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← People don't really control most outcomes, so the sensible response to events is to look for the good in them.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 21 Sept 2022 to 19 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under ambition ambition Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: People don't really control most outcomes, so the sensible response to events is to look for the good in them. People don't really control most outcomes,so the sensible response to events is tolook for the good in them. Last stated 4 years ago 21 Sept 2022 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2022-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Coincidence and chance have less to do with good things happening to us than people might want to admit. — tap to centre the map on it Coincidence and chance have less todo with good things happening to usthan people might want to admit. Last stated 2 months ago 25 Aug 2026 MF Mario Fraioli — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people are fundamentally good, which makes the risk of trusting them worth taking. — tap to centre the map on it Most people are fundamentally good,which makes the risk of trustingthem worth taking. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Mar 2024 MM Mark Manson — holds since 2024-03-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The belief that something will happen can cause its consequences to be felt even if the event itself does not occur — tap to centre the map on it The belief that something willhappen can cause its consequences tobe felt even if the event itselfdoes not occur Last stated 3 weeks ago 19 Oct 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: The only thing a maker really controls is telling the good work from the bad; what arrives is not up to them. — tap to centre the map on it The only thing a maker reallycontrols is telling the good workfrom the bad; what arrives is not upto them. Last stated 3 years ago 20 Nov 2023 NC Nick Cave — holds since 2023-11-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: We agree outcomes beyond an agent's control should not sway our judgement, yet in practice they almost always do — tap to centre the map on it We agree outcomes beyond an agent'scontrol should not sway ourjudgement, yet in practice theyalmost always do AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: The most likely bad outcome is not a takeover but a gradual loss of control and understanding, as fewer and fewer people understand what we have layered everywhere. — tap to centre the map on it The most likely bad outcome is not atakeover but a gradual loss ofcontrol and understanding, as fewerand fewer people understand what wehave layered everywhere. Last stated a year ago 17 Oct 2025 AK Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is good that no single person can give us everything we want. — tap to centre the map on it It is good that no single person cangive us everything we want. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AH Ava Huang — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion". — tap to centre the map on it "Follow your skill" is better advicefor young people than "follow yourpassion". Last stated 10 months ago 9 Jan 2026 AB Andrew Bosworth — holds since 2026-01-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress. — tap to centre the map on it "Proxy action" - an easy task thatfeels like progress - lets peopleavoid the hard work of actuallymaking progress. Last stated 2 months ago 8 Sept 2026 JF Jason Feifer — holds since 2026-09-08 — 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: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: thepeople furthest along are workingharder than ever, and they need tostop harvesting dopamine as if itends in two weeks. Last stated 7 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. — tap to centre the map on it An unstarted, unresolved task ismore mentally exhausting than almostany other kind of task. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Sept 2026 GR Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily. — tap to centre the map on it Effort that produces no visibleimprovement is being stored ratherthan wasted, because results arriveat a threshold instead of steadily. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A habit only survives difficulty ifthe person enjoys it, which makesenjoyment a better predictor ofpersistence than discipline. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A will indulged becomes lust, lust served becomes habit, and habit unresisted becomes necessity — tap to centre the map on it A will indulged becomes lust, lustserved becomes habit, and habitunresisted becomes necessity AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Affirmations are the easiest way to reshape your own mind, the way willpower turns behaviour into habit. — tap to centre the map on it Affirmations are the easiest way toreshape your own mind, the waywillpower turns behaviour intohabit. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
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At the centre People don't really control most outcomes, so the sensible response to events is to look for the good in them. Last stated 21 Sept 2022 · 4 years ago Holds Steve Coast Read this korrent →