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17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 9 Aug 2022 to 7 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: We are good at trying technologies first, not at relinquishing them We are good at trying technologies first,not at relinquishing them KK Kevin Kelly — holds since c. 2010 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being good is no easy task — tap to centre the map on it Being good is no easy task AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: It is not the brightest who succeed — tap to centre the map on it It is not the brightest who succeed MG Malcolm Gladwell — holds since c. 2008 — tap for who they are Same subject: We are not built for discipline — tap to centre the map on it We are not built for discipline AG Atul Gawande — holds since c. 2009 — tap for who they are Same subject: Practice is what makes you good, not what you do once you are — tap to centre the map on it Practice is what makes you good, notwhat you do once you are MG Malcolm Gladwell — holds since c. 2008 — tap for who they are Same subject: Web users don't weigh every option to choose the best one; they satisfice — tap to centre the map on it Web users don't weigh every optionto choose the best one; theysatisfice SK Steve Krug — holds since c. 2000–2014 — tap for who they are Same subject: A machine being better at a game does not remove the joy of playing it yourself — tap to centre the map on it A machine being better at a gamedoes not remove the joy of playingit yourself Last stated 4 weeks ago 7 Oct 2026 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Since we cannot make computers wise, we should not give them tasks that demand wisdom — tap to centre the map on it Since we cannot make computers wise,we should not give them tasks thatdemand wisdom JW Joseph Weizenbaum — holds since c. 1976 — tap for who they are Same subject: We are largely better at doing than at thinking, thanks to antifragility — tap to centre the map on it We are largely better at doing thanat thinking, thanks to antifragility NT Nassim Nicholas Taleb — holds since c. 2012 — 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 2 months 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: 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 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
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At the centre We are good at trying technologies first, not at relinquishing them Last stated c. 2010 Holds Kevin Kelly Read this korrent →