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17 connected korrents · 6 moments from 13 Jan 2023 to 17 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: You live, quite literally, in the body of your beliefs
You live, quite literally, in the body of your beliefs
JR
Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1972–1973 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being alive is itself evidence that health is within you — tap to centre the map on it
Being alive is itself evidence that health is within you
JR
Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1972–1973 — tap for who they are
Same subject: To live is to keep the absurd alive, and that means above all contemplating it — tap to centre the map on it
To live is to keep the absurd alive, and that means above all contemplating it
AC
Albert Camus — holds since c. 1942 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every human being believes in meaning for as long as they live, acknowledged or not — tap to centre the map on it
Every human being believes in meaning for as long as they live, acknowledged or not
VF
Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1950–1997 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Emotions follow beliefs, not the other way around — tap to centre the map on it
Emotions follow beliefs, not the other way around
JR
Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1972–1973 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People take their beliefs about reality as truth and rarely question them — tap to centre the map on it
People take their beliefs about reality as truth and rarely question them
JR
Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1972–1973 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Christ was saying that people form their own reality — tap to centre the map on it
Christ was saying that people form their own reality
JR
Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1972–1973 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You have to preserve your agency: your belief that you can change things. — tap to centre the map on it
You have to preserve your agency: your belief that you can change things.
Last stated a year ago
25 Aug 2025
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The pragmatic way of taking religion is, I believe, the deeper way — tap to centre the map on it
The pragmatic way of taking religion is, I believe, the deeper way
WJ
William James — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death — tap to centre the map on it
A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death
BS
Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. — tap to centre the map on it
A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
Last stated 4 years ago
13 Jan 2023
RW
Robert Waldinger — holds since 2023-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 May 2024
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy — tap to centre the map on it
A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy
CL
C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion — tap to centre the map on it
A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion
FB
Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — 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
CH
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
TH
Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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You live, quite literally, in the body of your beliefs
Last stated c. 1972–1973
Holds Jane Roberts
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Being alive is itself evidence that health is within you
Last stated c. 1972–1973
Holds Jane Roberts
Similar wording
To live is to keep the absurd alive, and that means above all contemplating it
Last stated c. 1942
Holds Albert Camus
Similar wording
Every human being believes in meaning for as long as they live, acknowledged or not
Last stated c. 1950–1997
Holds Viktor Frankl
Similar wording
Emotions follow beliefs, not the other way around
Last stated c. 1972–1973
Holds Jane Roberts
Similar wording
People take their beliefs about reality as truth and rarely question them
Last stated c. 1972–1973
Holds Jane Roberts
Similar wording
Christ was saying that people form their own reality
Last stated c. 1972–1973
Holds Jane Roberts
Similar wording
You have to preserve your agency: your belief that you can change things.
Last stated 25 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Similar wording
The pragmatic way of taking religion is, I believe, the deeper way
Last stated c. 1902
Holds William James
Same subject: happiness
A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death
Last stated c. 1661–1675
Holds Baruch Spinoza
Same subject: happiness
A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
Last stated 13 Jan 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds Robert Waldinger
Same subject: happiness
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Last stated 16 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds L. M. Sacasas
Same subject: religion
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: religion
A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy
Last stated c. 1942–1952
Holds C. S. Lewis
Same subject: religion
A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion
Last stated c. 1597–1625
Holds Francis Bacon
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
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 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes