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Read this korrent: People change only from their own inner desire, never because someone told them to.
People change only from their own inner desire, never because someone told them to.
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
KG
Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A leader can force people's behaviour to change, but not their thinking. — tap to centre the map on it
A leader can force people's behaviour to change, but not their thinking.
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
KG
Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Personality is not fixed: the self is the product of a society of cognitive modules, and take one module away and the self changes. — tap to centre the map on it
Personality is not fixed: the self is the product of a society of cognitive modules, and take one module away and the self changes.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
MH
Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Changing your own behavior can shift a relationship or household atmosphere and lead others to change too. — tap to centre the map on it
Changing your own behavior can shift a relationship or household atmosphere and lead others to change too.
Last stated 3 months ago
23 Jul 2026
GR
Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Narcissists can change meaningfully in therapy, though nobody changes completely, and most of the work is persisting with empathic confrontation past the first rebuff. — tap to centre the map on it
Narcissists can change meaningfully in therapy, though nobody changes completely, and most of the work is persisting with empathic confrontation past the first rebuff.
Last stated 6 years ago
30 Jul 2020
WB
Wendy Behary — holds since 2020-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human desires have always grown faster than the ability to fulfill them. — tap to centre the map on it
Human desires have always grown faster than the ability to fulfill them.
Last stated a month ago
6 Sept 2026
AA
Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Community is the primary way humans change over time. — tap to centre the map on it
Community is the primary way humans change over time.
Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
TF
Tiago Forte — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Belief and behavior run in both directions, so the more reliable way to change what someone believes about themselves is to act first. — tap to centre the map on it
Belief and behavior run in both directions, so the more reliable way to change what someone believes about themselves is to act first.
Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who can be real and say what needs to change are needed, because that is the only way to get better. — tap to centre the map on it
People who can be real and say what needs to change are needed, because that is the only way to get better.
Last stated 5 months ago
28 Apr 2026
PD
Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Abolitionists who felt the slave's wrongs were blind to the equal legal wrongs of their own mothers, wives and sisters — tap to centre the map on it
Abolitionists who felt the slave's wrongs were blind to the equal legal wrongs of their own mothers, wives and sisters
ES
Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Assuming stupidity rather than malice changes the response: empathy and clarity instead of defensiveness. — tap to centre the map on it
Assuming stupidity rather than malice changes the response: empathy and clarity instead of defensiveness.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 Nov 2024
SP
Shane Parrish — holds since 2024-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it
Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents.
Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
LF
Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-02-12 — 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 by every little thing is no longer a dominant 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 AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 4 weeks 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 is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — 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 earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
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 because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to 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 all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
TH
Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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People change only from their own inner desire, never because someone told them to.
Last stated 6 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Kapil Gupta
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Similar wording
A leader can force people's behaviour to change, but not their thinking.
Last stated 6 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Kapil Gupta
Similar wording
Personality is not fixed: the self is the product of a society of cognitive modules, and take one module away and the self changes.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Masud Husain
Similar wording
Changing your own behavior can shift a relationship or household atmosphere and lead others to change too.
Last stated 23 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Gretchen Rubin
Similar wording
Narcissists can change meaningfully in therapy, though nobody changes completely, and most of the work is persisting with empathic confrontation past the first rebuff.
Last stated 30 Jul 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Wendy Behary
Similar wording
Human desires have always grown faster than the ability to fulfill them.
Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Anish Acharya
Similar wording
Community is the primary way humans change over time.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tiago Forte
Similar wording
Belief and behavior run in both directions, so the more reliable way to change what someone believes about themselves is to act first.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds James Clear
Similar wording
People who can be real and say what needs to change are needed, because that is the only way to get better.
Last stated 28 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Polly D'Arcy
Same subject: empathy
Abolitionists who felt the slave's wrongs were blind to the equal legal wrongs of their own mothers, wives and sisters
Last stated c. 1898
Holds Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Same subject: empathy
Assuming stupidity rather than malice changes the response: empathy and clarity instead of defensiveness.
Last stated 16 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Shane Parrish
Same subject: empathy
Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents.
Last stated 12 Feb 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Lex Fridman
Same subject: attitude change
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 6 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: attitude change
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Paul Ford
Same subject: attitude change
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated 1 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
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.
Last stated 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes