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17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 15 Jun 2012 to 9 Jun 2026.

Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under mental models mental models Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under racism racism 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: Do not act on customary beliefs where the action is disastrous unless they are wholly true Do not act on customary beliefs where theaction is disastrous unless they arewholly true BR Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1917 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advice should follow how people actually live, since acting wholly on professed virtue among so much evil leads to ruin — tap to centre the map on it Advice should follow how peopleactually live, since acting whollyon professed virtue among so muchevil leads to ruin NM Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are Same subject: If you can prevent something bad without sacrificing anything nearly as important, it is wrong not to — tap to centre the map on it If you can prevent something badwithout sacrificing anything nearlyas important, it is wrong not to PS Peter Singer — holds since c. 2009 — tap for who they are Same subject: Not doing wrong is not enough; people must actively do right by those who have been wronged. — tap to centre the map on it Not doing wrong is not enough;people must actively do right bythose who have been wronged. Last stated 6 years ago 14 Jun 2020 KV Khoi Vinh — holds since 2020-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief that cannot be acted on, or whose actions carry no personal stakes, is more likely to be held for social reasons than because it is true. — tap to centre the map on it A belief that cannot be acted on, orwhose actions carry no personalstakes, is more likely to be heldfor social reasons than because itis true. Last stated 10 years ago 2 Nov 2016 KS Kevin Simler — holds since 2016-11-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: You have to preserve your agency: your belief that you can change things. — tap to centre the map on it You have to preserve your agency:your belief that you can changethings. Last stated a year ago 25 Aug 2025 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A leader should be decisive but skeptical, acting firmly without being very sure of acting correctly — tap to centre the map on it A leader should be decisive butskeptical, acting firmly withoutbeing very sure of acting correctly JM James G. March — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good works should be taught, but not done to seek justification by them — tap to centre the map on it Good works should be taught, but notdone to seek justification by them ML Martin Luther — holds since c. 1520 — tap for who they are Same subject: We should act on the assumption that we have almost no idea what the best futures would look like, so committing today to any particular vision would be a great mistake. — tap to centre the map on it We should act on the assumption thatwe have almost no idea what the bestfutures would look like, socommitting today to any particularvision would be a great mistake. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — 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: To improve the odds of success, a person should understand the perimeter of their circle of competence, operate well inside it, and be willing to say "I don't know". — tap to centre the map on it To improve the odds of success, aperson should understand theperimeter of their circle ofcompetence, operate well inside it,and be willing to say "I don'tknow". Last stated 13 years ago 1 Dec 2013 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business book tends to see every problem through its author's trade: a salesperson's solves everything with sales, a marketer's with marketing. — tap to centre the map on it A business book tends to see everyproblem through its author's trade:a salesperson's solves everythingwith sales, a marketer's withmarketing. Last stated 9 months ago 18 Jan 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business's only real competition is its own costs, not the alternatives on the market, because staying in business means making more than you spend. — tap to centre the map on it A business's only real competitionis its own costs, not thealternatives on the market, becausestaying in business means makingmore than you spend. Last stated 9 months ago 15 Feb 2026 JF Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A civilisation based on property inevitably treats property crimes as worse than crimes against persons — tap to centre the map on it A civilisation based on propertyinevitably treats property crimes asworse than crimes against persons JL Jack London — holds since c. 1902–1903 — tap for who they are Same subject: Argue like you are right and listen like you are wrong, with the humility to know what you do not know. — tap to centre the map on it Argue like you are right and listenlike you are wrong, with thehumility to know what you do notknow. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Asking very naive questions goes a long way in a young field like AI. — tap to centre the map on it Asking very naive questions goes along way in a young field like AI. Last stated a year ago 16 Jun 2025 JK Jared Kaplan — holds since 2025-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Continuing to learn means that today's views will probably look slightly immature and naive later. — tap to centre the map on it Continuing to learn means thattoday's views will probably lookslightly immature and naive later. Last stated 6 years ago 13 Oct 2020 CP Chamath Palihapitiya — holds since 2020-10-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Do not act on customary beliefs where the action is disastrous unless they are wholly true Last stated c. 1917 Holds Bertrand Russell Read this korrent →