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Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under government government Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: People almost always align their beliefs with their interests. People almost always align their beliefswith their interests. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans are always going to be drawn to other humans. — tap to centre the map on it Humans are always going to be drawnto other humans. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Emotions follow beliefs, not the other way around — tap to centre the map on it Emotions follow beliefs, not theother way around JR Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1972–1973 — tap for who they are Same subject: Almost everything anyone believes rests on trusting other people, and there is no alternative to that. — tap to centre the map on it Almost everything anyone believesrests on trusting other people, andthere is no alternative to that. Last stated 5 years ago 23 Nov 2021 HK Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2021-11-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: If you hold on to a product's values through its life, people will believe in it and trust it. — tap to centre the map on it If you hold on to a product's valuesthrough its life, people willbelieve in it and trust it. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jul 2026 CD Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: People take their beliefs about reality as truth and rarely question them — tap to centre the map on it People take their beliefs aboutreality as truth and rarely questionthem JR Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1972–1973 — tap for who they are Same subject: The general will is always right and aims at the public good, but the people's deliberations are not always equally correct — tap to centre the map on it The general will is always right andaims at the public good, but thepeople's deliberations are notalways equally correct JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1762 — tap for who they are Same subject: Different people can reason well and still arrive at very different beliefs. — tap to centre the map on it Different people can reason well andstill arrive at very differentbeliefs. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 JD Jerusalem Demsas — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: When accuracy and belonging conflict, most people take the belief that keeps them accepted by their community. — tap to centre the map on it When accuracy and belongingconflict, most people take thebelief that keeps them accepted bytheir community. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — 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 a month 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 9 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 5 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 2 months 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 10 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 2 months ago 6 Sept 2026 RH Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
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At the centre People almost always align their beliefs with their interests. Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago Holds François Chollet Read this korrent →