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gemfeed/2024-07-07-the-stoic-challenge-book-notes.md diff --git a/gemfeed/2023-03-16-the-pragmatic-programmer-book-notes.md b/gemfeed/2023-03-16-the-pragmatic-programmer-book-notes.md index b6c5784a..045eb4ee 100644 --- a/gemfeed/2023-03-16-the-pragmatic-programmer-book-notes.md +++ b/gemfeed/2023-03-16-the-pragmatic-programmer-book-notes.md @@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ Other book notes of mine are: [2023-07-17 "Software Developmers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./2023-07-17-career-guide-and-soft-skills-book-notes.md) [2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./2023-11-11-mind-management-book-notes.md) [2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./2024-05-01-slow-productivity-book-notes.md) +[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./2024-07-07-the-stoic-challenge-book-notes.md) [More books and other resources I found useful.](../resources.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/gemfeed/2023-04-01-never-split-the-difference-book-notes.md b/gemfeed/2023-04-01-never-split-the-difference-book-notes.md index 946601fc..171d357b 100644 --- a/gemfeed/2023-04-01-never-split-the-difference-book-notes.md +++ b/gemfeed/2023-04-01-never-split-the-difference-book-notes.md @@ -130,5 +130,6 @@ Other book notes of mine are: [2023-07-17 "Software Developmers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./2023-07-17-career-guide-and-soft-skills-book-notes.md) [2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./2023-11-11-mind-management-book-notes.md) [2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./2024-05-01-slow-productivity-book-notes.md) +[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./2024-07-07-the-stoic-challenge-book-notes.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/gemfeed/2023-05-06-the-obstacle-is-the-way-book-notes.md b/gemfeed/2023-05-06-the-obstacle-is-the-way-book-notes.md index 72bb0233..9c10dc32 100644 --- a/gemfeed/2023-05-06-the-obstacle-is-the-way-book-notes.md +++ b/gemfeed/2023-05-06-the-obstacle-is-the-way-book-notes.md @@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ Other book notes of mine are: [2023-07-17 "Software Developmers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./2023-07-17-career-guide-and-soft-skills-book-notes.md) [2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./2023-11-11-mind-management-book-notes.md) [2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./2024-05-01-slow-productivity-book-notes.md) +[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./2024-07-07-the-stoic-challenge-book-notes.md) [More books and other resources I found useful.](../resources.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/gemfeed/2023-07-17-career-guide-and-soft-skills-book-notes.md b/gemfeed/2023-07-17-career-guide-and-soft-skills-book-notes.md index 6d70da05..cab2e3ff 100644 --- a/gemfeed/2023-07-17-career-guide-and-soft-skills-book-notes.md +++ b/gemfeed/2023-07-17-career-guide-and-soft-skills-book-notes.md @@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ Other book notes of mine are: [2023-07-17 "Software Developmers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes (You are currently reading this)](./2023-07-17-career-guide-and-soft-skills-book-notes.md) [2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./2023-11-11-mind-management-book-notes.md) [2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./2024-05-01-slow-productivity-book-notes.md) +[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./2024-07-07-the-stoic-challenge-book-notes.md) [More books and other resources I found useful.](../resources.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/gemfeed/2023-11-11-mind-management-book-notes.md b/gemfeed/2023-11-11-mind-management-book-notes.md index bea77974..be1250aa 100644 --- a/gemfeed/2023-11-11-mind-management-book-notes.md +++ b/gemfeed/2023-11-11-mind-management-book-notes.md @@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ Other book notes of mine are: [2023-07-17 "Software Developmers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./2023-07-17-career-guide-and-soft-skills-book-notes.md) [2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes (You are currently reading this)](./2023-11-11-mind-management-book-notes.md) [2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./2024-05-01-slow-productivity-book-notes.md) +[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./2024-07-07-the-stoic-challenge-book-notes.md) [More books and other resources I found useful.](../resources.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/gemfeed/2024-05-01-slow-productivity-book-notes.md b/gemfeed/2024-05-01-slow-productivity-book-notes.md index d30bd503..0365ca66 100644 --- a/gemfeed/2024-05-01-slow-productivity-book-notes.md +++ b/gemfeed/2024-05-01-slow-productivity-book-notes.md @@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ Other book notes of mine are: [2023-07-17 "Software Developmers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./2023-07-17-career-guide-and-soft-skills-book-notes.md) [2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./2023-11-11-mind-management-book-notes.md) [2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes (You are currently reading this)](./2024-05-01-slow-productivity-book-notes.md) +[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./2024-07-07-the-stoic-challenge-book-notes.md) [More books and other resources I found useful.](../resources.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/gemfeed/2024-07-07-the-stoic-challenge-book-notes.md b/gemfeed/2024-07-07-the-stoic-challenge-book-notes.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1859ebf0 --- /dev/null +++ b/gemfeed/2024-07-07-the-stoic-challenge-book-notes.