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Read this korrent: People think of compassion only as tender acceptance, though acts like protecting a child are compassion too.
People think of compassion only as tender acceptance, though acts like protecting a child are compassion too.
Last stated 4 years ago
10 May 2022
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Kristin Neff — holds since 2022-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Self-compassion can be fierce as well as tender: protecting yourself, speaking up and taking action. — tap to centre the map on it
Self-compassion can be fierce as well as tender: protecting yourself, speaking up and taking action.
Last stated 4 years ago
10 May 2022
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Kristin Neff — holds since 2022-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human society rests not on love or sympathy but on an awareness, even if only instinctive, of human solidarity — tap to centre the map on it
Human society rests not on love or sympathy but on an awareness, even if only instinctive, of human solidarity
PK
Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People cannot expect others to care as deeply about the things they care about. — tap to centre the map on it
People cannot expect others to care as deeply about the things they care about.
Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Dan Meyer — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are nowhere near as good at empathy as they think they are. — tap to centre the map on it
People are nowhere near as good at empathy as they think they are.
Last stated 3 years ago
2 Jan 2024
PB
Paul Bloom — holds since 2024-01-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being. — tap to centre the map on it
Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being.
Last stated 9 months ago
14 Jan 2026
BT
Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The first component of self-compassion is mindfulness: the willingness to turn toward and be aware of pain. — tap to centre the map on it
The first component of self-compassion is mindfulness: the willingness to turn toward and be aware of pain.
Last stated 4 years ago
10 May 2022
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Kristin Neff — holds since 2022-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Self-compassion is a productive way to approach distressing thoughts and emotions, and it supports mental and physical well-being. — tap to centre the map on it
Self-compassion is a productive way to approach distressing thoughts and emotions, and it supports mental and physical well-being.
Last stated 4 years ago
12 Aug 2022
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Kristin Neff — holds since 2022-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Faced with someone's raw suffering, compassion from a step away seems to work better than empathy, which can leave you disabled by their despair. — tap to centre the map on it
Faced with someone's raw suffering, compassion from a step away seems to work better than empathy, which can leave you disabled by their despair.
Last stated 3 years ago
1 Feb 2024
NC
Nick Cave — holds since 2024-02-01 — 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 cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 4 weeks 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-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
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 its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad 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: 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: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
AG
Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — 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 4 weeks ago
12 Sept 2026
PF
Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — 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
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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 think of compassion only as tender acceptance, though acts like protecting a child are compassion too.
Last stated 10 May 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Kristin Neff
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Similar wording
Self-compassion can be fierce as well as tender: protecting yourself, speaking up and taking action.
Last stated 10 May 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Kristin Neff
Similar wording
Human society rests not on love or sympathy but on an awareness, even if only instinctive, of human solidarity
Last stated c. 1902
Holds Peter Kropotkin
Similar wording
People cannot expect others to care as deeply about the things they care about.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Dan Meyer
Similar wording
People are nowhere near as good at empathy as they think they are.
Last stated 2 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Paul Bloom
Similar wording
Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being.
Last stated 14 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Brandon Taylor
Similar wording
The first component of self-compassion is mindfulness: the willingness to turn toward and be aware of pain.
Last stated 10 May 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Kristin Neff
Similar wording
Self-compassion is a productive way to approach distressing thoughts and emotions, and it supports mental and physical well-being.
Last stated 12 Aug 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Kristin Neff
Similar wording
Faced with someone's raw suffering, compassion from a step away seems to work better than empathy, which can leave you disabled by their despair.
Last stated 1 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Nick Cave
Same subject: behavioural science
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.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: behavioural science
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: behavioural science
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 9 Aug 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Gary Klein
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
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Adam Grant
Same subject: attitude change
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Paul Ford
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