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Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Persuaders probing our habits for hidden meanings reveal things about ourselves Persuaders probing our habits for hiddenmeanings reveal things about ourselves VP Vance Packard — holds since c. 1957 — tap for who they are Same subject: These persuasion efforts mostly work beneath our level of awareness — tap to centre the map on it These persuasion efforts mostly workbeneath our level of awareness VP Vance Packard — holds since c. 1957 — 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 habitualpractices achieve what they intend,even without evidence that they do. Last stated 4 months ago 22 Jun 2026 HK Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: We underestimate how important small, positive everyday social encounters are. — tap to centre the map on it We underestimate how importantsmall, positive everyday socialencounters are. Last stated 6 months ago 8 May 2026 NH Nick Harkaway — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: People may underrate the power of intuition and of deciding what they want the future to be. — tap to centre the map on it People may underrate the power ofintuition and of deciding what theywant the future to be. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Aug 2026 TS Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Recognising varied small daily joys makes a gratitude practice more interesting and easier to keep up — tap to centre the map on it Recognising varied small daily joysmakes a gratitude practice moreinteresting and easier to keep up Last stated 10 years ago 10 Jan 2017 RC Robert Cialdini — holds since 2017-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Talk of unthinking agents producing ideas without a will is empty words — tap to centre the map on it Talk of unthinking agents producingideas without a will is empty words GB George Berkeley — holds since c. 1710–1734 — tap for who they are Same subject: We sometimes think we understand a new idea when we have mistaken it for one we already knew. — tap to centre the map on it We sometimes think we understand anew idea when we have mistaken itfor one we already knew. Last stated 9 months ago 2 Feb 2026 RG Rebecca Newberger Goldstein — holds since 2026-02-02 — 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: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamityof data loss or a long restoreprocess in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago 24 Nov 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably becreated because of AI. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his ownfuture was doomed VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — 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 byevery little thing is no longer adominant 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: 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: 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 AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Persuaders probing our habits for hidden meanings reveal things about ourselves Last stated c. 1957 Holds Vance Packard Read this korrent →