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Read this korrent: Most people have growth forces, tendencies toward self-actualization, that can be the sole motivation for therapy.
Most people have growth forces, tendencies toward self-actualization, that can be the sole motivation for therapy.
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Carl Rogers — holds since c. 1946 — 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: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Last stated 7 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations. — tap to centre the map on it
AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations.
Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apathy and depression are different conditions, not degrees of one thing: a person can lose all motivation while remaining perfectly happy. — tap to centre the map on it
Apathy and depression are different conditions, not degrees of one thing: a person can lose all motivation while remaining perfectly happy.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apathy in an otherwise healthy older person doubles their risk of Alzheimer's, which means the disease changes behaviour long before it touches cognition. — tap to centre the map on it
Apathy in an otherwise healthy older person doubles their risk of Alzheimer's, which means the disease changes behaviour long before it touches cognition.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apathy is not a quieter brain but a costlier one: apathetic people burn more energy simply deciding whether an action is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it
Apathy is not a quieter brain but a costlier one: apathetic people burn more energy simply deciding whether an action is worth it.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Denying students AI because you fear they will cheat is its own harm, as bad as letting the tool take their motivation away. — tap to centre the map on it
Denying students AI because you fear they will cheat is its own harm, as bad as letting the tool take their motivation away.
Last stated 3 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Dopamine does far more than drive the motivation to act: it is also central to working memory and to executive control. — tap to centre the map on it
Dopamine does far more than drive the motivation to act: it is also central to working memory and to executive control.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — 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 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
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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
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Guy Spier — holds since 2025-09-08 — 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: EMDR gives clinicians an efficient way to address psychological and physical symptoms stemming from adverse life experiences. — tap to centre the map on it
EMDR gives clinicians an efficient way to address psychological and physical symptoms stemming from adverse life experiences.
Last stated 13 years ago
1 Mar 2014
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Francine Shapiro — holds since 2014-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: EMDR works best inside a broader therapeutic relationship, not as a standalone protocol. — tap to centre the map on it
EMDR works best inside a broader therapeutic relationship, not as a standalone protocol.
Last stated 7 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Annie Wright — holds since 2026-04-07 — 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
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Annie Wright — holds since 2026-04-06 — 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
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Wendy Behary — holds since 2020-07-30 — 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
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Annie Wright — holds since 2026-04-06 — tap for who they are
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Most people have growth forces, tendencies toward self-actualization, that can be the sole motivation for therapy.
Last stated c. 1946
Holds Carl Rogers
Read this korrent →
Same subject: motivation
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: motivation
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: motivation
AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Scott Alexander
Same subject: motivation
Apathy and depression are different conditions, not degrees of one thing: a person can lose all motivation while remaining perfectly happy.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Masud Husain
Same subject: motivation
Apathy in an otherwise healthy older person doubles their risk of Alzheimer's, which means the disease changes behaviour long before it touches cognition.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Masud Husain
Same subject: motivation
Apathy is not a quieter brain but a costlier one: apathetic people burn more energy simply deciding whether an action is worth it.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Masud Husain
Same subject: motivation
Denying students AI because you fear they will cheat is its own harm, as bad as letting the tool take their motivation away.
Last stated 10 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Fei-Fei Li
Same subject: motivation
Dopamine does far more than drive the motivation to act: it is also central to working memory and to executive control.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Masud Husain
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
Same subject: EMDR
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: EMDR
EMDR gives clinicians an efficient way to address psychological and physical symptoms stemming from adverse life experiences.
Last stated 1 Mar 2014 · 13 years ago
Holds Francine Shapiro
Same subject: EMDR
EMDR works best inside a broader therapeutic relationship, not as a standalone protocol.
Last stated 7 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Annie Wright
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
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: 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