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Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under empathy empathy Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: What activities feel fun varies significantly from person to person. What activities feel fun variessignificantly from person to person. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GR Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: How people feel at work determines how well they work, and humor is one lever on that feeling. — tap to centre the map on it How people feel at work determineshow well they work, and humor is onelever on that feeling. Last stated a year ago 5 May 2025 KN Ken Norton — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Empathy does not have to be a faucet stuck on: as an adult you can choose when and how much to feel what others feel. — tap to centre the map on it Empathy does not have to be a faucetstuck on: as an adult you can choosewhen and how much to feel whatothers feel. Last stated 9 years ago 27 Sept 2017 AS Arielle Schwartz — holds since 2017-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Pick something hard and boring: fun problems are the crowded ones now that anybody can prompt a thing into existence. — tap to centre the map on it Pick something hard and boring: funproblems are the crowded ones nowthat anybody can prompt a thing intoexistence. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Aug 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: What to work on is found by asking what you are excessively curious about — curious to a degree that would bore most other people. — tap to centre the map on it What to work on is found by askingwhat you are excessively curiousabout — curious to a degree thatwould bore most other people. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Jul 2023 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2023-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: How much fun you are having is a measure of how fast you ship: the weeks he enjoyed building, the product visibly got better. — tap to centre the map on it How much fun you are having is ameasure of how fast you ship: theweeks he enjoyed building, theproduct visibly got better. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Aug 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person playing with a cat cannot know whether they amuse the cat more than it amuses them — tap to centre the map on it A person playing with a cat cannotknow whether they amuse the cat morethan it amuses them MM Michel de Montaigne — holds since c. 1571–1592 — 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: 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: Imaginary social trends can spuriously shape people's real beliefs and behaviors. — tap to centre the map on it Imaginary social trends canspuriously shape people's realbeliefs and behaviors. Last stated 5 years ago 7 Mar 2022 AM Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-03-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Public scrutiny of a new technology tends to jump only after a deadly incident, otherwise rising slowly over decades — tap to centre the map on it Public scrutiny of a new technologytends to jump only after a deadlyincident, otherwise rising slowlyover decades Last stated 9 months ago 15 Jan 2026 MB Miles Brundage — holds since 2026-01-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation. — tap to centre the map on it A product that speeds up turningintention into reality increasesappetite for continued use, thencharges for that continuation. Last stated a month ago 19 Aug 2026 KR Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A small amount of friction is enough to reshape a behavior, because most wants are not strong enough to survive a minor inconvenience. — tap to centre the map on it A small amount of friction is enoughto reshape a behavior, because mostwants are not strong enough tosurvive a minor inconvenience. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society cannot remove the desire for status, only change what earns it. — tap to centre the map on it A society cannot remove the desirefor status, only change what earnsit. Last stated 4 weeks ago 6 Sept 2026 RH Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
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