Guilt vs. Shame

A distinction Kyle tags in Charlie Munger — The Psychology of Human Misjudgment, prompted by Munger’s anecdote about an Irish Catholic priest who joked that “the old Jews may have invented guilt, but we Catholics perfected it.” Munger argues that, averaged out, feelings of guilt do more good than harm — a frame for thinking about the moral utility of internalized correction.

Where this appears

• Charlie Munger — The Psychology of Human Misjudgment — Munger’s reflection on guilt’s net usefulness as a behavioral regulator.