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Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under patience patience Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The psychology of misjudgment is terribly important to learn, and terribly smart people make bonkers mistakes by failing to heed it The psychology of misjudgment is terriblyimportant to learn, and terribly smartpeople make bonkers mistakes by failing toheed it CM Charlie Munger — holds since c. 1994 — tap for who they are Same subject: Learning from failure accumulates as psychic scar tissue that narrows what a person is willing to consider as they get older. — tap to centre the map on it Learning from failure accumulates aspsychic scar tissue that narrowswhat a person is willing to consideras they get older. Last stated 5 years ago 25 Jan 2022 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Relying on AI misbehavior appearing gradually during training to catch misalignment may fail at exactly the most dangerous time. — tap to centre the map on it Relying on AI misbehavior appearinggradually during training to catchmisalignment may fail at exactly themost dangerous time. Last stated a month ago 2 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Seeking out and applying mental models across a wide array of disciplines is powerful. — tap to centre the map on it Seeking out and applying mentalmodels across a wide array ofdisciplines is powerful. Last stated 10 years ago by 6 Jul 2016 GW Gabriel Weinberg — holds since 2016-07-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being willing to look absurd can be an underused advantage when learning — tap to centre the map on it Being willing to look absurd can bean underused advantage when learning Last stated 7 years ago 27 Feb 2020 JW Josh Waitzkin — holds since 2020-02-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: People who are smart in a narrow way but don't read broadly are the ones who cause disastrous unintended consequences. — tap to centre the map on it People who are smart in a narrow waybut don't read broadly are the oneswho cause disastrous unintendedconsequences. Last stated 3 years ago 15 Oct 2023 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2023-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ordinary learning from experience makes organizations abandon things after early failure, so good things are dropped too soon — tap to centre the map on it Ordinary learning from experiencemakes organizations abandon thingsafter early failure, so good thingsare dropped too soon JM James G. March — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are Same subject: People reliably skip the practices known to prevent rare catastrophes, and then rationalise the shortcut as the reasonable thing to do. — tap to centre the map on it People reliably skip the practicesknown to prevent rare catastrophes,and then rationalise the shortcut asthe reasonable thing to do. Last stated 11 years ago 29 Dec 2015 DL Dan Luu — holds since 2015-12-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many small steps toward disaster can carry a person too far to avoid it, because each step presents so little contrast with the present position — tap to centre the map on it Many small steps toward disaster cancarry a person too far to avoid it,because each step presents so littlecontrast with the present position CM Charlie Munger — holds since c. 2005 — 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: 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 4 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 isfar harder now that everyone canpersonalise their media and skippast 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: 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 earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. 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 becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto 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 general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated a month ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The psychology of misjudgment is terribly important to learn, and terribly smart people make bonkers mistakes by failing to heed it Last stated c. 1994 Holds Charlie Munger Read this korrent →