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17 connected korrents · 8 moments from 2 Oct 2013 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under Psychotherapy Psychotherapy Everything filed under Psychodynamic therapy Psychodynamic therapy Everything filed under CBT CBT Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Fearing death is a pretence of wisdom; no one knows whether death may be the greatest good Fearing death is a pretence of wisdom; noone knows whether death may be thegreatest good SO Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death — tap to centre the map on it A free person thinks about deathleast of all; their wisdom is ameditation on life, not death BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are Same subject: Learning to die is learning to be free; whoever has learned to die has unlearned servitude — tap to centre the map on it Learning to die is learning to befree; whoever has learned to die hasunlearned servitude MM Michel de Montaigne — holds since c. 1571–1592 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is a mistake, made even by many who think themselves wise, to believe the world holds more evil than good — tap to centre the map on it It is a mistake, made even by manywho think themselves wise, tobelieve the world holds more evilthan good MM Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — 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 wordwhen it would harm him and itsreasons are gone, because people arenot wholly good NM Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are Same subject: Wisdom is discerning what is true in whatever one learns, from whoever says it — tap to centre the map on it Wisdom is discerning what is true inwhatever one learns, from whoeversays it TH Thiruvalluvar — holds since c. 450–500 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Philosophy should be studied for the sake of its questions, not for definite answers, which can rarely be known to be true — tap to centre the map on it Philosophy should be studied for thesake of its questions, not fordefinite answers, which can rarelybe known to be true BR Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are Same subject: Everyone is capable of great evil, and consciously recognizing that capacity in oneself is protective rather than harmful. — tap to centre the map on it Everyone is capable of great evil,and consciously recognizing thatcapacity in oneself is protectiverather than harmful. Last stated a year ago 8 Sept 2025 GS Guy Spier — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Since the soul was made to contemplate truth, keeping women from knowledge is as cruel and unjust as keeping them from good — tap to centre the map on it Since the soul was made tocontemplate truth, keeping womenfrom knowledge is as cruel andunjust as keeping them from good MA Mary Astell — holds since c. 1694–1697 — 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 person strives for value and meaning, not for pleasure — tap to centre the map on it A person strives for value andmeaning, not for pleasure VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1950–1997 — tap for who they are Same subject: Beneath the shifting multiplicity of selves lies a constant, often called the soul, that can be uncovered only at great cost to the ego. — tap to centre the map on it Beneath the shifting multiplicity ofselves lies a constant, often calledthe soul, that can be uncovered onlyat great cost to the ego. Last stated 6 days ago 27 Sept 2026 MP Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-27 — 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: Dreading a future experience causes much of human suffering by making that imagined suffering happen now. — tap to centre the map on it Dreading a future experience causesmuch of human suffering by makingthat imagined suffering happen now. Last stated 3 months ago 23 Jun 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-23 — 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 Same subject: A framing of an experience can accurately capture how it feels while being wrong about why it happens. — tap to centre the map on it A framing of an experience canaccurately capture how it feelswhile being wrong about why ithappens. Last stated a month ago 19 Aug 2026 KR Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Fearing death is a pretence of wisdom; no one knows whether death may be the greatest good Last stated c. 399 BCE Holds Socrates Read this korrent →