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17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 8 Jun 1637 to 27 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: Another soul can provoke me but not instruct me; I must find what it says true in myself or reject it
Another soul can provoke me but not instruct me; I must find what it says true in myself or reject it
Last stated 188 years ago
15 Jul 1838
RE
Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1838-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bad man cannot injure a man better than himself — tap to centre the map on it
A bad man cannot injure a man better than himself
SO
Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Discussing virtue daily is the greatest good, and the unexamined life is not worth living — tap to centre the map on it
Discussing virtue daily is the greatest good, and the unexamined life is not worth living
SO
Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whoever loves friends and enemies in God loses no one dear, because God cannot be lost — tap to centre the map on it
Whoever loves friends and enemies in God loses no one dear, because God cannot be lost
AH
Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: One should seek the reality a name points to, not stop at naming God — tap to centre the map on it
One should seek the reality a name points to, not stop at naming God
RU
Rumi — holds since c. 1258–1273 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A wise ruler need not keep his word when it would harm him and its reasons are gone, because people are not wholly good — tap to centre the map on it
A wise ruler need not keep his word when it would harm him and its reasons are gone, because people are not wholly good
NM
Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Knowing others is discernment and knowing oneself is intelligence; overcoming oneself is mightier than overcoming others — tap to centre the map on it
Knowing others is discernment and knowing oneself is intelligence; overcoming oneself is mightier than overcoming others
LA
Laozi — holds since c. 450–250 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nothing should be accepted as true unless it is known so clearly and distinctly that no ground for doubt remains — tap to centre the map on it
Nothing should be accepted as true unless it is known so clearly and distinctly that no ground for doubt remains
Last stated 389 years ago
8 Jun 1637
RD
René Descartes — holds since 1637-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A maker cannot summon the good line, only be at the desk when it arrives, and the outcome is not theirs to influence. — tap to centre the map on it
A maker cannot summon the good line, only be at the desk when it arrives, and the outcome is not theirs to influence.
Last stated 5 years ago
29 Jun 2021
NC
Nick Cave — holds since 2021-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
AT
Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A film's script and direction must be of a sufficient quality to support its complex plot. — tap to centre the map on it
A film's script and direction must be of a sufficient quality to support its complex plot.
Last stated 6 days ago
27 Sept 2026
JS
John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. — tap to centre the map on it
A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it.
Last stated 4 months ago
7 Jun 2026
SR
Scott Rao — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Last stated 11 months ago
22 Oct 2025
AD
Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. — tap to centre the map on it
A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written.
Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
AK
Austin Kleon — holds since 2022-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
GS
George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it
A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy.
Last stated 6 days ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
GS
Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it
AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build.
Last stated 4 months ago
26 May 2026
CB
Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
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Another soul can provoke me but not instruct me; I must find what it says true in myself or reject it
Last stated 15 Jul 1838 · 188 years ago
Holds Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Similar wording
A bad man cannot injure a man better than himself
Last stated c. 399 BCE
Holds Socrates
Similar wording
Discussing virtue daily is the greatest good, and the unexamined life is not worth living
Last stated c. 399 BCE
Holds Socrates
Similar wording
Whoever loves friends and enemies in God loses no one dear, because God cannot be lost
Last stated c. 396–400 CE
Holds Augustine of Hippo
Similar wording
One should seek the reality a name points to, not stop at naming God
Last stated c. 1258–1273
Holds Rumi
Similar wording
A wise ruler need not keep his word when it would harm him and its reasons are gone, because people are not wholly good
Last stated c. 1513–1514
Holds Niccolò Machiavelli
Similar wording
Knowing others is discernment and knowing oneself is intelligence; overcoming oneself is mightier than overcoming others
Last stated c. 450–250 BCE
Holds Laozi
Similar wording
Nothing should be accepted as true unless it is known so clearly and distinctly that no ground for doubt remains
Last stated 8 Jun 1637 · 389 years ago
Holds René Descartes
Similar wording
A maker cannot summon the good line, only be at the desk when it arrives, and the outcome is not theirs to influence.
Last stated 29 Jun 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds Nick Cave
Same subject: ideas vs execution
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Last stated 17 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alex Telford
Same subject: ideas vs execution
A film's script and direction must be of a sufficient quality to support its complex plot.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · 6 days ago
Holds John Scalzi
Same subject: ideas vs execution
A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it.
Last stated 7 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Scott Rao
Same subject: writing
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Last stated 22 Oct 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Anil Dash
Same subject: writing
A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written.
Last stated 12 Oct 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Austin Kleon
Same subject: writing
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 6 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds George Saunders
Same subject: AI writing
A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · 6 days ago
Holds Molly Graham
Same subject: AI writing
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Grant Sanderson
Same subject: AI writing
AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build.
Last stated 26 May 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Carlos Alexandro Becker