity of selves lies a constant, often called the soul, that can be uncovered only at great cost to the ego. — tap to centre the map on it Beneath the shifting multiplicity ofselves lies a constant, often calledthe soul, that can be uncovered onlyat great cost to the ego. Last stated 6 days ago 27 Sept 2026 MP Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-27 — 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: Ideas that first circulate in private group chats often become mainstream public opinion. — tap to centre the map on it Ideas that first circulate inprivate group chats often becomemainstream public opinion. Last stated 2 years ago 19 May 2024 SK Sriram Krishnan — holds since 2024-05-19 — 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 Depending on exposure, one can be extremely wrong and be fine, or slightly wrong and blow up Last stated 14 Sept 2008 · 18 years ago Holds Nassim Nicholas Taleb Read this korrent →