What Henrik Karlsson thinks about behavioural science

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Swedish essayist who writes Escaping Flatland, a newsletter of essays on relationships, thinking, writing and homeschooling.

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2 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Henrik Karlsson has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 26 Aug 2026

   Our readingThe feedback loops a person allows to operate on them shape who they become to an unsettling degree.

   Their wordsThe lesson is that the feedback loops that we let work on ourselves shape us to an unsettling degree.

   ↗First we shape our feedback loops; then they shape ushenrikkarlsson.xyz 2nd of 2 in this piece

2. 2 months earlier

3. 22 Jun 2026

   Our readingPeople tend to assume their habitual practices achieve what they intend, even without evidence that they do.

   Their wordsIt is common to think that what we do achieves what we want it to achieve, even if there is no evidence for it.

   ↗How not to forget what mattershenrikkarlsson.xyz 2nd of 3 in this piece