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← Wish for things to happen as they do, not as you would like, and life will flow tranquilly

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 18 Aug 2011 to 2 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under patience patience Everything filed under CBT CBT Everything filed under family family Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under war war Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under America America Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Wish for things to happen as they do, not as you would like, and life will flow tranquilly Wish for things to happen as they do, notas you would like, and life will flowtranquilly EP Epictetus — holds since c. 89–135 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: One should accept and find serenity in the uncertainty of the future — tap to centre the map on it One should accept and find serenityin the uncertainty of the future Last stated 2 years ago 28 Mar 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-03-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Patience, not haste, will accomplish what one desires, and God knows what is best — tap to centre the map on it Patience, not haste, will accomplishwhat one desires, and God knows whatis best RU Rumi — holds since c. 1258–1273 — 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 amisfortune by staying free frompain, neither crushed by the presentnor fearing the future MA Marcus Aurelius — holds since c. 171–175 CE — 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 namepoints to, not stop at naming God RU Rumi — holds since c. 1258–1273 — tap for who they are Same subject: Be careful wishing for a world with no war at all, because what would be required to enforce it might be worse than a little war. — tap to centre the map on it Be careful wishing for a world withno war at all, because what would berequired to enforce it might beworse than a little war. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Nov 2023 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being told to be realistic about your ambitions is how ambitions fail; the boundaries people accept about what they can do are the ones that stop them. — tap to centre the map on it Being told to be realistic aboutyour ambitions is how ambitionsfail; the boundaries people acceptabout what they can do are the onesthat stop them. Last stated a month ago 24 Aug 2026 MH Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Happiness does not lie in amusement — tap to centre the map on it Happiness does not lie in amusement AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: A young Black American was expected to make peace with mediocrity, not to aspire to excellence — tap to centre the map on it A young Black American was expectedto make peace with mediocrity, notto aspire to excellence JB James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: A leader too impatient to sustain a waiting game will undermine strategies built on economic pressure and waiting out an adversary. — tap to centre the map on it A leader too impatient to sustain awaiting game will underminestrategies built on economicpressure and waiting out anadversary. Last stated 3 weeks ago 9 Sept 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A team that is falling behind can only be fixed by hiring more people; no amount of process or patience will move it. — tap to centre the map on it A team that is falling behind canonly be fixed by hiring more people;no amount of process or patiencewill move it. Last stated 8 years ago 17 Jun 2018 WL Will Larson — holds since 2018-06-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agents might, like self-driving cars, not need special equipment to interact with the environment — tap to centre the map on it Agents might, like self-drivingcars, not need special equipment tointeract with the environment Last stated 4 years ago 26 Oct 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-10-26 — 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 becomestolerable only if their goodqualities outweigh it and you don'tfeel 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 followedexpected-value estimates would beone where nearly all of them helpeddistant strangers instead of thepeople around them, and that worldwould 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 positiveimpact 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 abranding term rather than ascientific one, and in practice itis a code word for "notpsychodynamic". 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 moreeffective if it is compared againstanother treatment intended to help,not against a control nobodyexpected 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: youdo first and feel afterwards, notthe other way round. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Wish for things to happen as they do, not as you would like, and life will flow tranquilly Last stated c. 89–135 CE Holds Epictetus Read this korrent →