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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 17 Jan 2022 to 26 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under Attachment theory Attachment theory Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under motivation motivation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: We sometimes think we understand a new idea when we have mistaken it for one we already knew. We sometimes think we understand a newidea when we have mistaken it for one wealready knew. Last stated 9 months ago 2 Feb 2026 RG Rebecca Newberger Goldstein — holds since 2026-02-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: The smarter someone is, the more they can deceive themselves — tap to centre the map on it The smarter someone is, the morethey can deceive themselves Last stated 3 years ago 11 Aug 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-08-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Once an explanation is revealed, people tend to believe they already knew it, even when they did not. — tap to centre the map on it Once an explanation is revealed,people tend to believe they alreadyknew it, even when they did not. Last stated 7 months ago 7 Apr 2026 JB Jamie Brandon — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: People tend to think they understand the future better than they actually do — tap to centre the map on it People tend to think they understandthe future better than they actuallydo Last stated 4 years ago 3 Mar 2023 MM Michael Mauboussin — holds since 2023-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: If an idea is obviously good, someone else has probably already done it. — tap to centre the map on it If an idea is obviously good,someone else has probably alreadydone it. Last stated a year ago 23 May 2025 JL Jessica Livingston — holds since 2025-05-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Seeing something many times does not put it into memory: familiarity with a thing and knowledge of it are different, and people confuse the two constantly. — tap to centre the map on it Seeing something many times does notput it into memory: familiarity witha thing and knowledge of it aredifferent, and people confuse thetwo constantly. Last stated 4 months ago 13 Jul 2026 AC Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are AC Anne-Laure Le Cunff — holds since 2026-04-08 — 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: If colleagues seeing a feature for the first time are confused, users are likely confused too. — tap to centre the map on it If colleagues seeing a feature forthe first time are confused, usersare likely confused too. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 KS Karri Saarinen — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: We overestimate how much we understand and underestimate the role of chance — tap to centre the map on it We overestimate how much weunderstand and underestimate therole of chance DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since c. 2011 — 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 2 months 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 pursue-withdraw dynamic between partners is self-sustaining and does not require either person to be at fault. — tap to centre the map on it A pursue-withdraw dynamic betweenpartners is self-sustaining and doesnot require either person to be atfault. Last stated 3 months ago 13 Aug 2026 TR Terry Real — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Attachment patterns tend to surface most clearly in the situations that carry the greatest emotional risk. — tap to centre the map on it Attachment patterns tend to surfacemost clearly in the situations thatcarry the greatest emotional risk. Last stated 5 months ago 11 Jun 2026 JM Julie Menanno — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Early childhood contact with parents shapes a person's capacity for connection in all their later relationships. — tap to centre the map on it Early childhood contact with parentsshapes a person's capacity forconnection in all their laterrelationships. Last stated a month ago 26 Sept 2026 MP Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre We sometimes think we understand a new idea when we have mistaken it for one we already knew. Last stated 2 Feb 2026 · 9 months ago Holds Rebecca Newberger Goldstein Read this korrent →