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← People pleasing develops as an insecure attachment strategy learned from being valued only for submissiveness.
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9 Aug 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chronic people pleasing stems from a need for others' approval, not genuine concern for them. — tap to centre the map on it Chronic people pleasing stems from a need for others' approval, not genuine concern for them. Last stated a month ago
9 Aug 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Social systems tend to reward virtuous behavior over time. — tap to centre the map on it Social systems tend to reward virtuous behavior over time. Last stated 5 months ago
2 May 2026
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Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-05-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting go of the belief that grasping brings satisfaction makes a person happier but more alienated from others. — tap to centre the map on it Letting go of the belief that grasping brings satisfaction makes a person happier but more alienated from others. Last stated 3 days ago
18 Sept 2026
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Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When someone gets the same negative reaction from many different people, the more likely explanation is their own behavior, not everyone else's. — tap to centre the map on it When someone gets the same negative reaction from many different people, the more likely explanation is their own behavior, not everyone else's. Last stated a week ago
14 Sept 2026
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Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People behave well towards each other where they expect to meet again; trust is a product of repeated interaction, not of identity. — tap to centre the map on it People behave well towards each other where they expect to meet again; trust is a product of repeated interaction, not of identity. Last stated 12 years ago
13 Nov 2014
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Raph Koster — holds since 2014-11-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is hard to design something good for users you look down on, because you cannot stay interested in something you do not like yourself. — tap to centre the map on it It is hard to design something good for users you look down on, because you cannot stay interested in something you do not like yourself. Last stated 24 years ago
1 Jan 2003
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Paul Graham — holds since 2003-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Taste is not about consensus or criticism, but the courage to value what genuinely resonates with you. — tap to centre the map on it Taste is not about consensus or criticism, but the courage to value what genuinely resonates with you. Last stated 3 months ago
5 Jul 2026
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Jason Liu — holds since 2026-07-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. Last stated 9 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. — tap to centre the map on it A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human. — tap to centre the map on it A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A selection signal can be validated without a significance threshold, by measuring how far it is enriched for mutations an entirely independent study says affect a trait. — tap to centre the map on it A selection signal can be validated without a significance threshold, by measuring how far it is enriched for mutations an entirely independent study says affect a trait. Last stated 4 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being big pays off every day and is punished in extinctions, which is why body size keeps getting reset rather than climbing forever. — tap to centre the map on it Being big pays off every day and is punished in extinctions, which is why body size keeps getting reset rather than climbing forever. Last stated a year ago
4 Sept 2025
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Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
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Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. — tap to centre the map on it After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
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People pleasing develops as an insecure attachment strategy learned from being valued only for submissiveness.
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Chronic people pleasing stems from a need for others' approval, not genuine concern for them.
Holds
Social systems tend to reward virtuous behavior over time.
Holds
Letting go of the belief that grasping brings satisfaction makes a person happier but more alienated from others.
Holds
When someone gets the same negative reaction from many different people, the more likely explanation is their own behavior, not everyone else's.
Holds
People behave well towards each other where they expect to meet again; trust is a product of repeated interaction, not of identity.
Holds
It is hard to design something good for users you look down on, because you cannot stay interested in something you do not like yourself.
Holds
Taste is not about consensus or criticism, but the courage to value what genuinely resonates with you.
Holds
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds
A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it.
Holds
A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem.
Holds
A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human.
Holds
A selection signal can be validated without a significance threshold, by measuring how far it is enriched for mutations an entirely independent study says affect a trait.
Holds
Being big pays off every day and is punished in extinctions, which is why body size keeps getting reset rather than climbing forever.
Holds
A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold.
Holds
After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive.
Holds
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Holds