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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 4 Jun 2020 to 26 Sept 2026.
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education Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Parents often project their own beliefs and needs onto their children rather than seeing their children for who they are. Parents often project their own beliefs and needs onto their children rather than seeing their children for who they are. Last stated a week ago
23 Sept 2026
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John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Having children does not make people better: parental love concentrates concern on a few and leaves less of it for everyone else. — tap to centre the map on it Having children does not make people better: parental love concentrates concern on a few and leaves less of it for everyone else. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Aug 2026
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Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Parenting has less influence on how children turn out than most parents assume. — tap to centre the map on it Parenting has less influence on how children turn out than most parents assume. Last stated 11 months ago
24 Oct 2025
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Tim Urban — holds since 2025-10-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Parents have an obligation to talk up having children, because the case against is made a thousand times louder than the case for. — tap to centre the map on it Parents have an obligation to talk up having children, because the case against is made a thousand times louder than the case for. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-18 — tap for who they are
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The difficulty of raising more children increases gradually enough that parents adapt to it without noticing. — tap to centre the map on it The difficulty of raising more children increases gradually enough that parents adapt to it without noticing. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Having children makes them the most interesting people to their parents — tap to centre the map on it Having children makes them the most interesting people to their parents Last stated 2 years ago
16 Mar 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-03-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Kids have their own lives and parents should not try to apply their rules to them. — tap to centre the map on it Kids have their own lives and parents should not try to apply their rules to them. Last stated a year ago
14 May 2025
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2025-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No one should pressure another person about whether to have children, since it is too personal a decision to be anyone else's business. — tap to centre the map on it No one should pressure another person about whether to have children, since it is too personal a decision to be anyone else's business. Last stated 3 years ago
23 May 2023
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Tim Urban — holds since 2023-05-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Parents and teachers are not trustworthy judges of how intelligent a young person is. — tap to centre the map on it Parents and teachers are not trustworthy judges of how intelligent a young person is. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Feb 2025
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death. — tap to centre the map on it A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death. Last stated 6 years ago
4 Jun 2020
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Ada Palmer — holds since 2020-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. — tap to centre the map on it A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. Last stated a month ago
20 Aug 2026
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children. — tap to centre the map on it A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children. Last stated a month ago
24 Aug 2026
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Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Early childhood contact with parents shapes a person's capacity for connection in all their later relationships. — tap to centre the map on it Early childhood contact with parents shapes a person's capacity for connection in all their later relationships. Last stated a week ago
26 Sept 2026
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Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Emphasis on work binds the individual to reality more than any other technique of living — tap to centre the map on it Emphasis on work binds the individual to reality more than any other technique of living
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Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Getting angry quickly in an anxiously attached person is a threat-detection habit their nervous system learned, not a character flaw. — tap to centre the map on it Getting angry quickly in an anxiously attached person is a threat-detection habit their nervous system learned, not a character flaw. Last stated 5 months ago
29 Apr 2026
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Julie Menanno — holds since 2026-04-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. — tap to centre the map on it A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Jan 2023
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Robert Waldinger — holds since 2023-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. Last stated 2 years ago
16 May 2024
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness — tap to centre the map on it A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness
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Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1785 — tap for who they are