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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 13 May 2007 to 11 Aug 2026.
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Read this korrent: Couples do not need to be taught skills; what changes them is a bonding conversation.
Couples do not need to be taught skills; what changes them is a bonding conversation.
Last stated 3 years ago
15 May 2023
SJ
Sue Johnson — holds since 2023-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lack of education makes women's talk insipid and their solitude unbearable; learning is necessary to make them useful company — tap to centre the map on it
A lack of education makes women's talk insipid and their solitude unbearable; learning is necessary to make them useful company
MA
Mary Astell — holds since c. 1694–1697 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Empathy, body language and tone of voice are learnable skills, and expecting the world to adapt to how you are wired is not going to work. — tap to centre the map on it
Empathy, body language and tone of voice are learnable skills, and expecting the world to adapt to how you are wired is not going to work.
Last stated 3 months ago
1 Jul 2026
KB
Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Relationships are healed through vulnerability, not optimised by strategy. — tap to centre the map on it
Relationships are healed through vulnerability, not optimised by strategy.
Last stated 4 months ago
31 May 2026
AW
Annie Wright — holds since 2026-05-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Working relationships need to be intentionally redesigned on an ongoing basis, not defined once and left fixed. — tap to centre the map on it
Working relationships need to be intentionally redesigned on an ongoing basis, not defined once and left fixed.
Last stated 2 months ago
11 Aug 2026
KN
Ken Norton — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rational discussion needs only a readiness to learn from one's partner in it — tap to centre the map on it
Rational discussion needs only a readiness to learn from one's partner in it
KP
Karl Popper — holds since c. 1963–1968 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As people heal they bring more Self into relationships and stop putting up with what they used to. — tap to centre the map on it
As people heal they bring more Self into relationships and stop putting up with what they used to.
Last stated a year ago
7 May 2025
RS
Richard Schwartz — holds since 2025-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The thing worth teaching is not a language but how to learn languages, because that skill repeats for every language after it. — tap to centre the map on it
The thing worth teaching is not a language but how to learn languages, because that skill repeats for every language after it.
Last stated 2 years ago
by 14 Jun 2024
LM
Lýdia Machová — holds since 2024-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In choosing what to learn, who is teaching it matters more than what it is, because your existing interests are fairly arbitrary and a good educator is not. — tap to centre the map on it
In choosing what to learn, who is teaching it matters more than what it is, because your existing interests are fairly arbitrary and a good educator is not.
Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
GS
Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Abolitionists who felt the slave's wrongs were blind to the equal legal wrongs of their own mothers, wives and sisters — tap to centre the map on it
Abolitionists who felt the slave's wrongs were blind to the equal legal wrongs of their own mothers, wives and sisters
ES
Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Assuming stupidity rather than malice changes the response: empathy and clarity instead of defensiveness. — tap to centre the map on it
Assuming stupidity rather than malice changes the response: empathy and clarity instead of defensiveness.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 Nov 2024
SP
Shane Parrish — holds since 2024-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it
Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents.
Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
LF
Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it
A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player.
Last stated 13 years ago
3 Jul 2013
RK
Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it
Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff
Last stated 19 years ago
17 Oct 2007
PB
Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it
Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows
Last stated 19 years ago
13 May 2007
CM
Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise. — tap to centre the map on it
A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise.
Last stated 3 months ago
by 20 Jul 2026
SK
Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known. — tap to centre the map on it
A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known.
Last stated 5 years ago
19 Aug 2021
LL
Luca Lampariello — holds since 2021-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured. — tap to centre the map on it
A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured.
Last stated 6 years ago
9 Sept 2020
LL
Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 — tap for who they are
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Couples do not need to be taught skills; what changes them is a bonding conversation.
Last stated 15 May 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Sue Johnson
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
A lack of education makes women's talk insipid and their solitude unbearable; learning is necessary to make them useful company
Last stated c. 1694–1697
Holds Mary Astell
Similar wording
Empathy, body language and tone of voice are learnable skills, and expecting the world to adapt to how you are wired is not going to work.
Last stated 1 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Kent Beck
Similar wording
Relationships are healed through vulnerability, not optimised by strategy.
Last stated 31 May 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Annie Wright
Similar wording
Working relationships need to be intentionally redesigned on an ongoing basis, not defined once and left fixed.
Last stated 11 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ken Norton
Similar wording
Rational discussion needs only a readiness to learn from one's partner in it
Last stated c. 1963–1968
Holds Karl Popper
Similar wording
As people heal they bring more Self into relationships and stop putting up with what they used to.
Last stated 7 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Richard Schwartz
Similar wording
The thing worth teaching is not a language but how to learn languages, because that skill repeats for every language after it.
Last stated by 14 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Lýdia Machová
Similar wording
In choosing what to learn, who is teaching it matters more than what it is, because your existing interests are fairly arbitrary and a good educator is not.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Grant Sanderson
Same subject: empathy
Abolitionists who felt the slave's wrongs were blind to the equal legal wrongs of their own mothers, wives and sisters
Last stated c. 1898
Holds Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Same subject: empathy
Assuming stupidity rather than malice changes the response: empathy and clarity instead of defensiveness.
Last stated 16 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Shane Parrish
Same subject: empathy
Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents.
Last stated 12 Feb 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Lex Fridman
Same subject: curiosity
A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player.
Last stated 3 Jul 2013 · 13 years ago
Holds Raph Koster
Same subject: curiosity
Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff
Last stated 17 Oct 2007 · 19 years ago
Holds Peter Bevelin
Same subject: curiosity
Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows
Last stated 13 May 2007 · 19 years ago
Holds Charlie Munger
Same subject: language learning
A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise.
Last stated by 20 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Steve Kaufmann
Same subject: language learning
A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known.
Last stated 19 Aug 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds Luca Lampariello
Same subject: language learning
A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured.
Last stated 9 Sept 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Luca Lampariello