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← We suffer mainly from our illusions, not our vices or weaknesses

17 connected korrents · 8 moments from 3 Sept 1888 to 8 May 2026.

Everything filed under courage courage Everything filed under empathy empathy Everything filed under management management Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: We suffer mainly from our illusions, not our vices or weaknesses We suffer mainly from our illusions, notour vices or weaknesses DB Daniel J. Boorstin — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are Same subject: We suffer more often in imagination than in reality — tap to centre the map on it We suffer more often in imaginationthan in reality SE Seneca — holds since c. 62–65 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: We are largely better at doing than at thinking, thanks to antifragility — tap to centre the map on it We are largely better at doing thanat thinking, thanks to antifragility NT Nassim Nicholas Taleb — holds since c. 2012 — tap for who they are Same subject: We are haunted by the images we have put in place of reality — tap to centre the map on it We are haunted by the images we haveput in place of reality DB Daniel J. Boorstin — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are Same subject: Bodily ills come mainly from disobeying our sensations, not from obeying them — tap to centre the map on it Bodily ills come mainly fromdisobeying our sensations, not fromobeying them HS Herbert Spencer — holds since c. 1854–1861 — tap for who they are Same subject: Perhaps we ought not to fear poverty, disease, or anything not caused by our own vice — tap to centre the map on it Perhaps we ought not to fearpoverty, disease, or anything notcaused by our own vice AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: We are ashamed of envy because we learn from the cradle to hide our self-love — tap to centre the map on it We are ashamed of envy because welearn from the cradle to hide ourself-love BM Bernard Mandeville — holds since c. 1714–1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: We hope things turn out as we want but fail to do what is needed to make them real — tap to centre the map on it We hope things turn out as we wantbut fail to do what is needed tomake them real JW John Wooden — holds since c. 2001 — 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 atempathy 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: A person should not play the coward to their own deeds by repudiating them once done; pangs of conscience are indecent. — tap to centre the map on it A person should not play the cowardto their own deeds by repudiatingthem once done; pangs of conscienceare indecent. Last stated 138 years ago 3 Sept 1888 FN Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since 1888-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead. — tap to centre the map on it A society that intensely valuesintelligence is unprecedented inhuman history; the Bible, Homer andother ancient texts value strength,courage and beauty instead. Last stated 6 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection — tap to centre the map on it A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificingmembers would defeat most othertribes, which is natural selection CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are Same subject: Abolitionists who felt the slave's wrongs were blind to the equal legal wrongs of their own mothers, wives and sisters — tap to centre the map on it Abolitionists who felt the slave'swrongs were blind to the equal legalwrongs of their own mothers, wivesand sisters ES Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: Assuming stupidity rather than malice changes the response: empathy and clarity instead of defensiveness. — tap to centre the map on it Assuming stupidity rather thanmalice changes the response: empathyand clarity instead ofdefensiveness. Last stated 2 years ago 16 Nov 2024 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2024-11-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it Being an excellent programmer is aburden rather than an advantage whenlearning to work with coding agents. Last stated 9 months ago 12 Feb 2026 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire great people and get out oftheir way" is dangerous advice foranyone in a leadership role. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Dec 2024 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it A career goes better attached to thepart of a business that brings themoney in than to a cost centre,whatever the work itself is. Last stated 15 years ago 28 Oct 2011 PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it A career ladder must not be achecklist that guarantees promotion,because a promotion depends on theorganisation’s needs as much as onthe employee’s skills. Last stated a year ago 28 May 2025 CF Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are
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At the centre We suffer mainly from our illusions, not our vices or weaknesses Last stated c. 1961 Holds Daniel J. Boorstin Read this korrent →