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Read this korrent: Life ultimately means taking responsibility for answering its problems and fulfilling the tasks it sets each person
Life ultimately means taking responsibility for answering its problems and fulfilling the tasks it sets each person
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Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Taking responsibility for something can give life purpose — tap to centre the map on it
Taking responsibility for something can give life purpose
Last stated 3 years ago
2 May 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-05-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The constraint of a limited lifespan is part of what gives life its meaning — tap to centre the map on it
The constraint of a limited lifespan is part of what gives life its meaning
Last stated 6 years ago
11 Mar 2021
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2021-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The meaning of life differs from person to person and from hour to hour — tap to centre the map on it
The meaning of life differs from person to person and from hour to hour
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Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1962–1992 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Taking on total responsibility for another capable adult's life is wrong; each person is responsible for their own psyche and life. — tap to centre the map on it
Taking on total responsibility for another capable adult's life is wrong; each person is responsible for their own psyche and life.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
8 Sept 2026
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Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every part of life, public or private, carries moral duties, and what is right or wrong depends on them — tap to centre the map on it
Every part of life, public or private, carries moral duties, and what is right or wrong depends on them
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Cicero — holds since c. 45–44 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: People can find meaning in life only by devoting themselves to society — tap to centre the map on it
People can find meaning in life only by devoting themselves to society
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Albert Einstein — holds since c. 1949 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everyone has a specific mission in life, a concrete assignment that demands fulfilment — tap to centre the map on it
Everyone has a specific mission in life, a concrete assignment that demands fulfilment
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Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1962–1992 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every person has a purpose in life, and each person gets to define what that purpose is. — tap to centre the map on it
Every person has a purpose in life, and each person gets to define what that purpose is.
Last stated 9 months ago
26 Dec 2025
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Mark Manson — holds since 2025-12-26 — 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
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Jonathan Shedler — holds since 2013-10-02 — 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
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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 can be put into words will treat unnamed inner experiences as unreal or as a disorder.
Last stated 4 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-06-18 — 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
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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: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round.
Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
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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 causes much of human suffering by making that imagined suffering happen now.
Last stated 3 months ago
23 Jun 2026
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Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Eye movement reprocessing went from alternative to establishment, and moving your eyes while talking about a trauma does seem to help you process it. — tap to centre the map on it
Eye movement reprocessing went from alternative to establishment, and moving your eyes while talking about a trauma does seem to help you process it.
Last stated 7 years ago
12 Nov 2019
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2019-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If negative emotion comes from underweighting sensory evidence, that explains EMDR: it forces high-precision attention onto something the mind usually represses. — tap to centre the map on it
If negative emotion comes from underweighting sensory evidence, that explains EMDR: it forces high-precision attention onto something the mind usually represses.
Last stated 6 years ago
13 Feb 2021
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2021-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Somebody with trauma should try a trauma-focused therapy such as EMDR before treating their nightmares directly. — tap to centre the map on it
Somebody with trauma should try a trauma-focused therapy such as EMDR before treating their nightmares directly.
Last stated 4 years ago
16 Jun 2022
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2022-06-16 — tap for who they are
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Life ultimately means taking responsibility for answering its problems and fulfilling the tasks it sets each person
Last stated c. 1946–1992
Holds Viktor Frankl
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Taking responsibility for something can give life purpose
Last stated 2 May 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
The constraint of a limited lifespan is part of what gives life its meaning
Last stated 11 Mar 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
The meaning of life differs from person to person and from hour to hour
Last stated c. 1962–1992
Holds Viktor Frankl
Similar wording
Taking on total responsibility for another capable adult's life is wrong; each person is responsible for their own psyche and life.
Last stated 8 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Ava Huang
Similar wording
Every part of life, public or private, carries moral duties, and what is right or wrong depends on them
Last stated c. 45–44 BCE
Holds Cicero
Similar wording
People can find meaning in life only by devoting themselves to society
Last stated c. 1949
Holds Albert Einstein
Similar wording
Everyone has a specific mission in life, a concrete assignment that demands fulfilment
Last stated c. 1962–1992
Holds Viktor Frankl
Similar wording
Every person has a purpose in life, and each person gets to define what that purpose is.
Last stated 26 Dec 2025 · 9 months ago
Holds Mark Manson
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 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: Psychotherapy
A culture that only trusts what can be put into words will treat unnamed inner experiences as unreal or as a disorder.
Last stated 18 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Kenneth Reitz
Same subject: CBT
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: CBT
Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round.
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Lex Fridman
Same subject: CBT
Dreading a future experience causes much of human suffering by making that imagined suffering happen now.
Last stated 23 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Sasha Chapin
Same subject: EMDR
Eye movement reprocessing went from alternative to establishment, and moving your eyes while talking about a trauma does seem to help you process it.
Last stated 12 Nov 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Scott Alexander
Same subject: EMDR
If negative emotion comes from underweighting sensory evidence, that explains EMDR: it forces high-precision attention onto something the mind usually represses.
Last stated 13 Feb 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds Scott Alexander
Same subject: EMDR
Somebody with trauma should try a trauma-focused therapy such as EMDR before treating their nightmares directly.
Last stated 16 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Scott Alexander