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← The only authentic thing a seeker can find is the raw, unvarnished truth.
17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 15 Jul 1838 to 31 Aug 2026.
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motivation
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happiness
Everything filed under curiosity
curiosity
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religion
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humility
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Read this korrent: The only authentic thing a seeker can find is the raw, unvarnished truth.
The only authentic thing a seeker can find is the raw, unvarnished truth.
Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
KG
Kapil Gupta — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The present is the only time that is fully real, and existence lies in it alone — tap to centre the map on it
The present is the only time that is fully real, and existence lies in it alone
AS
Arthur Schopenhauer — holds since c. 1851 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Seeking, knowing and believing truth is the highest good of human nature — tap to centre the map on it
Seeking, knowing and believing truth is the highest good of human nature
FB
Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are
Same subject: One should seek the reality a name points to, not stop at naming God — tap to centre the map on it
One should seek the reality a name points to, not stop at naming God
RU
Rumi — holds since c. 1258–1273 — 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 the truth, not the truth by its holders
AL
Al-Ghazali — holds since c. 1106–1111 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Myths and symbols have value, but must be kept clearly apart from factual truth — tap to centre the map on it
Myths and symbols have value, but must be kept clearly apart from factual truth
Last stated a year ago
9 Oct 2025
RD
Richard Dawkins — holds since 2025-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Where there is a group, an organisation or an institution, there cannot be truth. — tap to centre the map on it
Where there is a group, an organisation or an institution, there cannot be truth.
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
KG
Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The search for peace is really the search for truth. — tap to centre the map on it
The search for peace is really the search for truth.
Last stated 6 years ago
12 Mar 2021
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Another soul can provoke me but not instruct me; I must find what it says true in myself or reject it — tap to centre the map on it
Another soul can provoke me but not instruct me; I must find what it says true in myself or reject it
Last stated 188 years ago
15 Jul 1838
RE
Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1838-07-15 — 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’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous 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 things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, 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 on what one learns later than on what one already knows
Last stated 19 years ago
13 May 2007
CM
Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death — tap to centre the map on it
A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death
BS
Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. — tap to centre the map on it
A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
Last stated 4 years ago
13 Jan 2023
RW
Robert Waldinger — holds since 2023-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 May 2024
LS
L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — 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
same subject or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 1838 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are
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The only authentic thing a seeker can find is the raw, unvarnished truth.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Kapil Gupta
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Similar wording
The present is the only time that is fully real, and existence lies in it alone
Last stated c. 1851
Holds Arthur Schopenhauer
Similar wording
Seeking, knowing and believing truth is the highest good of human nature
Last stated c. 1597–1625
Holds Francis Bacon
Similar wording
One should seek the reality a name points to, not stop at naming God
Last stated c. 1258–1273
Holds Rumi
Similar wording
A truth stays true whoever holds it; people should be judged by the truth, not the truth by its holders
Last stated c. 1106–1111
Holds Al-Ghazali
Similar wording
Myths and symbols have value, but must be kept clearly apart from factual truth
Last stated 9 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Richard Dawkins
Similar wording
Where there is a group, an organisation or an institution, there cannot be truth.
Last stated 6 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Kapil Gupta
Similar wording
The search for peace is really the search for truth.
Last stated 12 Mar 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Similar wording
Another soul can provoke me but not instruct me; I must find what it says true in myself or reject it
Last stated 15 Jul 1838 · 188 years ago
Holds Ralph Waldo Emerson
Same subject: curiosity
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.
Last stated 3 Jul 2013 · 13 years ago
Holds Raph Koster
Same subject: curiosity
Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff
Last stated 17 Oct 2007 · 19 years ago
Holds Peter Bevelin
Same subject: curiosity
Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows
Last stated 13 May 2007 · 19 years ago
Holds Charlie Munger
Same subject: happiness
A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death
Last stated c. 1661–1675
Holds Baruch Spinoza
Same subject: happiness
A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
Last stated 13 Jan 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds Robert Waldinger
Same subject: happiness
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Last stated 16 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds L. M. Sacasas
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