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← People praise the past and condemn the present, not always with reason

17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 2 Oct 2013 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under CBT CBT Everything filed under documentation documentation Everything filed under Psychodynamic therapy Psychodynamic therapy Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under benchmarks benchmarks Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: People praise the past and condemn the present, not always with reason People praise the past and condemn thepresent, not always with reason NM Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1514–1519 — tap for who they are Same subject: Chroniclers record their own opinions rather than actual events — tap to centre the map on it Chroniclers record their ownopinions rather than actual events BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are disturbed not by events but by their opinions about them — tap to centre the map on it People are disturbed not by eventsbut by their opinions about them EP Epictetus — holds since c. 89–135 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people seem to use their reason to justify inherited prejudices rather than to root them out — tap to centre the map on it Most people seem to use their reasonto justify inherited prejudicesrather than to root them out MW Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: The documents historians rely on exaggerate the part of human life given to struggle and underrate its peaceful side — tap to centre the map on it The documents historians rely onexaggerate the part of human lifegiven to struggle and underrate itspeaceful side PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is a mistake, made even by many who think themselves wise, to believe the world holds more evil than good — tap to centre the map on it It is a mistake, made even by manywho think themselves wise, tobelieve the world holds more evilthan good MM Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are Same subject: Modern people are both more selfish and more guilt-stricken than people in the past. — tap to centre the map on it Modern people are both more selfishand more guilt-stricken than peoplein the past. Last stated 3 months ago 7 Aug 2026 DT Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good works should be taught, but not done to seek justification by them — tap to centre the map on it Good works should be taught, but notdone to seek justification by them ML Martin Luther — holds since c. 1520 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nothing should be believed merely because it was once believed, but only when it carries clear and uncontested evidence — tap to centre the map on it Nothing should be believed merelybecause it was once believed, butonly when it carries clear anduncontested evidence MA Mary Astell — holds since c. 1697 — 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 abranding term rather than ascientific one, and in practice itis a code word for "notpsychodynamic". 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 moreeffective if it is compared againstanother treatment intended to help,not against a control nobodyexpected 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: youdo first and feel afterwards, notthe other way round. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. — tap to centre the map on it A company that deviates from openstandards in its data exportswithout documenting the deviationcreates an artificial vendorlock-in. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Mar 2025 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation. — tap to centre the map on it A design proposal should describethe feature as though it alreadyexisted — once as a tutorial andonce as reference documentation. Last stated 5 months ago 20 May 2026 AR Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design system is only as good as its documentation. — tap to centre the map on it A design system is only as good asits documentation. Last stated 10 years ago 1 Sept 2016 MM Mina Markham — holds since 2016-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person strives for value and meaning, not for pleasure — tap to centre the map on it A person strives for value andmeaning, not for pleasure VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1950–1997 — tap for who they are Same subject: Avoiding conflict does not actually resolve it, so suppressed feelings build up until they surface all at once. — tap to centre the map on it Avoiding conflict does not actuallyresolve it, so suppressed feelingsbuild up until they surface all atonce. Last stated 5 months ago 11 Jun 2026 JM Julie Menanno — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Beneath the shifting multiplicity of selves lies a constant, often called the soul, that can be uncovered only at great cost to the ego. — tap to centre the map on it Beneath the shifting multiplicity ofselves lies a constant, often calledthe soul, that can be uncovered onlyat great cost to the ego. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MP Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
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At the centre People praise the past and condemn the present, not always with reason Last stated c. 1514–1519 Holds Niccolò Machiavelli Read this korrent →