Tap a claim on the ring to put it at the centre.
← People tend to say in surveys that they want more options than they actually use or want in practice.
17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 8 Nov 2011 to 15 Sept 2026.
Everything filed under behavioural science
behavioural science
Everything filed under simplicity
simplicity
Everything filed under attitude change
attitude change
Everything filed under motivation
motivation
Everything filed under language learning
language learning
Everything filed under design
design
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: People tend to say in surveys that they want more options than they actually use or want in practice.
People tend to say in surveys that they want more options than they actually use or want in practice.
Last stated a month ago
21 Aug 2026
JC
Josh Collinsworth — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People tend to say in surveys that they want more options than they actually use or want in practice — tap to centre the map on it
People tend to say in surveys that they want more options than they actually use or want in practice
Last stated 2 years ago
24 Aug 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People persist with the method they enjoy rather than the one that is supposed to be best, and that is what decides the outcome. — tap to centre the map on it
People persist with the method they enjoy rather than the one that is supposed to be best, and that is what decides the outcome.
Last stated 6 years ago
9 Sept 2020
LL
Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People cannot choose without comparison, so an AI that hands over one perfect answer will not satisfy them. — tap to centre the map on it
People cannot choose without comparison, so an AI that hands over one perfect answer will not satisfy them.
Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
RS
Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People do not really want to be more productive; more of them probably want to spend time than save it. — tap to centre the map on it
People do not really want to be more productive; more of them probably want to spend time than save it.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
6 Sept 2026
AA
Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Earning more is an outer game you do not control; wanting less is an inner game you do. — tap to centre the map on it
Earning more is an outer game you do not control; wanting less is an inner game you do.
Last stated 2 years ago
27 Sept 2024
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2024-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When politicians or executives offer a choice between two bad options, refuse the frame: reframe the question instead of accepting responsibility for either. — tap to centre the map on it
When politicians or executives offer a choice between two bad options, refuse the frame: reframe the question instead of accepting responsibility for either.
Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
PD
Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People tend to assume their habitual practices achieve what they intend, even without evidence that they do. — tap to centre the map on it
People tend to assume their habitual practices achieve what they intend, even without evidence that they do.
Last stated 3 months ago
22 Jun 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The future of interaction is a choice, not something that happens to us: people choose which visions to pursue and which research to fund. — tap to centre the map on it
The future of interaction is a choice, not something that happens to us: people choose which visions to pursue and which research to fund.
Last stated 15 years ago
8 Nov 2011
BV
Bret Victor — holds since 2011-11-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
TG
Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
AW
Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — 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 3 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: Ideas that first circulate in private group chats often become mainstream public opinion. — tap to centre the map on it
Ideas that first circulate in private group chats often become mainstream public opinion.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 May 2024
SK
Sriram Krishnan — holds since 2024-05-19 — 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 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 if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 2011 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are