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First We Shape Our Social Graph; Then It Shapes Us
Books you read are sending you input. Your friends modeling behaviors for you. Newspapers. Tools. People you follow on Twitter. The architecture of a Gothic church beaming serenity into you—that is input too.
At the same time, you are also sending output to other nodes. Now, I am sending these ideas into my pocket notebook, which will send them to m... See more
At the same time, you are also sending output to other nodes. Now, I am sending these ideas into my pocket notebook, which will send them to m... See more
Henrik Karlsson • First We Shape Our Social Graph; Then It Shapes Us
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This ability is not something you can turn on and off. You are always internalizing the culture around you. Even when you wish you didn’t. So you better surround yourself with something you want inside—curate a culture.
Henrik Karlsson • First We Shape Our Social Graph; Then It Shapes Us
Chubmeister 5000 added
Our values, aesthetics, taste, and even philosophical positions are often heavily defined by others in deep and unconscious ways
Jonathan Bi • Lecture I: Introduction to Mimetic Theory | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
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The most lasting and effective way to change your life is to change who you’re surrounded by. Since networks so powerfully shape who we are and what we do, the best way to change ourselves is to change our networks.This is a big limitation at the way we look at self-development and self-transformation. We think we can just roll out of bed one day, ... See more
nfx.com • Your Life Is Driven by Network Effects
Juan Orbea added
A Blog Post Is a Very Long and Complex Search Query to Find Fascinating People and Make Them Route Interesting Stuff to Your Inbox
Henrik Karlssonescapingflatland.substack.com
We think that we surround ourselves with our interests, but causality often runs the other way: We become interested in what we’re surrounded by.
Amie Pollack added
And these decisions matter—because the cultures we spend time in have a major influence over us.
Tim Urban • Page Not Found — Wait But Why
Ajinkya Wadhwa added