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← Our temperaments and customs confine our minds and breed errors unless examined

17 connected korrents · 8 moments from 8 Jun 1637 to 19 Jun 2026.

Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Our temperaments and customs confine our minds and breed errors unless examined Our temperaments and customs confine ourminds and breed errors unless examined FB Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1605 — tap for who they are Same subject: The human mind is like an enchanted glass, distorting things unless it is corrected — tap to centre the map on it The human mind is like an enchantedglass, distorting things unless itis corrected FB Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1605 — tap for who they are Same subject: The mind takes on the character of the thoughts it habitually holds — tap to centre the map on it The mind takes on the character ofthe thoughts it habitually holds MA Marcus Aurelius — holds since c. 171–175 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Knowing other nations' customs helps us judge our own and not dismiss different customs as irrational — tap to centre the map on it Knowing other nations' customs helpsus judge our own and not dismissdifferent customs as irrational Last stated 389 years ago 8 Jun 1637 RD René Descartes — holds since 1637-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: People who do not watch the movements of their own minds must be unhappy — tap to centre the map on it People who do not watch themovements of their own minds must beunhappy MA Marcus Aurelius — holds since c. 171–175 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Errors are not so solemn; lightness of heart beats excessive fear of being wrong — tap to centre the map on it Errors are not so solemn; lightnessof heart beats excessive fear ofbeing wrong WJ William James — holds since c. 1879–1896 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reflection may be a state against nature, and the thinking human a depraved animal — tap to centre the map on it Reflection may be a state againstnature, and the thinking human adepraved animal JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are Same subject: Since our sense perceptions are not willed by us, some other will or spirit produces them — tap to centre the map on it Since our sense perceptions are notwilled by us, some other will orspirit produces them GB George Berkeley — holds since c. 1710–1734 — tap for who they are Same subject: You create your reality by your beliefs and expectations, so examine them carefully — tap to centre the map on it You create your reality by yourbeliefs and expectations, so examinethem carefully JR Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it A country may boast of itsgovernment only when its poor arewell off TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it A deep life is a good life CN Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about wherea component belongs is a personalassumption and does not mean thatthe market or the users will reactto the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be verysmall and manageable if the designeris not comfortable reviewing orwriting the code themselves. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’slearning and curiosity pathwayswhile teaching nothing, and thatone-way exchange is what makes itcontemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how thingswork is a worthwhile effort initself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago 17 Oct 2007 PB Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it Advancing in life depends more onwhat one learns later than on whatone already knows Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Our temperaments and customs confine our minds and breed errors unless examined Last stated c. 1605 Holds Francis Bacon Read this korrent →