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← Our passions may and must decide a genuine option that intellect cannot settle

17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under politics politics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Our passions may and must decide a genuine option that intellect cannot settle Our passions may and must decide a genuineoption that intellect cannot settle WJ William James — holds since c. 1879–1896 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being intellectual does not necessarily mean suspending judgment; the intellect craves certainty — tap to centre the map on it Being intellectual does notnecessarily mean suspendingjudgment; the intellect cravescertainty RB Randolph Bourne — holds since c. 1917–1918 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every mind must choose between truth and repose and cannot have both — tap to centre the map on it Every mind must choose between truthand repose and cannot have both RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1841–1847 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is presumptuous to decide by nature what women can or cannot be — tap to centre the map on it It is presumptuous to decide bynature what women can or cannot be JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861–1869 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reason is necessary for a woman to perform any duty properly, and sensibility is not reason — tap to centre the map on it Reason is necessary for a woman toperform any duty properly, andsensibility is not reason MW Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: In a world where it's impossible to make purely moral decisions in everything we do, we should all recognize where we're making trade-offs and not try to paint ourselves as being purely logical. — tap to centre the map on it In a world where it's impossible tomake purely moral decisions ineverything we do, we should allrecognize where we're makingtrade-offs and not try to paintourselves as being purely logical. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 MB Matt Birchler — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: When two options are almost perfectly balanced the choice does not matter, and those are exactly the decisions people agonize over. — tap to centre the map on it When two options are almostperfectly balanced the choice doesnot matter, and those are exactlythe decisions people agonize over. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no clear line between events in the brain and the conscious self, so it is right to say that we make choices. — tap to centre the map on it There is no clear line betweenevents in the brain and theconscious self, so it is right tosay that we make choices. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Jan 2024 JG James Gleick — holds since 2024-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nobody actually decides on the facts -- emotion decides and facts rationalise, so you find whatever truth is useful to you. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody actually decides on the facts-- emotion decides and factsrationalise, so you find whatevertruth is useful to you. Last stated 9 months ago 20 Jan 2026 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated a month ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-downmeasures list order rather thanreasons: randomise the options andevery one of them gets pickedequally. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by itsoutcome, because good decisions failthrough no fault of the decider andbad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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