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17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 31 Aug 1837 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under Psychotherapy Psychotherapy Everything filed under Psychodynamic therapy Psychodynamic therapy Everything filed under CBT CBT Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The mind takes on the character of the thoughts it habitually holds The mind takes on the character of thethoughts it habitually holds MA Marcus Aurelius — holds since c. 171–175 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: The mind of the superior person is set on what is right; the mind of the petty person is set on gain — tap to centre the map on it The mind of the superior person isset on what is right; the mind ofthe petty person is set on gain CO Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: What we are results from what we have thought; acting from an evil thought brings pain after it — tap to centre the map on it What we are results from what wehave thought; acting from an evilthought brings pain after it GB Gautama Buddha — holds since c. 500–401 BCE — 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 6 days ago 27 Sept 2026 MP Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A will indulged becomes lust, lust served becomes habit, and habit unresisted becomes necessity — tap to centre the map on it A will indulged becomes lust, lustserved becomes habit, and habitunresisted becomes necessity AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: If you extol reason, what matters is the integrity of the thoughts, not the personalities of the thinkers — tap to centre the map on it If you extol reason, what matters isthe integrity of the thoughts, notthe personalities of the thinkers Last stated 9 years ago 11 Feb 2018 SP Steven Pinker — holds since 2018-02-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Character is higher than intellect — tap to centre the map on it Character is higher than intellect Last stated 189 years ago 31 Aug 1837 RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1837-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: When you see a worthy person, think of equalling them; when you see the opposite, look inward and examine yourself — tap to centre the map on it When you see a worthy person, thinkof equalling them; when you see theopposite, look inward and examineyourself CO Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: A truth stays true whoever holds it; people should be judged by the truth, not the truth by its holders — tap to centre the map on it A truth stays true whoever holds it;people should be judged by thetruth, not the truth by its holders AL Al-Ghazali — holds since c. 1106–1111 — 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 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: Everyone is capable of great evil, and consciously recognizing that capacity in oneself is protective rather than harmful. — tap to centre the map on it Everyone is capable of great evil,and consciously recognizing thatcapacity in oneself is protectiverather than harmful. Last stated a year ago 8 Sept 2025 GS Guy Spier — holds since 2025-09-08 — 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: Dreading a future experience causes much of human suffering by making that imagined suffering happen now. — tap to centre the map on it Dreading a future experience causesmuch of human suffering by makingthat imagined suffering happen now. Last stated 3 months ago 23 Jun 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that emphasizes self-esteem over self-knowledge leaves people less equipped to resist doing monstrous things. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that emphasizesself-esteem over self-knowledgeleaves people less equipped toresist doing monstrous things. Last stated a year ago 8 Sept 2025 GS Guy Spier — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that only trusts what can be put into words will treat unnamed inner experiences as unreal or as a disorder. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that only trusts what canbe put into words will treat unnamedinner experiences as unreal or as adisorder. Last stated 4 months ago 18 Jun 2026 KR Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A framing of an experience can accurately capture how it feels while being wrong about why it happens. — tap to centre the map on it A framing of an experience canaccurately capture how it feelswhile being wrong about why ithappens. Last stated a month ago 19 Aug 2026 KR Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The mind takes on the character of the thoughts it habitually holds Last stated c. 171–175 CE Holds Marcus Aurelius Read this korrent →