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Read this korrent: Very little is needed to live a happy life
Very little is needed to live a happy life
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Marcus Aurelius — holds since c. 171–175 CE — 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
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness — tap to centre the map on it
A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness
IK
Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1785 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A happy life is joy in the truth, which is joy in God — tap to centre the map on it
A happy life is joy in the truth, which is joy in God
AH
Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A happy life must be judged over a complete life, not a single day or a short time — tap to centre the map on it
A happy life must be judged over a complete life, not a single day or a short time
AR
Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A happy life must be largely a quiet life, because true joy can live only in quiet — tap to centre the map on it
A happy life must be largely a quiet life, because true joy can live only in quiet
BR
Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person can be happy despite a misfortune by staying free from pain, neither crushed by the present nor fearing the future — tap to centre the map on it
A person can be happy despite a misfortune by staying free from pain, neither crushed by the present nor fearing the future
MA
Marcus Aurelius — holds since c. 171–175 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person's main concern is to see a meaning in life, not to gain pleasure or avoid pain — tap to centre the map on it
A person's main concern is to see a meaning in life, not to gain pleasure or avoid pain
VF
Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1962–1992 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects. — tap to centre the map on it
A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
HN
Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse. — tap to centre the map on it
A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse.
Last stated 15 years ago
18 Aug 2011
HK
Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2011-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can have a significant positive impact on people's lives — tap to centre the map on it
AI can have a significant positive impact on people's lives
Last stated yesterday
2 Oct 2026
SA
Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-10-02 — 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: A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out. — tap to centre the map on it
A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out.
Last stated 4 months ago
16 Jun 2026
PB
Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As water takes on the nature of the soil it flows through, a person's wisdom takes on the company they keep — tap to centre the map on it
As water takes on the nature of the soil it flows through, a person's wisdom takes on the company they keep
TH
Thiruvalluvar — holds since c. 450–500 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Friendship with the upright, the sincere and the well-informed helps you; friendship with the showy, the smooth and the glib harms you — tap to centre the map on it
Friendship with the upright, the sincere and the well-informed helps you; friendship with the showy, the smooth and the glib harms you
CO
Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are
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Very little is needed to live a happy life
Last stated c. 171–175 CE
Holds Marcus Aurelius
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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: happiness
A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness
Last stated c. 1785
Holds Immanuel Kant
Same subject: happiness
A happy life is joy in the truth, which is joy in God
Last stated c. 396–400 CE
Holds Augustine of Hippo
Same subject: happiness
A happy life must be judged over a complete life, not a single day or a short time
Last stated c. 367–322 BCE
Holds Aristotle
Same subject: happiness
A happy life must be largely a quiet life, because true joy can live only in quiet
Last stated c. 1930
Holds Bertrand Russell
Same subject: happiness
A person can be happy despite a misfortune by staying free from pain, neither crushed by the present nor fearing the future
Last stated c. 171–175 CE
Holds Marcus Aurelius
Same subject: happiness
A person's main concern is to see a meaning in life, not to gain pleasure or avoid pain
Last stated c. 1962–1992
Holds Viktor Frankl
Same subject: family
A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects.
Last stated 20 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Haley Nahman
Same subject: family
A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse.
Last stated 18 Aug 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Holden Karnofsky
Same subject: family
AI can have a significant positive impact on people's lives
Last stated 2 Oct 2026 · yesterday
Holds Scott Alexander
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: friendship
A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out.
Last stated 16 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Paul Bloom
Same subject: friendship
As water takes on the nature of the soil it flows through, a person's wisdom takes on the company they keep
Last stated c. 450–500 CE
Holds Thiruvalluvar
Same subject: friendship
Friendship with the upright, the sincere and the well-informed helps you; friendship with the showy, the smooth and the glib harms you
Last stated c. 551–479 BCE
Holds Confucius