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +# "The Stoic Challenge" book notes + +> Published at 2024-07-07T12:46:55+03:00 + +These are my personal takeaways after reading "The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient" by William B. Irvine. + +``` + ,.......... .........., + ,..,' '.' ',.., + ,' ,' : ', ', + ,' ,' : ', ', + ,' ,' : ', ', + ,' ,'............., : ,.............', ', +,' '............ '.' ............' ', + '''''''''''''''''';''';'''''''''''''''''' + ''' +``` + +Gods set you up for a challenge to see how resilient you are. Is getting angry worth the price? If you stay calm then you can find the optimal workaround for the obstacle. Stay calm even with big setbacks. Practice minimalism of negative emotions. + +Put a positive spin on everything. What should you do if someone wrong you? Don't get angry, there is no point in that, it just makes you suffer. Do the best what you got now and keep calm and carry on. A resilient person will refuse to play the role of a victim. You can develop the setback response skills. Turn a setback. e.g. a handycap, into a personal triumph. + +It is not the things done to you or happen to you what matters but how you take the things and react to these things. + +Don't row against the other boats but against your own lazy bill. It doesn't matter if you are first or last, as long as you defeat your lazy self. + +Stoics are thankful that they are mortal. As then you can get reminded of how great it is to be alive at all. In dying we are more alive we have ever been as every thing you do could be the last time you do it. Rather than fighting your death you should embrace it if there are no workarounds. Embrace a good death. + +## Negative visualization + +It is easy what we have to take for granted. + +* Imagine the negative and then think that things are actually much better than they seem to be. +* Close your eyes and imagine you are color blind for a minute, then open the eyes again and see all the colours. You will be grateful for being able to see the colours. +* Now close your eyes for a minute and imagine you would be blind, so that you will never be able to experience the world again and let it sink in. When you open your eyes again you will feel a lot of gratefulness. +* Last time meditation. Lets you appreciate the life as it is now. Life gets vitalised again. + +## Oh, nice trick, you stoic "god"! ;-) + +Take setbacks as a challenge. Also take it with some humor. + +* A setback in a setback, how Genius :-) +* A setback in a setback in a setback: the stoic god's work overtime, eh? :-) + +What would the stoic god's do next? This is just a test strategy by them. Don't be frustrated at all but be astonished of what comes next. Thank the stoic gods of testing you. This is comfort zone extension of the stoics aka toughness Training. + +E-Mail your comments to `paul@nospam.buetow.org` :-) + +Other book notes of mine are: + +[2023-03-16 "The Pragmatic Programmer" book notes](./2023-03-16-the-pragmatic-programmer-book-notes.md) +[2023-04-01 "Never split the difference" book notes](./2023-04-01-never-split-the-difference-book-notes.md) +[2023-05-06 "The Obstacle is the Way" book notes](./2023-05-06-the-obstacle-is-the-way-book-notes.md) +[2023-07-17 "Software Developmers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./2023-07-17-career-guide-and-soft-skills-book-notes.md) +[2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./2023-11-11-mind-management-book-notes.md) +[2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./2024-05-01-slow-productivity-book-notes.md) +[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes (You are currently reading this)](./2024-07-07-the-stoic-challenge-book-notes.md) + +[More books and other resources I found useful.](../resources.md) +[Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/gemfeed/index.md b/gemfeed/index.md index 5ddd17d8..5b19eb61 100644 --- a/gemfeed/index.md +++ b/gemfeed/index.md @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ ## To be in the .zone! +[2024-07-07 - 'The Stoic Challenge' book notes](./2024-07-07-the-stoic-challenge-book-notes.md) [2024-07-05 - Random Weird Things](./2024-07-05-random-weird-things.md) [2024-06-23 - Terminal multiplexing with `tmux`](./2024-06-23-terminal-multiplexing-with-tmux.md) [2024-05-03 - Projects I currently don't have time for](./2024-05-03-projects-i-currently-dont-have-time-for.md) diff --git a/index.md b/index.md index f6643785..d1106b8d 100644 --- a/index.md +++ b/index.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # foo.zone -> This site was generated at 2024-07-05T11:11:17+03:00 by `Gemtexter` +> This site was generated at 2024-07-07T12:47:11+03:00 by `Gemtexter` ``` |\---/| @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ If you reach this site via the modern web, please read this: ### Posts +[2024-07-07 - 'The Stoic Challenge' book notes](./gemfeed/2024-07-07-the-stoic-challenge-book-notes.md) [2024-07-05 - Random Weird Things](./gemfeed/2024-07-05-random-weird-things.md) [2024-06-23 - Terminal multiplexing with `tmux`](./gemfeed/2024-06-23-terminal-multiplexing-with-tmux.md) [2024-05-03 - Projects I currently don't have time for](./gemfeed/2024-05-03-projects-i-currently-dont-have-time-for.md) diff --git a/notes/career-guide-and-soft-skills.md b/notes/career-guide-and-soft-skills.md index 3fb9c65f..d46baac0 100644 --- a/notes/career-guide-and-soft-skills.md +++ b/notes/career-guide-and-soft-skills.md @@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ Other book notes of mine are: [2023-07-17 "Software Developmers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes (You are currently reading this)](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) [2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./mind-management.md) [2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./slow-productivity.md) +[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) [More books and other resources I found useful.](../resources.