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14 connected korrents · 11 moments from 10 May 2022 to 17 Aug 2026.
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Read this korrent: What people need most is to feel secure in their self-esteem
What people need most is to feel secure in their self-esteem
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Ernest Becker — holds since c. 1973 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The need to feel safe is the body speaking through the autonomic nervous system, shaping health, relationships and thinking. — tap to centre the map on it
The need to feel safe is the body speaking through the autonomic nervous system, shaping health, relationships and thinking.
Last stated 4 years ago
10 May 2022
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Stephen Porges — holds since 2022-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans need to feel needed — tap to centre the map on it
Humans need to feel needed
Last stated a year ago
29 Jun 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Self has to earn the parts' trust through apology and a healing experience. — tap to centre the map on it
The Self has to earn the parts' trust through apology and a healing experience.
Last stated a year ago
7 May 2025
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Richard Schwartz — holds since 2025-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The central task of every human life is finding the right balance between self-assertion and self-restraint — tap to centre the map on it
The central task of every human life is finding the right balance between self-assertion and self-restraint
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Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Having wealth is not enough to earn esteem; it has to be displayed — tap to centre the map on it
Having wealth is not enough to earn esteem; it has to be displayed
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Thorstein Veblen — holds since c. 1899 — 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
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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
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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
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling outlasts the memory of what caused it: amnesic patients stayed sad long after they had forgotten the sad film they were shown. — tap to centre the map on it
A feeling outlasts the memory of what caused it: amnesic patients stayed sad long after they had forgotten the sad film they were shown.
Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it
A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology. — tap to centre the map on it
A person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology.
Last stated 5 months ago
11 Jun 2026
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Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are
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