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← Killing oneself to escape hardship or disgrace shows a feeble mind, not greatness of soul

17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 2 Oct 2013 to 8 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under Psychodynamic therapy Psychodynamic therapy Everything filed under Psychotherapy Psychotherapy Everything filed under CBT CBT Everything filed under optimism optimism Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Killing oneself to escape hardship or disgrace shows a feeble mind, not greatness of soul Killing oneself to escape hardship ordisgrace shows a feeble mind, notgreatness of soul AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 413–426 CE — 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: People feel remorse because they believe themselves free, not because they are free — tap to centre the map on it People feel remorse because theybelieve themselves free, not becausethey are free FN Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since c. 1878 — tap for who they are Same subject: Escaping poverty and misery has not cost him his creative edge; living in misery just wastes a writer’s time. — tap to centre the map on it Escaping poverty and misery has notcost him his creative edge; livingin misery just wastes a writer’stime. Last stated 5 months ago 13 Jun 2026 SD Seth Dickinson — holds since 2026-06-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: People who believe themselves incapable of harm are more dangerous than those who recognize and fear their own capacity for it. — tap to centre the map on it People who believe themselvesincapable of harm are more dangerousthan those who recognize and feartheir own capacity for it. Last stated a year ago 8 Sept 2025 GS Guy Spier — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Healthy-minded optimism is inadequate as a philosophy, because the evil it ignores is part of reality and may be the key to life's meaning — tap to centre the map on it Healthy-minded optimism isinadequate as a philosophy, becausethe evil it ignores is part ofreality and may be the key to life'smeaning WJ William James — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: Mentally ill people are not qualified to make the decision to end their own lives — tap to centre the map on it Mentally ill people are notqualified to make the decision toend their own lives Last stated 3 weeks ago 8 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person's dignity does not depend on how much they have suffered. — tap to centre the map on it A person's dignity does not dependon how much they have suffered. Last stated a year ago 20 Jun 2025 TG Tanner Greer — holds since 2025-06-20 — 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 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 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: Avoiding conflict does not actually resolve it, so suppressed feelings build up until they surface all at once. — tap to centre the map on it Avoiding conflict does not actuallyresolve it, so suppressed feelingsbuild up until they surface all atonce. Last stated 5 months ago 11 Jun 2026 JM Julie Menanno — holds since 2026-06-11 — 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 a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MP Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-27 — 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 Killing oneself to escape hardship or disgrace shows a feeble mind, not greatness of soul Last stated c. 413–426 CE Holds Augustine of Hippo Read this korrent →