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← You cannot work toward peace directly, only toward understanding.
17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 9 Sept 1656 to 27 Sept 2026.
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Psychotherapy
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Psychodynamic therapy
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CBT
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Read this korrent: You cannot work toward peace directly, only toward understanding.
You cannot work toward peace directly, only toward understanding.
Last stated 6 years ago
12 Mar 2021
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The search for peace is really the search for truth. — tap to centre the map on it
The search for peace is really the search for truth.
Last stated 6 years ago
12 Mar 2021
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Trying to shortcut past necessary personal work always backfires, and real progress requires confronting oneself directly. — tap to centre the map on it
Trying to shortcut past necessary personal work always backfires, and real progress requires confronting oneself directly.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
AH
Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A righteous reform cannot be achieved by expediency; in morals there is no sliding uphill — tap to centre the map on it
A righteous reform cannot be achieved by expediency; in morals there is no sliding uphill
Last stated 172 years ago
4 Jul 1854
HT
Henry David Thoreau — holds since 1854-07-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Violence cannot weaken truth, and truth cannot stop violence; each only strengthens or provokes the other — tap to centre the map on it
Violence cannot weaken truth, and truth cannot stop violence; each only strengthens or provokes the other
Last stated 370 years ago
9 Sept 1656
BP
Blaise Pascal — holds since 1656-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Avoiding conflict does not actually resolve it, so suppressed feelings build up until they surface all at once. — tap to centre the map on it
Avoiding conflict does not actually resolve it, so suppressed feelings build up until they surface all at once.
Last stated 4 months ago
11 Jun 2026
JM
Julie Menanno — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You often only understand a problem by experiencing the journey of building a solution for it. — tap to centre the map on it
You often only understand a problem by experiencing the journey of building a solution for it.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
MZ
Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The ultimate goal is peace, not happiness. — tap to centre the map on it
The ultimate goal is peace, not happiness.
Last stated 6 years ago
12 Mar 2021
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: That a pitiless war within each species is a condition of progress is unproved and unconfirmed by direct observation — tap to centre the map on it
That a pitiless war within each species is a condition of progress is unproved and unconfirmed by direct observation
PK
Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1902 — 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 person strives for value and meaning, not for pleasure — tap to centre the map on it
A person strives for value and meaning, not for pleasure
VF
Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1950–1997 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Beneath the shifting multiplicity of selves lies a constant, often called the soul, that can be uncovered only at great cost to the ego. — tap to centre the map on it
Beneath the shifting multiplicity of selves lies a constant, often called the soul, that can be uncovered only at great cost to the ego.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
MP
Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A culture that emphasizes self-esteem over self-knowledge leaves people less equipped to resist doing monstrous things. — tap to centre the map on it
A culture that emphasizes self-esteem over self-knowledge leaves people less equipped to resist doing monstrous things.
Last stated a year ago
8 Sept 2025
GS
Guy Spier — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A culture that only trusts what can be put into words will treat unnamed inner experiences as unreal or as a disorder. — tap to centre the map on it
A culture that only trusts what can be put into words will treat unnamed inner experiences as unreal or as a disorder.
Last stated 4 months ago
18 Jun 2026
KR
Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A framing of an experience can accurately capture how it feels while being wrong about why it happens. — tap to centre the map on it
A framing of an experience can accurately capture how it feels while being wrong about why it happens.
Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
KR
Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — 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: Dreading a future experience causes much of human suffering by making that imagined suffering happen now. — tap to centre the map on it
Dreading a future experience causes much of human suffering by making that imagined suffering happen now.
Last stated 4 months ago
23 Jun 2026
SC
Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-23 — tap for who they are
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You cannot work toward peace directly, only toward understanding.
Last stated 12 Mar 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
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Similar wording
The search for peace is really the search for truth.
Last stated 12 Mar 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Similar wording
Trying to shortcut past necessary personal work always backfires, and real progress requires confronting oneself directly.
Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Ava Huang
Similar wording
A righteous reform cannot be achieved by expediency; in morals there is no sliding uphill
Last stated 4 Jul 1854 · 172 years ago
Holds Henry David Thoreau
Similar wording
Violence cannot weaken truth, and truth cannot stop violence; each only strengthens or provokes the other
Last stated 9 Sept 1656 · 370 years ago
Holds Blaise Pascal
Similar wording
Avoiding conflict does not actually resolve it, so suppressed feelings build up until they surface all at once.
Last stated 11 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Julie Menanno
Similar wording
You often only understand a problem by experiencing the journey of building a solution for it.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Mario Zechner
Similar wording
The ultimate goal is peace, not happiness.
Last stated 12 Mar 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Similar wording
That a pitiless war within each species is a condition of progress is unproved and unconfirmed by direct observation
Last stated c. 1902
Holds Peter Kropotkin
Same subject: Psychodynamic therapy
"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: Psychodynamic therapy
A person strives for value and meaning, not for pleasure
Last stated c. 1950–1997
Holds Viktor Frankl
Same subject: Psychodynamic therapy
Beneath the shifting multiplicity of selves lies a constant, often called the soul, that can be uncovered only at great cost to the ego.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Maria Popova
Same subject: Psychotherapy
A culture that emphasizes self-esteem over self-knowledge leaves people less equipped to resist doing monstrous things.
Last stated 8 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Guy Spier
Same subject: Psychotherapy
A culture that only trusts what can be put into words will treat unnamed inner experiences as unreal or as a disorder.
Last stated 18 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Kenneth Reitz
Same subject: Psychotherapy
A framing of an experience can accurately capture how it feels while being wrong about why it happens.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Kenneth Reitz
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: CBT
Dreading a future experience causes much of human suffering by making that imagined suffering happen now.
Last stated 23 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Sasha Chapin