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← Humans are capable of convincing themselves that they are good, smart, and in control, even when they are not.

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Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under Psychodynamic therapy Psychodynamic therapy Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under Addiction Addiction Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Humans are capable of convincing themselves that they are good, smart, and in control, even when they are not. Humans are capable of convincingthemselves that they are good, smart, andin control, even when they are not. Last stated a week ago 23 Sept 2026 JS John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans are amazing in part because their minds are such a complicated mess. — tap to centre the map on it Humans are amazing in part becausetheir minds are such a complicatedmess. Last stated 2 weeks ago 17 Sept 2026 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people are fundamentally good, which makes the risk of trusting them worth taking. — tap to centre the map on it Most people are fundamentally good,which makes the risk of trustingthem worth taking. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Mar 2024 MM Mark Manson — holds since 2024-03-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Everyone is capable of great evil, and consciously recognizing that capacity in oneself is protective rather than harmful. — tap to centre the map on it Everyone is capable of great evil,and consciously recognizing thatcapacity in oneself is protectiverather than harmful. Last stated a year ago 8 Sept 2025 GS Guy Spier — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: The smarter someone is, the more they can deceive themselves — tap to centre the map on it The smarter someone is, the morethey can deceive themselves Last stated 3 years ago 11 Aug 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-08-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: People don't really control most outcomes, so the sensible response to events is to look for the good in them. — tap to centre the map on it People don't really control mostoutcomes, so the sensible responseto events is to look for the good inthem. Last stated 4 years ago 21 Sept 2022 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2022-09-21 — 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: Being smart and competent makes someone right more often, but not right every time. — tap to centre the map on it Being smart and competent makessomeone right more often, but notright every time. Last stated 5 years ago 27 Feb 2022 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: The human value function is extraordinarily robust — addiction aside — which is why a person can judge their own performance at a skill they have only just started. — tap to centre the map on it The human value function isextraordinarily robust — addictionaside — which is why a person canjudge their own performance at askill they have only just started. Last stated 10 months ago 25 Nov 2025 IS Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated 2 weeks ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-downmeasures list order rather thanreasons: randomise the options andevery one of them gets pickedequally. Last stated 8 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by itsoutcome, because good decisions failthrough no fault of the decider andbad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it Blaming and shaming people onlymakes them defensive, dig in theirheels, or tune out, rather thanchange their minds. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Imaginary social trends can spuriously shape people's real beliefs and behaviors. — tap to centre the map on it Imaginary social trends canspuriously shape people's realbeliefs and behaviors. Last stated 5 years ago 7 Mar 2022 AM Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-03-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Public scrutiny of a new technology tends to jump only after a deadly incident, otherwise rising slowly over decades — tap to centre the map on it Public scrutiny of a new technologytends to jump only after a deadlyincident, otherwise rising slowlyover decades Last stated 9 months ago 15 Jan 2026 MB Miles Brundage — holds since 2026-01-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation. — tap to centre the map on it A product that speeds up turningintention into reality increasesappetite for continued use, thencharges for that continuation. Last stated a month ago 19 Aug 2026 KR Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A small amount of friction is enough to reshape a behavior, because most wants are not strong enough to survive a minor inconvenience. — tap to centre the map on it A small amount of friction is enoughto reshape a behavior, because mostwants are not strong enough tosurvive a minor inconvenience. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society cannot remove the desire for status, only change what earns it. — tap to centre the map on it A society cannot remove the desirefor status, only change what earnsit. Last stated 4 weeks ago 6 Sept 2026 RH Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Humans are capable of convincing themselves that they are good, smart, and in control, even when they are not. Last stated 23 Sept 2026 · a week ago Holds John Scalzi Read this korrent →