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Everything filed under empathy empathy Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under AI agents AI agents Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The more we understand the complex world inside us, the less we can simply trust our inner voice The more we understand the complex worldinside us, the less we can simply trustour inner voice Last stated 8 years ago 27 Apr 2019 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2019-04-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: To understand people unlike us, listening to what they say works better than assuming we know what it is like to be them. — tap to centre the map on it To understand people unlike us,listening to what they say worksbetter than assuming we know what itis like to be them. Last stated 3 years ago 2 Jan 2024 PB Paul Bloom — holds since 2024-01-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: The Net may not produce a more complex vision of reality, because what becomes too easy becomes sloppy — tap to centre the map on it The Net may not produce a morecomplex vision of reality, becausewhat becomes too easy becomes sloppy MC Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are Same subject: If readers cannot comprehend complex ideas or notice errors, they become easier to manipulate. — tap to centre the map on it If readers cannot comprehend complexideas or notice errors, they becomeeasier to manipulate. Last stated 11 months ago 1 Dec 2025 SS Shreya Shankar — holds since 2025-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The more we learn about the world, the clearer our knowledge of our own ignorance becomes — tap to centre the map on it The more we learn about the world,the clearer our knowledge of our ownignorance becomes KP Karl Popper — holds since c. 1963–1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: The less one is required to dig into the details, the easier it is to see the big picture. — tap to centre the map on it The less one is required to dig intothe details, the easier it is to seethe big picture. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans always believe they know more about the world, the universe, and themselves than they actually do. — tap to centre the map on it Humans always believe they know moreabout the world, the universe, andthemselves than they actually do. Last stated 5 months ago 29 May 2026 JP Joe Posnanski — holds since 2026-05-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Accepting an AI's polished explanation of the data without examining it only makes it easier to sound as if the problem is solved. — tap to centre the map on it Accepting an AI's polishedexplanation of the data withoutexamining it only makes it easier tosound as if the problem is solved. Last stated 2 days ago 29 Oct 2026 RM Ravi Mehta — holds since 2026-10-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Easy external access to information makes it harder for people to notice they lack real knowledge of it internally. — tap to centre the map on it Easy external access to informationmakes it harder for people to noticethey lack real knowledge of itinternally. Last stated 7 months ago 8 Apr 2026 AC Anne-Laure Le Cunff — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Abolitionists who felt the slave's wrongs were blind to the equal legal wrongs of their own mothers, wives and sisters — tap to centre the map on it Abolitionists who felt the slave'swrongs were blind to the equal legalwrongs of their own mothers, wivesand sisters ES Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: Assuming stupidity rather than malice changes the response: empathy and clarity instead of defensiveness. — tap to centre the map on it Assuming stupidity rather thanmalice changes the response: empathyand clarity instead ofdefensiveness. Last stated 2 years ago 16 Nov 2024 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2024-11-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it Being an excellent programmer is aburden rather than an advantage whenlearning to work with coding agents. Last stated 9 months ago 12 Feb 2026 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about wherea component belongs is a personalassumption and does not mean thatthe market or the users will reactto the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be verysmall and manageable if the designeris not comfortable reviewing orwriting the code themselves. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’slearning and curiosity pathwayswhile teaching nothing, and thatone-way exchange is what makes itcontemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how thingswork is a worthwhile effort initself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago 17 Oct 2007 PB Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it Advancing in life depends more onwhat one learns later than on whatone already knows Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The more we understand the complex world inside us, the less we can simply trust our inner voice Last stated 27 Apr 2019 · 8 years ago Holds Yuval Noah Harari Read this korrent →