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← We are wiser than we know if we let our thought act without interference

17 connected korrents · 8 moments from 24 May 1689 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under economists economists Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under measuring intelligence measuring intelligence Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: We are wiser than we know if we let our thought act without interference We are wiser than we know if we let ourthought act without interference RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1841–1847 — tap for who they are Same subject: Knowing others is discernment and knowing oneself is intelligence; overcoming oneself is mightier than overcoming others — tap to centre the map on it Knowing others is discernment andknowing oneself is intelligence;overcoming oneself is mightier thanovercoming others LA Laozi — holds since c. 450–250 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: It is better that many be tolerated than all be compelled — tap to centre the map on it It is better that many be toleratedthan all be compelled JM John Milton — holds since c. 1644 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hoping to know through other people's understanding is probably as unreasonable as hoping to see through their eyes — tap to centre the map on it Hoping to know through otherpeople's understanding is probablyas unreasonable as hoping to seethrough their eyes Last stated 337 years ago 24 May 1689 JL John Locke — holds since 1689-05-24 — 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 tomake purely moral decisions ineverything we do, we should allrecognize where we're makingtrade-offs and not try to paintourselves as being purely logical. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 MB Matt Birchler — holds since 2026-10-14 — 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: Having no definite convictions does not make the mind freer; a believer is readier and wittier — tap to centre the map on it Having no definite convictions doesnot make the mind freer; a believeris readier and wittier GC G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1905 — tap for who they are Same subject: Learned counsellors act on safer principles than those who have only experience — tap to centre the map on it Learned counsellors act on saferprinciples than those who have onlyexperience FB Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1605 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being intellectual does not necessarily mean suspending judgment; the intellect craves certainty — tap to centre the map on it Being intellectual does notnecessarily mean suspendingjudgment; the intellect cravescertainty RB Randolph Bourne — holds since c. 1917–1918 — 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’slearning and curiosity pathwayswhile teaching nothing, and thatone-way exchange is what makes itcontemptuous 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: A theory that is afraid of investigation does not deserve a place in the mind — tap to centre the map on it A theory that is afraid ofinvestigation does not deserve aplace in the mind RI Robert G. Ingersoll — holds since c. 1876–1878 — 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 thingswork is a worthwhile effort initself, 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: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it "Simplify onboarding" is an action,not a problem, and a roadmap linewritten that way will not work. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jan 2025 EV Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallowawareness, so it does not work foreducation or for a startup beforeproduct-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 EK Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run a product and a project operating model at the same time. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run a product and aproject operating model at the sametime. Last stated a year ago 27 Oct 2025 PW Petra Wille — holds since 2025-10-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adam Smith’s vision of how greedy self-interest serves the public good is unnatural. — tap to centre the map on it Adam Smith’s vision of how greedyself-interest serves the public goodis unnatural. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. — tap to centre the map on it Among the leading candidates forgreatest economist of all time, AdamSmith was analytically the weakest,save perhaps Malthus. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing. — tap to centre the map on it An inability to see the viewpointsof people unlike oneself is agenuine weakness in a socialscientist, not merely a separatemoral failing. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre We are wiser than we know if we let our thought act without interference Last stated c. 1841–1847 Holds Ralph Waldo Emerson Read this korrent →