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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 9 Mar 1776 to 17 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under ambition ambition Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: We value too lightly what we get too cheaply; only its cost gives a thing its value We value too lightly what we get toocheaply; only its cost gives a thing itsvalue Last stated 250 years ago 23 Dec 1776 TP Thomas Paine — holds since 1776-12-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: If everyone does only a little to help solve a big problem, the collective result will still be only a little. — tap to centre the map on it If everyone does only a little tohelp solve a big problem, thecollective result will still be onlya little. Last stated 18 years ago 3 Nov 2008 DM David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: With any new subject people tend first to overrate it, then by reaction to undervalue it — tap to centre the map on it With any new subject people tendfirst to overrate it, then byreaction to undervalue it AL Ada Lovelace — holds since c. 1843 — tap for who they are Same subject: People who cannot feel the littleness of their own great things tend to overlook the greatness of little things in others — tap to centre the map on it People who cannot feel thelittleness of their own great thingstend to overlook the greatness oflittle things in others OK Okakura Kakuzō — holds since c. 1906 — tap for who they are Same subject: Only a spotless mind counts as virtue; everything else is empty show — tap to centre the map on it Only a spotless mind counts asvirtue; everything else is emptyshow TH Thiruvalluvar — holds since c. 450–500 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: We get our dinner from traders by appealing to their self-interest, not to their kindness — tap to centre the map on it We get our dinner from traders byappealing to their self-interest,not to their kindness Last stated 251 years ago 9 Mar 1776 AS Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: People cannot expect others to care as deeply about the things they care about. — tap to centre the map on it People cannot expect others to careas deeply about the things they careabout. Last stated 2 months ago 29 Jul 2026 DM Dan Meyer — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Do almost nothing, and do the few things you take on all the way. — tap to centre the map on it Do almost nothing, and do the fewthings you take on all the way. Last stated 8 years ago 3 Jun 2018 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2018-06-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: If you are only asking for things you get, you are not asking for enough, and rejection should be courted deliberately. — tap to centre the map on it If you are only asking for thingsyou get, you are not asking forenough, and rejection should becourted deliberately. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — 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 weeks 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 8 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: 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 habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A habit only survives difficulty ifthe person enjoys it, which makesenjoyment a better predictor ofpersistence than discipline. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — 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 4 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 3 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
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At the centre We value too lightly what we get too cheaply; only its cost gives a thing its value Last stated 23 Dec 1776 · 250 years ago Holds Thomas Paine Read this korrent →