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Read this korrent: Burning your bridges to force yourself forward is worth what it costs.
Burning your bridges to force yourself forward is worth what it costs.
Last stated 3 years ago
20 Apr 2023
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Derek Sivers — no longer holds since 2023-04-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Trying to shortcut past necessary personal work always backfires, and real progress requires confronting oneself directly. — tap to centre the map on it
Trying to shortcut past necessary personal work always backfires, and real progress requires confronting oneself directly.
Last stated a month ago
14 Sept 2026
AH
Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You should listen to nobody and do your own thing, whatever your parents, your family and society press on you. — tap to centre the map on it
You should listen to nobody and do your own thing, whatever your parents, your family and society press on you.
Last stated 2 years ago
20 Aug 2024
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2024-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Pursuing a very low success-rate strategy can still be rational if a rare win is valuable enough. — tap to centre the map on it
Pursuing a very low success-rate strategy can still be rational if a rare win is valuable enough.
Last stated 5 years ago
22 Feb 2022
NN
Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No one should pressure another person about whether to have children, since it is too personal a decision to be anyone else's business. — tap to centre the map on it
No one should pressure another person about whether to have children, since it is too personal a decision to be anyone else's business.
Last stated 3 years ago
23 May 2023
TU
Tim Urban — holds since 2023-05-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Losing your emotions does not leave you a cooler decision-maker; it leaves you unable to organise a life at all. — tap to centre the map on it
Losing your emotions does not leave you a cooler decision-maker; it leaves you unable to organise a life at all.
Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
RA
Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Delaying the open release of a new capability by months or years is worth doing, even though preventing its spread indefinitely is not. — tap to centre the map on it
Delaying the open release of a new capability by months or years is worth doing, even though preventing its spread indefinitely is not.
Last stated 2 years ago
5 Apr 2025
HT
Helen Toner — holds since 2025-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rescuing a failing bank at the government's request is not worth doing again, because a later administration will make you pay for the sins you inherited. — tap to centre the map on it
Rescuing a failing bank at the government's request is not worth doing again, because a later administration will make you pay for the sins you inherited.
Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
JD
Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If money is the only thing holding someone back from what they want to do, they are not thinking clearly; there is always a way around it. — tap to centre the map on it
If money is the only thing holding someone back from what they want to do, they are not thinking clearly; there is always a way around it.
Last stated a year ago
14 May 2025
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2025-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A liberal divorce law is wise — tap to centre the map on it
A liberal divorce law is wise
ES
Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects. — tap to centre the map on it
A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
HN
Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person with a spouse and children has given hostages to fortune, since they hinder great enterprises — tap to centre the map on it
A person with a spouse and children has given hostages to fortune, since they hinder great enterprises
FB
Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — 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 a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic".
Last stated 13 years ago
2 Oct 2013
JS
Jonathan Shedler — holds since 2013-10-02 — 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 by validating where people are, not by asking 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 emphasizes self-esteem over self-knowledge leaves people less equipped to resist 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 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 more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected 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: EMDR gives clinicians an efficient way to address psychological and physical symptoms stemming from adverse life experiences. — tap to centre the map on it
EMDR gives clinicians an efficient way to address psychological and physical symptoms stemming from adverse life experiences.
Last stated 13 years ago
1 Mar 2014
FS
Francine Shapiro — holds since 2014-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: EMDR is an eight-phase treatment that starts with history-taking to find the memories and current situations that need addressing. — tap to centre the map on it
EMDR is an eight-phase treatment that starts with history-taking to find the memories and current situations that need addressing.
Last stated 16 years ago
19 Mar 2011
FS
Francine Shapiro — holds since 2011-03-19 — tap for who they are
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Burning your bridges to force yourself forward is worth what it costs.
Last stated 20 Apr 2023 · 3 years ago
No longer holds Derek Sivers
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Similar wording
Trying to shortcut past necessary personal work always backfires, and real progress requires confronting oneself directly.
Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ava Huang
Similar wording
You should listen to nobody and do your own thing, whatever your parents, your family and society press on you.
Last stated 20 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
Pursuing a very low success-rate strategy can still be rational if a rare win is valuable enough.
Last stated 22 Feb 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Neel Nanda
Similar wording
No one should pressure another person about whether to have children, since it is too personal a decision to be anyone else's business.
Last stated 23 May 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Tim Urban
Similar wording
Losing your emotions does not leave you a cooler decision-maker; it leaves you unable to organise a life at all.
Last stated 17 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ralph Adolphs
Similar wording
Delaying the open release of a new capability by months or years is worth doing, even though preventing its spread indefinitely is not.
Last stated 5 Apr 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Helen Toner
Similar wording
Rescuing a failing bank at the government's request is not worth doing again, because a later administration will make you pay for the sins you inherited.
Last stated 16 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Jamie Dimon
Similar wording
If money is the only thing holding someone back from what they want to do, they are not thinking clearly; there is always a way around it.
Last stated 14 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Derek Sivers
Same subject: family
A liberal divorce law is wise
Last stated c. 1898
Holds Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Same subject: family
A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects.
Last stated 20 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Haley Nahman
Same subject: family
A person with a spouse and children has given hostages to fortune, since they hinder great enterprises
Last stated c. 1597–1625
Holds Francis Bacon
Same subject: Psychotherapy
"Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic".
Last stated 2 Oct 2013 · 13 years ago
Holds Jonathan Shedler
Same subject: Psychotherapy
A couples therapist starts by validating where people are, not by asking them to be vulnerable.
Last stated 15 May 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Sue Johnson
Same subject: Psychotherapy
A culture that emphasizes self-esteem over self-knowledge leaves people less equipped to resist doing monstrous things.
Last stated 8 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Guy Spier
Same subject: EMDR
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.
Last stated 11 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Scott D. Miller
Same subject: EMDR
EMDR gives clinicians an efficient way to address psychological and physical symptoms stemming from adverse life experiences.
Last stated 1 Mar 2014 · 13 years ago
Holds Francine Shapiro
Same subject: EMDR
EMDR is an eight-phase treatment that starts with history-taking to find the memories and current situations that need addressing.
Last stated 19 Mar 2011 · 16 years ago
Holds Francine Shapiro