Connection Theory: The Current Evidence
| Author | Geoff Anders |
|---|---|
| Published | September 21, 2011 |
| Format | Research paper |
TL;DR — Geoff Anders’s 2011 draft setting out the evidence for and against Connection Theory, his model of human psychology developed at Leverage Research.
Version 2.1, drafted 13 February 2011 with minor revisions on 21 September 2011. Anders treats Connection Theory as a scientific theory and lays out a method based on an “elegance principle”, then reviews supporting evidence (recommendation-plan tests, mind-mapping tests, other sources) and evidence against it (counterexamples and conflicts with established science).
He tentatively concludes that the evidence supports either accepting CT as approximately true in a narrow range of cases or as true and universal, depending on one’s view of whether the mind is physical. The document describes itself as unpolished and incomplete.
What it is: a self-published working draft by the theory’s own author, not peer-reviewed. It has been criticised publicly on LessWrong.
Where this came from
- A copy saved in October 2026.
24 pages. A PDF copy is held in Kyle’s private archive; it is not linked or shared here.