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diff --git a/gemfeed/2025-06-07-a-monks-guide-to-happiness-book-notes.html b/gemfeed/2025-06-07-a-monks-guide-to-happiness-book-notes.html index 264c5135..48774fd1 100644 --- a/gemfeed/2025-06-07-a-monks-guide-to-happiness-book-notes.html +++ b/gemfeed/2025-06-07-a-monks-guide-to-happiness-book-notes.html @@ -78,21 +78,21 @@ <h2 style='display: inline' id='reflective-questions'>Reflective Questions</h2><br /> <br /> <ul> -<li> Why do I do all the things I do? What do I try to achieve?</li> -<li> What am I doing about that? </li> -<li> Is it working?</li> -<li> What are the real causes of happiness and suffering?</li> -<li> What about meditation? How does that address the situation?</li> +<li>Why do I do all the things I do? What do I try to achieve?</li> +<li>What am I doing about that? </li> +<li>Is it working?</li> +<li>What are the real causes of happiness and suffering?</li> +<li>What about meditation? How does that address the situation?</li> </ul><br /> <h2 style='display: inline' id='miscellaneous-guidelines'>Miscellaneous Guidelines</h2><br /> <br /> <ul> -<li> Posture is important as the mind and body are connected.</li> -<li> Don't use music, so you don't rely on music to change your state of mind. Similar regular guided meditation. Guided meditation is good for learning a technique, but you should not rely on another voice.</li> -<li> You are not trying to relax. Relaxing and trying are two different things.</li> -<li> When you love everything, even the bad things happening to you, then you are invincible.</li> -<li> Happiness is all in your mind. As if you flip a switch there.</li> -<li> Digging for answers will never end. It will always cause more material to dig.</li> +<li>Posture is important as the mind and body are connected.</li> +<li>Don't use music, so you don't rely on music to change your state of mind. Similar regular guided meditation. Guided meditation is good for learning a technique, but you should not rely on another voice.</li> +<li>You are not trying to relax. Relaxing and trying are two different things.</li> +<li>When you love everything, even the bad things happening to you, then you are invincible.</li> +<li>Happiness is all in your mind. As if you flip a switch there.</li> +<li>Digging for answers will never end. It will always cause more material to dig.</li> </ul><br /> <span>If happiness is a mental issue. Clearly, the best time is spent training your mind in your free time and don't always be busy with other things. E.g. meditation, or think about the benefits of meditation. All that we do in our free time is search for happiness. Are the things we do actually working? There is always something around the corner...</span><br /> <br /> @@ -100,17 +100,17 @@ <br /> <span>Other book notes of mine are:</span><br /> <br /> -<a class='textlink' href='./2025-11-02-the-courage-to-be-disliked-book-notes.html'>2025-11-02 "The Courage To Be Disliked" book notes</a><br /> -<a class='textlink' href='./2025-06-07-a-monks-guide-to-happiness-book-notes.html'>2025-06-07 "A Monk's Guide to Happiness" book notes (You are currently reading this)</a><br /> -<a class='textlink' href='./2025-04-19-when-book-notes.html'>2025-04-19 "When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing" book notes</a><br /> -<a class='textlink' href='./2024-10-24-staff-engineer-book-notes.html'>2024-10-24 "Staff Engineer" book notes</a><br /> -<a class='textlink' href='./2024-07-07-the-stoic-challenge-book-notes.html'>2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes</a><br /> -<a class='textlink' href='./2024-05-01-slow-productivity-book-notes.html'>2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes</a><br /> -<a class='textlink' href='./2023-11-11-mind-management-book-notes.html'>2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes</a><br /> -<a class='textlink' href='./2023-07-17-career-guide-and-soft-skills-book-notes.html'>2023-07-17 "Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes</a><br /> -<a class='textlink' href='./2023-05-06-the-obstacle-is-the-way-book-notes.html'>2023-05-06 "The Obstacle is the Way" book notes</a><br /> -<a class='textlink' href='./2023-04-01-never-split-the-difference-book-notes.html'>2023-04-01 "Never split the difference" book notes</a><br /> -<a class='textlink' href='./2023-03-16-the-pragmatic-programmer-book-notes.html'>2023-03-16 "The Pragmatic Programmer" book notes</a><br /> +<a class='textlink' href='./2025-11-02-the-courage-to-be-disliked-book-notes.html'>2025-11-02 'The Courage To Be Disliked' book notes</a><br /> +<a class='textlink' href='./2025-06-07-a-monks-guide-to-happiness-book-notes.html'>2025-06-07 'A Monk's Guide to Happiness' book notes (You are currently reading this)</a><br /> +<a class='textlink' href='./2025-04-19-when-book-notes.html'>2025-04-19 'When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing' book notes</a><br /> +<a class='textlink' href='./2024-10-24-staff-engineer-book-notes.html'>2024-10-24 'Staff Engineer' book notes</a><br /> +<a class='textlink' href='./2024-07-07-the-stoic-challenge-book-notes.html'>2024-07-07 'The Stoic Challenge' book notes</a><br /> +<a class='textlink' href='./2024-05-01-slow-productivity-book-notes.html'>2024-05-01 'Slow Productivity' book notes</a><br /> +<a class='textlink' href='./2023-11-11-mind-management-book-notes.html'>2023-11-11 'Mind Management' book notes</a><br /> +<a class='textlink' href='./2023-07-17-career-guide-and-soft-skills-book-notes.html'>2023-07-17 'Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills' book notes</a><br /> +<a class='textlink' href='./2023-05-06-the-obstacle-is-the-way-book-notes.html'>2023-05-06 'The Obstacle is the Way' book notes</a><br /> +<a class='textlink' href='./2023-04-01-never-split-the-difference-book-notes.html'>2023-04-01 'Never split the difference' book notes</a><br /> +<a class='textlink' href='./2023-03-16-the-pragmatic-programmer-book-notes.html'>2023-03-16 'The Pragmatic Programmer' book notes</a><br /> <br /> <a class='textlink' href='../'>Back to the main site</a><br /> <p class="footer"> |