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16 connected korrents · 10 moments from 2 Oct 2013 to 10 Sept 2026.
Everything filed under Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy
Everything filed under friendship
friendship
Everything filed under Narcissism
Narcissism
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management
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Read this korrent: Most friends are not friends but acquaintances.
Most friends are not friends but acquaintances.
Last stated 6 years ago
31 Oct 2020
JS
Julian Shapiro — holds since 2020-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Have no friends who are not your equals — tap to centre the map on it
Have no friends who are not your equals
CO
Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Do not take evil-doers or low people for friends; have the virtuous, the best of people, for friends — tap to centre the map on it
Do not take evil-doers or low people for friends; have the virtuous, the best of people, for friends
GB
Gautama Buddha — holds since c. 500–401 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans are not individuals but dividuals — tap to centre the map on it
Humans are not individuals but dividuals
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who are highly narcissistic do not make the best friends, even if they are popular at first. — tap to centre the map on it
People who are highly narcissistic do not make the best friends, even if they are popular at first.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
RH
Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Friendship with the upright, the sincere and the well-informed helps you; friendship with the showy, the smooth and the glib harms you — tap to centre the map on it
Friendship with the upright, the sincere and the well-informed helps you; friendship with the showy, the smooth and the glib harms you
CO
Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Friendships require ongoing effort and can fade into mere acquaintance without it. — tap to centre the map on it
Friendships require ongoing effort and can fade into mere acquaintance without it.
Last stated 2 months ago
16 Aug 2026
SJ
Stefan Judis — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Knowledge borrowed from someone else is not your own. — tap to centre the map on it
Knowledge borrowed from someone else is not your own.
Last stated 2 years ago
24 Oct 2024
KG
Kapil Gupta — holds since 2024-10-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team performs better when an outsider introduces social friction, even though the group believes it performed worse. — tap to centre the map on it
A team performs better when an outsider introduces social friction, even though the group believes it performed worse.
Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
TH
Tim Harford — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Feuds between neighbouring, closely related peoples are a relatively harmless outlet for aggression that makes group cohesion easier — tap to centre the map on it
Feuds between neighbouring, closely related peoples are a relatively harmless outlet for aggression that makes group cohesion easier
SF
Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Narcissism runs along a spectrum rather than being a category, and schema therapy treats it by working back to what early life embedded. — tap to centre the map on it
Narcissism runs along a spectrum rather than being a category, and schema therapy treats it by working back to what early life embedded.
Last stated 6 years ago
30 Jul 2020
WB
Wendy Behary — holds since 2020-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Narcissists can change meaningfully in therapy, though nobody changes completely, and most of the work is persisting with empathic confrontation past the first rebuff. — tap to centre the map on it
Narcissists can change meaningfully in therapy, though nobody changes completely, and most of the work is persisting with empathic confrontation past the first rebuff.
Last stated 6 years ago
30 Jul 2020
WB
Wendy Behary — holds since 2020-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In schema therapy the therapeutic relationship itself supplies the attunement that was missing in childhood. — tap to centre the map on it
In schema therapy the therapeutic relationship itself supplies the attunement that was missing in childhood.
Last stated 7 months ago
6 Apr 2026
AW
Annie Wright — holds since 2026-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Schema therapy was designed for entrenched patterns that do not respond well to traditional CBT. — tap to centre the map on it
Schema therapy was designed for entrenched patterns that do not respond well to traditional CBT.
Last stated 7 months ago
6 Apr 2026
AW
Annie Wright — holds since 2026-04-06 — 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 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 by validating where people are, not by asking 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 emphasizes self-esteem over self-knowledge leaves people less equipped to resist doing monstrous things.
Last stated a year ago
8 Sept 2025
GS
Guy Spier — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are
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Most friends are not friends but acquaintances.
Last stated 31 Oct 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Julian Shapiro
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Have no friends who are not your equals
Last stated c. 551–479 BCE
Holds Confucius
Similar wording
Do not take evil-doers or low people for friends; have the virtuous, the best of people, for friends
Last stated c. 500–401 BCE
Holds Gautama Buddha
Similar wording
Humans are not individuals but dividuals
Last stated c. 2015–2017
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Similar wording
People who are highly narcissistic do not make the best friends, even if they are popular at first.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Rob Henderson
Similar wording
Friendship with the upright, the sincere and the well-informed helps you; friendship with the showy, the smooth and the glib harms you
Last stated c. 551–479 BCE
Holds Confucius
Similar wording
Friendships require ongoing effort and can fade into mere acquaintance without it.
Last stated 16 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Stefan Judis
Similar wording
Knowledge borrowed from someone else is not your own.
Last stated 24 Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Kapil Gupta
Similar wording
A team performs better when an outsider introduces social friction, even though the group believes it performed worse.
Last stated 3 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tim Harford
Same subject: Narcissism
Feuds between neighbouring, closely related peoples are a relatively harmless outlet for aggression that makes group cohesion easier
Last stated c. 1930
Holds Sigmund Freud
Same subject: Narcissism
Narcissism runs along a spectrum rather than being a category, and schema therapy treats it by working back to what early life embedded.
Last stated 30 Jul 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Wendy Behary
Same subject: Narcissism
Narcissists can change meaningfully in therapy, though nobody changes completely, and most of the work is persisting with empathic confrontation past the first rebuff.
Last stated 30 Jul 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Wendy Behary
Same subject: Schema therapy
In schema therapy the therapeutic relationship itself supplies the attunement that was missing in childhood.
Last stated 6 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Annie Wright
Same subject: Schema therapy
Schema therapy was designed for entrenched patterns that do not respond well to traditional CBT.
Last stated 6 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Annie Wright
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 couples therapist starts by validating where people are, not by asking them to be vulnerable.
Last stated 15 May 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Sue Johnson
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