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Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under empathy empathy Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under economists economists Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Letting oneself be seduced by the narrative of someone with strong views and believing it fully can show its nooks and crannies, as long as one then comes back to the centre. Letting oneself be seduced by thenarrative of someone with strong views andbelieving it fully can show its nooks andcrannies, as long as one then comes backto the centre. Last stated 6 years ago 13 Oct 2020 CP Chamath Palihapitiya — holds since 2020-10-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: For a certain kind of mind there is a seductiveness in learning a system that gets mistaken for understanding. — tap to centre the map on it For a certain kind of mind there isa seductiveness in learning a systemthat gets mistaken forunderstanding. Last stated 6 months ago 7 Apr 2026 MN Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Removing your own ability to retreat is how you make yourself follow through on a hard change. — tap to centre the map on it Removing your own ability to retreatis how you make yourself followthrough on a hard change. Last stated 3 years ago 20 Apr 2023 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2023-04-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being immersed in a story lowers our guard, which is what makes stories a powerful tool of deception. — tap to centre the map on it Being immersed in a story lowers ourguard, which is what makes stories apowerful tool of deception. Last stated 11 years ago 29 Dec 2015 MK Maria Konnikova — holds since 2015-12-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Not truly believing a claim, or failing to act on it, does not make the claim false. — tap to centre the map on it Not truly believing a claim, orfailing to act on it, does not makethe claim false. Last stated a month ago 6 Sept 2026 PB Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Once our pity is aroused, joining others in preying on life insults all that is good in us — tap to centre the map on it Once our pity is aroused, joiningothers in preying on life insultsall that is good in us Last stated 133 years ago 22 Mar 1894 RT Rabindranath Tagore — holds since 1894-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Distraction is not something done to you: you turn to it willingly, to escape the discomfort of the thing you actually care about. — tap to centre the map on it Distraction is not something done toyou: you turn to it willingly, toescape the discomfort of the thingyou actually care about. Last stated 5 years ago by 18 Aug 2021 OB Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: All Grand Narratives are false, but having one is an essential foundation to being able to think at all. — tap to centre the map on it All Grand Narratives are false, buthaving one is an essentialfoundation to being able to think atall. Last stated 2 days ago 7 Oct 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Women owe their liberty to no religion; their religious nature has always been perverted to subject them — tap to centre the map on it Women owe their liberty to noreligion; their religious nature hasalways been perverted to subjectthem ES Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — 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 designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about wherea component belongs is a personalassumption and does not mean thatthe market or the users will reactto the component that way. Last stated 6 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be verysmall and manageable if the designeris not comfortable reviewing orwriting the code themselves. Last stated 4 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — 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 4 months ago 9 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — 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 Same subject: People who succeed in an idea meritocracy balance assertiveness with open-mindedness, holding an independent opinion while knowing it could be wrong and being curious about it. — tap to centre the map on it People who succeed in an ideameritocracy balance assertivenesswith open-mindedness, holding anindependent opinion while knowing itcould be wrong and being curiousabout it. Last stated 4 years ago 27 Sept 2022 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2022-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Development economists can contribute far less to a poor country’s growth policy in real time than either they or their critics assume. — tap to centre the map on it Development economists cancontribute far less to a poorcountry’s growth policy in real timethan either they or their criticsassume. Last stated 5 months ago 6 May 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Letting people follow their own interests is desirable because no one can predict where they will come out — tap to centre the map on it Letting people follow their owninterests is desirable because noone can predict where they will comeout MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. — tap to centre the map on it Among the leading candidates forgreatest economist of all time, AdamSmith was analytically the weakest,save perhaps Malthus. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Letting oneself be seduced by the narrative of someone with strong views and believing it fully can show its nooks and crannies, as long as one then comes back to the centre. Last stated 13 Oct 2020 · 6 years ago Holds Chamath Palihapitiya Read this korrent →