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motivation 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: Thoughts, feelings, decisions and bodies are not real in themselves, only useful abstractions layered over the underlying chaos of atoms. Thoughts, feelings, decisions and bodies are not real in themselves, only useful abstractions layered over the underlying chaos of atoms. Last stated 3 months ago
24 Jun 2026
JB
Jamie Brandon — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The famous body maps of emotion record where people believe they would feel things, not where anything in the body actually changes. — tap to centre the map on it The famous body maps of emotion record where people believe they would feel things, not where anything in the body actually changes. Last stated a month ago
17 Aug 2026
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Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Losing your emotions does not leave you a cooler decision-maker; it leaves you unable to organise a life at all. — tap to centre the map on it Losing your emotions does not leave you a cooler decision-maker; it leaves you unable to organise a life at all. Last stated a month ago
17 Aug 2026
RA
Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Consciousness exists to override a rational decision that cannot be made, substituting an emotional judgement when there is too much conflicting information. — tap to centre the map on it Consciousness exists to override a rational decision that cannot be made, substituting an emotional judgement when there is too much conflicting information. Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
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Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Consciousness and free will are not illusions: being emergent and non-fundamental is exactly as real as a table is. — tap to centre the map on it Consciousness and free will are not illusions: being emergent and non-fundamental is exactly as real as a table is. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Money decisions are fundamentally about emotion rather than numbers. — tap to centre the map on it Money decisions are fundamentally about emotion rather than numbers. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Jul 2026
JZ
Jason Zweig — holds since 2026-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody actually decides on the facts -- emotion decides and facts rationalise, so you find whatever truth is useful to you. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody actually decides on the facts -- emotion decides and facts rationalise, so you find whatever truth is useful to you. Last stated 8 months ago
20 Jan 2026
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every action a person takes is the output of a reward-against-effort calculation the brain runs, and most of that calculation happens below awareness. — tap to centre the map on it Every action a person takes is the output of a reward-against-effort calculation the brain runs, and most of that calculation happens below awareness. Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Emotions are functional states, to be understood by what they do rather than by how any particular brain or machine happens to implement them. — tap to centre the map on it Emotions are functional states, to be understood by what they do rather than by how any particular brain or machine happens to implement them. Last stated a month ago
17 Aug 2026
RA
Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — 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 economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise 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 country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Apr 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A two-state solution is no longer possible; that boat has sailed. — tap to centre the map on it A two-state solution is no longer possible; that boat has sailed. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Nov 2023
JM
John Mearsheimer — holds since 2023-11-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. Last stated 4 weeks ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. Last stated a month ago
18 Aug 2026
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
EB
Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
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Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Markets only respond to immediate, severe harm, not gradual or delayed harms from industries left to regulate themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Markets only respond to immediate, severe harm, not gradual or delayed harms from industries left to regulate themselves. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Apr 2026
JB
Jamie Brandon — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. — tap to centre the map on it The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
PT
Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change. — tap to centre the map on it With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change. Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
PT
Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
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Thoughts, feelings, decisions and bodies are not real in themselves, only useful abstractions layered over the underlying chaos of atoms.
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The famous body maps of emotion record where people believe they would feel things, not where anything in the body actually changes.
Holds
Losing your emotions does not leave you a cooler decision-maker; it leaves you unable to organise a life at all.
Holds
Consciousness exists to override a rational decision that cannot be made, substituting an emotional judgement when there is too much conflicting information.
Holds
Consciousness and free will are not illusions: being emergent and non-fundamental is exactly as real as a table is.
Holds
Money decisions are fundamentally about emotion rather than numbers.
Holds
Nobody actually decides on the facts -- emotion decides and facts rationalise, so you find whatever truth is useful to you.
Holds
Every action a person takes is the output of a reward-against-effort calculation the brain runs, and most of that calculation happens below awareness.
Holds
Emotions are functional states, to be understood by what they do rather than by how any particular brain or machine happens to implement them.
Holds
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Holds
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Holds
A two-state solution is no longer possible; that boat has sailed.
Holds
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Holds
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Holds
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Holds
Markets only respond to immediate, severe harm, not gradual or delayed harms from industries left to regulate themselves.
Holds
The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it.
Holds
With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change.
Holds