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14 connected korrents · 11 moments from 2 Jun 2018 to 12 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under education education Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under writing writing Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Most people cannot intimately know or gossip effectively about more than about 150 people Most people cannot intimately know orgossip effectively about more than about150 people YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people do not know themselves very well — tap to centre the map on it Most people do not know themselvesvery well YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are Same subject: Individuals have no effective voice in a community of more than 5,000 to 10,000 people — tap to centre the map on it Individuals have no effective voicein a community of more than 5,000 to10,000 people CA Christopher Alexander — holds since c. 1977 — tap for who they are Same subject: We know a good deal about how people actually learn, and almost nobody is ever taught it. — tap to centre the map on it We know a good deal about how peopleactually learn, and almost nobody isever taught it. Last stated 4 years ago 12 Jul 2022 AM Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-07-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: People cannot expect others to care as deeply about the things they care about. — tap to centre the map on it People cannot expect others to careas deeply about the things they careabout. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jul 2026 DM Dan Meyer — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reading even one book on a niche topic sharply shrinks the number of people you can discuss it with. — tap to centre the map on it Reading even one book on a nichetopic sharply shrinks the number ofpeople you can discuss it with. Last stated 3 years ago 15 Oct 2023 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2023-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 5 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it A dense-looking building does not byitself create a livable dense suburbwithout supporting schools andshops. Last stated 8 years ago 2 Jun 2018 FS Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. — tap to centre the map on it A design course should start withhistory and art, grounding studentsin the world, rather than with toolsthat may be gone tomorrow. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — 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 general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it Being professionally offended byevery little thing is no longer adominant disposition Last stated 2 years ago 6 Nov 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — 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 a month 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
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At the centre Most people cannot intimately know or gossip effectively about more than about 150 people Last stated c. 2011–2015 Holds Yuval Noah Harari Read this korrent →