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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 3 Sept 1888 to 23 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under courage courage Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under politics politics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The hard part of a shared story is not telling it but getting everyone else to believe it The hard part of a shared story is nottelling it but getting everyone else tobelieve it YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is hard to think clearly about something you are not allowed to talk about. — tap to centre the map on it It is hard to think clearly aboutsomething you are not allowed totalk about. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: When a story fits a contentious narrative someone already believes, they tend to become strikingly gullible — tap to centre the map on it When a story fits a contentiousnarrative someone already believes,they tend to become strikinglygullible Last stated 5 years ago 17 Jan 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-01-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Everything is harder than it seems, because there are always hidden details. — tap to centre the map on it Everything is harder than it seems,because there are always hiddendetails. Last stated 11 months ago 18 Nov 2025 RS Ryan Singer — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Freedom is hard to bear — tap to centre the map on it Freedom is hard to bear JB James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: Few people have the courage to admit that their life and work are not that complicated. — tap to centre the map on it Few people have the courage to admitthat their life and work are notthat complicated. Last stated 2 years ago 24 Aug 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: One good story outweighs a mountain of evidence, because most emotions cannot be argued with. — tap to centre the map on it One good story outweighs a mountainof evidence, because most emotionscannot be argued with. Last stated 9 months ago 20 Jan 2026 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anyone pursuing ambitious plans has to learn to resist the pressure of what other people think. — tap to centre the map on it Anyone pursuing ambitious plans hasto learn to resist the pressure ofwhat other people think. Last stated a year ago 23 May 2025 JL Jessica Livingston — holds since 2025-05-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: If everything one says is controversial, it can be entertaining, but it is harder to maintain credibility over the long haul. — tap to centre the map on it If everything one says iscontroversial, it can beentertaining, but it is harder tomaintain credibility over the longhaul. Last stated 21 years ago 24 Jan 2006 MC Matt Cutts — holds since 2006-01-24 — 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 person should not play the coward to their own deeds by repudiating them once done; pangs of conscience are indecent. — tap to centre the map on it A person should not play the cowardto their own deeds by repudiatingthem once done; pangs of conscienceare indecent. Last stated 138 years ago 3 Sept 1888 FN Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since 1888-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead. — tap to centre the map on it A society that intensely valuesintelligence is unprecedented inhuman history; the Bible, Homer andother ancient texts value strength,courage and beauty instead. Last stated 6 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: All great literature is about what a bummer it is to be a human being — tap to centre the map on it All great literature is about what abummer it is to be a human being Last stated 22 years ago 10 May 2004 KV Kurt Vonnegut — holds since 2004-05-10 — 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 The hard part of a shared story is not telling it but getting everyone else to believe it Last stated c. 2011–2015 Holds Yuval Noah Harari Read this korrent →