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Read this korrent: People should be allowed to take risks with their own tools when they judge it worth it.
People should be allowed to take risks with their own tools when they judge it worth it.
Last stated 11 years ago
6 Apr 2016
VH
Vi Hart — holds since 2016-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most people are fundamentally good, which makes the risk of trusting them worth taking. — tap to centre the map on it
Most people are fundamentally good, which makes the risk of trusting them worth taking.
Last stated 3 years ago
9 Mar 2024
MM
Mark Manson — holds since 2024-03-09 — 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 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.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
MB
Matt Birchler — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What pains a person is not the external thing but their own judgement about it, which they have the power to wipe out — tap to centre the map on it
What pains a person is not the external thing but their own judgement about it, which they have the power to wipe out
MA
Marcus Aurelius — holds since c. 171–175 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: The more things are handed to people, the more value will lie in the ability to do difficult things. — tap to centre the map on it
The more things are handed to people, the more value will lie in the ability to do difficult things.
Last stated a month ago
27 Sept 2026
KA
Kris Abdelmessih — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is worthwhile to pause and think critically about what other people tell you before accepting it — tap to centre the map on it
It is worthwhile to pause and think critically about what other people tell you before accepting it
Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
TH
Tim Harford — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should take risks without putting itself at risk, and not bet the farm unless it has to. — tap to centre the map on it
A company should take risks without putting itself at risk, and not bet the farm unless it has to.
Last stated 8 months ago
15 Feb 2026
JF
Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting one calculation take over a giving decision is disturbing, and there is still a strong case for it if you want your ethics to be principled and about other people. — tap to centre the map on it
Letting one calculation take over a giving decision is disturbing, and there is still a strong case for it if you want your ethics to be principled and about other people.
Last stated 5 years ago
15 Feb 2022
HK
Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2022-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If people are predictably irrational, maybe their decisions need help and sometimes their options need limiting — tap to centre the map on it
If people are predictably irrational, maybe their decisions need help and sometimes their options need limiting
Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
DA
Dan Ariely — holds since 2026-09-17 — 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 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
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: you do first and feel afterwards, not the 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: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Nov 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 2 months ago
12 Sept 2026
PF
Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — 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 earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
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 because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to 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 all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
TH
Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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People should be allowed to take risks with their own tools when they judge it worth it.
Last stated 6 Apr 2016 · 11 years ago
Holds Vi Hart
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Most people are fundamentally good, which makes the risk of trusting them worth taking.
Last stated 9 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Mark Manson
Similar wording
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.
Last stated 14 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Matt Birchler
Similar wording
What pains a person is not the external thing but their own judgement about it, which they have the power to wipe out
Last stated c. 171–175 CE
Holds Marcus Aurelius
Similar wording
The more things are handed to people, the more value will lie in the ability to do difficult things.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Kris Abdelmessih
Similar wording
It is worthwhile to pause and think critically about what other people tell you before accepting it
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Tim Harford
Similar wording
A company should take risks without putting itself at risk, and not bet the farm unless it has to.
Last stated 15 Feb 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Jason Fried
Similar wording
Letting one calculation take over a giving decision is disturbing, and there is still a strong case for it if you want your ethics to be principled and about other people.
Last stated 15 Feb 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Holden Karnofsky
Similar wording
If people are predictably irrational, maybe their decisions need help and sometimes their options need limiting
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Dan Ariely
Same subject: CBT
"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: CBT
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: CBT
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: attitude change
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 6 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: attitude change
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Paul Ford
Same subject: attitude change
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated 1 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
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.
Last stated 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes