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Read this korrent: Low income makes the emotional pain of misfortunes such as divorce, ill health and being alone worse
Low income makes the emotional pain of misfortunes such as divorce, ill health and being alone worse
Last stated 16 years ago
7 Sept 2010
DK
Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2010-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There may be an income past which the miseries left, perhaps heartbreak, bereavement or depression, are ones more money does not ease — tap to centre the map on it
There may be an income past which the miseries left, perhaps heartbreak, bereavement or depression, are ones more money does not ease
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Mar 2023
DK
Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2023-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: High income buys satisfaction with life but not happiness, while low income goes with both a worse life evaluation and worse emotions — tap to centre the map on it
High income buys satisfaction with life but not happiness, while low income goes with both a worse life evaluation and worse emotions
Last stated 16 years ago
7 Sept 2010
DK
Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2010-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Above a certain level of stable income, emotional well-being seems to be limited by temperament and life circumstances rather than money — tap to centre the map on it
Above a certain level of stable income, emotional well-being seems to be limited by temperament and life circumstances rather than money
Last stated 16 years ago
7 Sept 2010
DK
Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2010-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. — tap to centre the map on it
A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
Last stated 4 years ago
13 Jan 2023
RW
Robert Waldinger — holds since 2023-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 May 2024
LS
L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness — tap to centre the map on it
A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness
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Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1785 — 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 2 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
HN
Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse. — tap to centre the map on it
A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse.
Last stated 15 years ago
18 Aug 2011
HK
Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2011-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can have a significant positive impact on people's lives — tap to centre the map on it
AI can have a significant positive impact on people's lives
Last stated yesterday
2 Oct 2026
SA
Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-10-02 — 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 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: 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
LF
Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
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Low income makes the emotional pain of misfortunes such as divorce, ill health and being alone worse
Last stated 7 Sept 2010 · 16 years ago
Holds Daniel Kahneman
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Similar wording
There may be an income past which the miseries left, perhaps heartbreak, bereavement or depression, are ones more money does not ease
Last stated 1 Mar 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds Daniel Kahneman
Similar wording
High income buys satisfaction with life but not happiness, while low income goes with both a worse life evaluation and worse emotions
Last stated 7 Sept 2010 · 16 years ago
Holds Daniel Kahneman
Similar wording
Above a certain level of stable income, emotional well-being seems to be limited by temperament and life circumstances rather than money
Last stated 7 Sept 2010 · 16 years ago
Holds Daniel Kahneman
Same subject: happiness
A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
Last stated 13 Jan 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds Robert Waldinger
Same subject: happiness
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Last stated 16 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds L. M. Sacasas
Same subject: happiness
A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness
Last stated c. 1785
Holds Immanuel Kant
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 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Haley Nahman
Same subject: family
A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse.
Last stated 18 Aug 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Holden Karnofsky
Same subject: family
AI can have a significant positive impact on people's lives
Last stated 2 Oct 2026 · yesterday
Holds Scott Alexander
Same subject: CBT
"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: 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