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/notes/mind-management.md b/notes/mind-management.md index 7e315742..151ccb21 100644 --- a/notes/mind-management.md +++ b/notes/mind-management.md @@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ Other book notes of mine are: [2023-07-17 "Software Developmers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) [2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes (You are currently reading this)](./mind-management.md) [2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./slow-productivity.md) +[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) [More books and other resources I found useful.](../resources.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/notes/never-split-the-difference.md b/notes/never-split-the-difference.md index c4eafd04..f69e7774 100644 --- a/notes/never-split-the-difference.md +++ b/notes/never-split-the-difference.md @@ -130,5 +130,6 @@ Other book notes of mine are: [2023-07-17 "Software Developmers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) [2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./mind-management.md) [2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./slow-productivity.md) +[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/notes/slow-productivity.md b/notes/slow-productivity.md index 1cae4662..397ac44f 100644 --- a/notes/slow-productivity.md +++ b/notes/slow-productivity.md @@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ Other book notes of mine are: [2023-07-17 "Software Developmers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) [2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./mind-management.md) [2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes (You are currently reading this)](./slow-productivity.md) +[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) [More books and other resources I found useful.](../resources.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/notes/the-obstacle-is-the-way.md b/notes/the-obstacle-is-the-way.md index f11b270e..a73c8c0b 100644 --- a/notes/the-obstacle-is-the-way.md +++ b/notes/the-obstacle-is-the-way.md @@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ Other book notes of mine are: [2023-07-17 "Software Developmers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) [2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./mind-management.md) [2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./slow-productivity.md) +[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) [More books and other resources I found useful.](../resources.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/notes/the-pragmatic-programmer.md b/notes/the-pragmatic-programmer.md index 3329e9c6..c855ccc6 100644 --- a/notes/the-pragmatic-programmer.md +++ b/notes/the-pragmatic-programmer.md @@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ Other book notes of mine are: [2023-07-17 "Software Developmers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) [2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./mind-management.md) [2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./slow-productivity.md) +[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) [More books and other resources I found useful.](../resources.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/notes/the-stoic-challenge.md b/notes/the-stoic-challenge.md index 60740643..26e98274 100644 --- a/notes/the-stoic-challenge.md +++ b/notes/the-stoic-challenge.md @@ -1,6 +1,20 @@ # "The Stoic Challenge" book notes -> Last updated 29.5.2022 +> Published at 2024-07-07T12:46:55+03:00 + +These are my personal takeaways after reading "The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient" by William B. Irvine. + +``` + ,.......... .........., + ,..,' '.' ',.., + ,' ,' : ', ', + ,' ,' : ', ', + ,' ,' : ', ', + ,' ,'............., : ,.............', ', +,' '............ '.' ............' ', + '''''''''''''''''';''';'''''''''''''''''' + ''' +``` Gods set you up for a challenge to see how resilient you are. Is getting angry worth the price? If you stay calm then you can find the optimal workaround for the obstacle. Stay calm even with big setbacks. Practice minimalism of negative emotions. @@ -32,4 +46,15 @@ What would the stoic god's do next? This is just a test strategy by them. Don't E-Mail your comments to `paul@nospam.buetow.org` :-) +Other book notes of mine are: + +[2023-03-16 "The Pragmatic Programmer" book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) +[2023-04-01 "Never split the difference" book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) +[2023-05-06 "The Obstacle is the Way" book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) +[2023-07-17 "Software Developmers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) +[2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./mind-management.md) +[2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./slow-productivity.md) +[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes (You are currently reading this)](./the-stoic-challenge.md) + +[More books and other resources I found useful.](../resources.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/uptime-stats.md b/uptime-stats.md index 8617a730..a690e4a8 100644 --- a/uptime-stats.md +++ b/uptime-stats.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # My machine uptime stats -> This site was last updated at 2024-07-05T11:11:17+03:00 +> This site was last updated at 2024-07-07T12:47:11+03:00 The following stats were collected via `uptimed` on all of my personal computers over many years and the output was generated by `guprecords`, the global uptime records stats analyser of mine. -- cgit v1.2.3