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← A benefit lies in the giver's intention, not in the thing given

17 connected korrents · 8 moments from 2 Oct 2013 to 18 Jun 2026.

Everything filed under Psychotherapy Psychotherapy Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under CBT CBT Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A benefit lies in the giver's intention, not in the thing given A benefit lies in the giver's intention,not in the thing given SE Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: A slave can confer a benefit on his master, and it is all the greater for it — tap to centre the map on it A slave can confer a benefit on hismaster, and it is all the greaterfor it SE Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: One might say that human happiness is not part of the plan of creation — tap to centre the map on it One might say that human happinessis not part of the plan of creation SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: A spirit cannot itself be perceived, only known through the effects it produces — tap to centre the map on it A spirit cannot itself be perceived,only known through the effects itproduces GB George Berkeley — holds since c. 1710–1734 — tap for who they are Same subject: Utility is not the first or principal source of moral approval — tap to centre the map on it Utility is not the first orprincipal source of moral approval AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: What pains a person is not the external thing but their own judgement about it, which they have the power to wipe out — tap to centre the map on it What pains a person is not theexternal thing but their ownjudgement about it, which they havethe power to wipe out MA Marcus Aurelius — holds since c. 171–175 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: An ungrateful person harms himself, not the giver — tap to centre the map on it An ungrateful person harms himself,not the giver SE Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself; we do not rejoice because we control our lusts, we control them because we rejoice — tap to centre the map on it Blessedness is not the reward ofvirtue but virtue itself; we do notrejoice because we control ourlusts, we control them because werejoice BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nothing is expedient unless it is morally right; a thing is expedient because it is right, not the reverse — tap to centre the map on it Nothing is expedient unless it ismorally right; a thing is expedientbecause it is right, not the reverse CI Cicero — holds since c. 45–44 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: "Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic". — tap to centre the map on it "Evidence-based therapy" is abranding term rather than ascientific one, and in practice itis a code word for "notpsychodynamic". Last stated 13 years ago 2 Oct 2013 JS Jonathan Shedler — holds since 2013-10-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work. — tap to centre the map on it A therapy is only shown to be moreeffective if it is compared againstanother treatment intended to help,not against a control nobodyexpected to work. Last stated 2 years ago 11 Sept 2024 SM Scott D. Miller — holds since 2024-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. — tap to centre the map on it Action comes before motivation: youdo first and feel afterwards, notthe other way round. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — 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 earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. 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 becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto 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 allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are Same subject: A couples therapist starts by validating where people are, not by asking them to be vulnerable. — tap to centre the map on it A couples therapist starts byvalidating where people are, not byasking them to be vulnerable. Last stated 3 years ago 15 May 2023 SJ Sue Johnson — holds since 2023-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that emphasizes self-esteem over self-knowledge leaves people less equipped to resist doing monstrous things. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that emphasizesself-esteem over self-knowledgeleaves people less equipped toresist doing monstrous things. Last stated a year ago 8 Sept 2025 GS Guy Spier — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that only trusts what can be put into words will treat unnamed inner experiences as unreal or as a disorder. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that only trusts what canbe put into words will treat unnamedinner experiences as unreal or as adisorder. Last stated 4 months ago 18 Jun 2026 KR Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A benefit lies in the giver's intention, not in the thing given Last stated c. 56–62 CE Holds Seneca Read this korrent →