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← You create your reality by your beliefs and expectations, so examine them carefully
17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 17 Oct 2007 to 21 Sept 2026.
Everything filed under agency
agency
Everything filed under behavioural science
behavioural science
Everything filed under motivation
motivation
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Read this korrent: You create your reality by your beliefs and expectations, so examine them carefully
You create your reality by your beliefs and expectations, so examine them carefully
JR
Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Physical life teaches that thoughts have reality and create the reality you know — tap to centre the map on it
Physical life teaches that thoughts have reality and create the reality you know
JR
Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A large fraction of what the people around you believe is mistaken, and nobody is going to teach you to think for yourself. — tap to centre the map on it
A large fraction of what the people around you believe is mistaken, and nobody is going to teach you to think for yourself.
Last stated 8 years ago
by 5 Jul 2018
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2018-07-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People tend to assume their habitual practices achieve what they intend, even without evidence that they do. — tap to centre the map on it
People tend to assume their habitual practices achieve what they intend, even without evidence that they do.
Last stated 4 months ago
22 Jun 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When exploring, you want to feel in reality as quickly as possible what the result of your choices is. — tap to centre the map on it
When exploring, you want to feel in reality as quickly as possible what the result of your choices is.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Mar 2026
JP
Josh Puckett — holds since 2026-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Learning starts with observing reality and learning the core concepts that account for it — tap to centre the map on it
Learning starts with observing reality and learning the core concepts that account for it
Last stated 19 years ago
17 Oct 2007
PB
Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We hope things turn out as we want but fail to do what is needed to make them real — tap to centre the map on it
We hope things turn out as we want but fail to do what is needed to make them real
JW
John Wooden — holds since c. 2001 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People take their beliefs about reality as truth and rarely question them — tap to centre the map on it
People take their beliefs about reality as truth and rarely question them
JR
Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1972–1973 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People believe in an imagined order because it enables them to cooperate, not because it is objectively true — tap to centre the map on it
People believe in an imagined order because it enables them to cooperate, not because it is objectively true
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Last stated 16 years ago
14 Apr 2011
BH
Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — 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 cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated a month 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-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
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 its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad 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 earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
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 because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to 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 all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
TH
Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 2007 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are
At the centre
You create your reality by your beliefs and expectations, so examine them carefully
Last stated c. 1963–1970
Holds Jane Roberts
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Physical life teaches that thoughts have reality and create the reality you know
Last stated c. 1963–1970
Holds Jane Roberts
Similar wording
A large fraction of what the people around you believe is mistaken, and nobody is going to teach you to think for yourself.
Last stated by 5 Jul 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Patrick Collison
Similar wording
People tend to assume their habitual practices achieve what they intend, even without evidence that they do.
Last stated 22 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Henrik Karlsson
Similar wording
When exploring, you want to feel in reality as quickly as possible what the result of your choices is.
Last stated 12 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Josh Puckett
Similar wording
Learning starts with observing reality and learning the core concepts that account for it
Last stated 17 Oct 2007 · 19 years ago
Holds Peter Bevelin
Similar wording
We hope things turn out as we want but fail to do what is needed to make them real
Last stated c. 2001
Holds John Wooden
Similar wording
People take their beliefs about reality as truth and rarely question them
Last stated c. 1972–1973
Holds Jane Roberts
Similar wording
People believe in an imagined order because it enables them to cooperate, not because it is objectively true
Last stated c. 2011–2015
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Same subject: agency
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Last stated 21 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: agency
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Last stated 14 Apr 2011 · 16 years ago
Holds Ben Horowitz
Same subject: agency
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Last stated 21 Mar 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: behavioural science
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.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: behavioural science
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: behavioural science
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 9 Aug 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Gary Klein
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
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.
Last stated 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes