From 8de87695cfec4e224e17c8c07da209132d72d9d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Buetow Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 17:45:52 +0200 Subject: Update content for md --- notes/a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md | 44 +++++++++++++++++------------------ notes/career-guide-and-soft-skills.md | 24 +++++++++---------- notes/mind-management.md | 22 +++++++++--------- notes/never-split-the-difference.md | 22 +++++++++--------- notes/slow-productivity.md | 22 +++++++++--------- notes/staff-engineer.md | 22 +++++++++--------- notes/the-courage-to-be-disliked.md | 22 +++++++++--------- notes/the-obstacle-is-the-way.md | 22 +++++++++--------- notes/the-pragmatic-programmer.md | 24 +++++++++---------- notes/the-stoic-challenge.md | 24 +++++++++---------- notes/when.md | 28 +++++++++++----------- 11 files changed, 138 insertions(+), 138 deletions(-) (limited to 'notes') diff --git a/notes/a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md b/notes/a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md index 37411379..2c5b7896 100644 --- a/notes/a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md +++ b/notes/a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md @@ -58,20 +58,20 @@ These are my personal book notes from Gelong Thubten's "A Monk's Guide to Happin ## Reflective Questions -* Why do I do all the things I do? What do I try to achieve? -* What am I doing about that? -* Is it working? -* What are the real causes of happiness and suffering? -* What about meditation? How does that address the situation? +* Why do I do all the things I do? What do I try to achieve? +* What am I doing about that? +* Is it working? +* What are the real causes of happiness and suffering? +* What about meditation? How does that address the situation? ## Miscellaneous Guidelines -* Posture is important as the mind and body are connected. -* 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. -* You are not trying to relax. Relaxing and trying are two different things. -* When you love everything, even the bad things happening to you, then you are invincible. -* Happiness is all in your mind. As if you flip a switch there. -* Digging for answers will never end. It will always cause more material to dig. +* Posture is important as the mind and body are connected. +* 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. +* You are not trying to relax. Relaxing and trying are two different things. +* When you love everything, even the bad things happening to you, then you are invincible. +* Happiness is all in your mind. As if you flip a switch there. +* Digging for answers will never end. It will always cause more material to dig. 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... @@ -79,16 +79,16 @@ E-Mail your comments to `paul@nospam.buetow.org` :-) Other book notes of mine are: -[2025-11-02 "The Courage To Be Disliked" book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) -[2025-06-07 "A Monk's Guide to Happiness" book notes (You are currently reading this)](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) -[2025-04-19 "When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing" book notes](./when.md) -[2024-10-24 "Staff Engineer" book notes](./staff-engineer.md) -[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) -[2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./slow-productivity.md) -[2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./mind-management.md) -[2023-07-17 "Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) -[2023-05-06 "The Obstacle is the Way" book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) -[2023-04-01 "Never split the difference" book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) -[2023-03-16 "The Pragmatic Programmer" book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) +[2025-11-02 'The Courage To Be Disliked' book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) +[2025-06-07 'A Monk's Guide to Happiness' book notes (You are currently reading this)](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) +[2025-04-19 'When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing' book notes](./when.md) +[2024-10-24 'Staff Engineer' book notes](./staff-engineer.md) +[2024-07-07 'The Stoic Challenge' book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) +[2024-05-01 'Slow Productivity' book notes](./slow-productivity.md) +[2023-11-11 'Mind Management' book notes](./mind-management.md) +[2023-07-17 'Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills' book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) +[2023-05-06 'The Obstacle is the Way' book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) +[2023-04-01 'Never split the difference' book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) +[2023-03-16 'The Pragmatic Programmer' book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/notes/career-guide-and-soft-skills.md b/notes/career-guide-and-soft-skills.md index f13c7901..57880a19 100644 --- a/notes/career-guide-and-soft-skills.md +++ b/notes/career-guide-and-soft-skills.md @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Use your most productive hours to work on you. Make that your priority. Take car * Friendships and positive thinking help to have and maintain better health, longer Life, better productivity and increased happiness. * Positive thinking can be trained and be a habit. Read the book "The Power of Positive Thinking". -* Stoicism helps. Meditation helps. Playing for fun helps too. +* Stoicism helps. Meditation helps. Playing for fun helps too. Become the person you want to become (your self image). Program your brain unconsciously. Don't become the person other people want you to be. Embrace yourself, you are you. @@ -308,16 +308,16 @@ E-Mail your comments to `paul@nospam.buetow.org` :-) Other book notes of mine are: -[2025-11-02 "The Courage To Be Disliked" book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) -[2025-06-07 "A Monk's Guide to Happiness" book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) -[2025-04-19 "When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing" book notes](./when.md) -[2024-10-24 "Staff Engineer" book notes](./staff-engineer.md) -[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) -[2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./slow-productivity.md) -[2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./mind-management.md) -[2023-07-17 "Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes (You are currently reading this)](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) -[2023-05-06 "The Obstacle is the Way" book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) -[2023-04-01 "Never split the difference" book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) -[2023-03-16 "The Pragmatic Programmer" book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) +[2025-11-02 'The Courage To Be Disliked' book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) +[2025-06-07 'A Monk's Guide to Happiness' book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) +[2025-04-19 'When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing' book notes](./when.md) +[2024-10-24 'Staff Engineer' book notes](./staff-engineer.md) +[2024-07-07 'The Stoic Challenge' book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) +[2024-05-01 'Slow Productivity' book notes](./slow-productivity.md) +[2023-11-11 'Mind Management' book notes](./mind-management.md) +[2023-07-17 'Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills' book notes (You are currently reading this)](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) +[2023-05-06 'The Obstacle is the Way' book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) +[2023-04-01 'Never split the difference' book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) +[2023-03-16 'The Pragmatic Programmer' book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/notes/mind-management.md b/notes/mind-management.md index 8f8dd674..39bf9320 100644 --- a/notes/mind-management.md +++ b/notes/mind-management.md @@ -110,17 +110,17 @@ E-Mail your comments to `paul@nospam.buetow.org` :-) Other book notes of mine are: -[2025-11-02 "The Courage To Be Disliked" book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) -[2025-06-07 "A Monk's Guide to Happiness" book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) -[2025-04-19 "When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing" book notes](./when.md) -[2024-10-24 "Staff Engineer" book notes](./staff-engineer.md) -[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) -[2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./slow-productivity.md) -[2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes (You are currently reading this)](./mind-management.md) -[2023-07-17 "Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) -[2023-05-06 "The Obstacle is the Way" book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) -[2023-04-01 "Never split the difference" book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) -[2023-03-16 "The Pragmatic Programmer" book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) +[2025-11-02 'The Courage To Be Disliked' book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) +[2025-06-07 'A Monk's Guide to Happiness' book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) +[2025-04-19 'When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing' book notes](./when.md) +[2024-10-24 'Staff Engineer' book notes](./staff-engineer.md) +[2024-07-07 'The Stoic Challenge' book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) +[2024-05-01 'Slow Productivity' book notes](./slow-productivity.md) +[2023-11-11 'Mind Management' book notes (You are currently reading this)](./mind-management.md) +[2023-07-17 'Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills' book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) +[2023-05-06 'The Obstacle is the Way' book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) +[2023-04-01 'Never split the difference' book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) +[2023-03-16 'The Pragmatic Programmer' book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/notes/never-split-the-difference.md b/notes/never-split-the-difference.md index e8741549..28710a6a 100644 --- a/notes/never-split-the-difference.md +++ b/notes/never-split-the-difference.md @@ -139,16 +139,16 @@ E-Mail your comments to `paul@nospam.buetow.org` :-) Other book notes of mine are: -[2025-11-02 "The Courage To Be Disliked" book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) -[2025-06-07 "A Monk's Guide to Happiness" book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) -[2025-04-19 "When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing" book notes](./when.md) -[2024-10-24 "Staff Engineer" book notes](./staff-engineer.md) -[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) -[2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./slow-productivity.md) -[2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./mind-management.md) -[2023-07-17 "Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) -[2023-05-06 "The Obstacle is the Way" book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) -[2023-04-01 "Never split the difference" book notes (You are currently reading this)](./never-split-the-difference.md) -[2023-03-16 "The Pragmatic Programmer" book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) +[2025-11-02 'The Courage To Be Disliked' book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) +[2025-06-07 'A Monk's Guide to Happiness' book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) +[2025-04-19 'When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing' book notes](./when.md) +[2024-10-24 'Staff Engineer' book notes](./staff-engineer.md) +[2024-07-07 'The Stoic Challenge' book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) +[2024-05-01 'Slow Productivity' book notes](./slow-productivity.md) +[2023-11-11 'Mind Management' book notes](./mind-management.md) +[2023-07-17 'Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills' book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) +[2023-05-06 'The Obstacle is the Way' book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) +[2023-04-01 'Never split the difference' book notes (You are currently reading this)](./never-split-the-difference.md) +[2023-03-16 'The Pragmatic Programmer' book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/notes/slow-productivity.md b/notes/slow-productivity.md index 4b4ce4e4..3a4d432e 100644 --- a/notes/slow-productivity.md +++ b/notes/slow-productivity.md @@ -138,17 +138,17 @@ E-Mail your comments to `paul@nospam.buetow.org` :-) Other book notes of mine are: -[2025-11-02 "The Courage To Be Disliked" book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) -[2025-06-07 "A Monk's Guide to Happiness" book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) -[2025-04-19 "When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing" book notes](./when.md) -[2024-10-24 "Staff Engineer" book notes](./staff-engineer.md) -[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) -[2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes (You are currently reading this)](./slow-productivity.md) -[2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./mind-management.md) -[2023-07-17 "Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) -[2023-05-06 "The Obstacle is the Way" book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) -[2023-04-01 "Never split the difference" book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) -[2023-03-16 "The Pragmatic Programmer" book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) +[2025-11-02 'The Courage To Be Disliked' book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) +[2025-06-07 'A Monk's Guide to Happiness' book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) +[2025-04-19 'When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing' book notes](./when.md) +[2024-10-24 'Staff Engineer' book notes](./staff-engineer.md) +[2024-07-07 'The Stoic Challenge' book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) +[2024-05-01 'Slow Productivity' book notes (You are currently reading this)](./slow-productivity.md) +[2023-11-11 'Mind Management' book notes](./mind-management.md) +[2023-07-17 'Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills' book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) +[2023-05-06 'The Obstacle is the Way' book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) +[2023-04-01 'Never split the difference' book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) +[2023-03-16 'The Pragmatic Programmer' book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/notes/staff-engineer.md b/notes/staff-engineer.md index 3d892092..39c262cb 100644 --- a/notes/staff-engineer.md +++ b/notes/staff-engineer.md @@ -121,17 +121,17 @@ E-Mail your comments to `paul@nospam.buetow.org` :-) Other book notes of mine are: -[2025-11-02 "The Courage To Be Disliked" book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) -[2025-06-07 "A Monk's Guide to Happiness" book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) -[2025-04-19 "When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing" book notes](./when.md) -[2024-10-24 "Staff Engineer" book notes (You are currently reading this)](./staff-engineer.md) -[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) -[2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./slow-productivity.md) -[2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./mind-management.md) -[2023-07-17 "Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) -[2023-05-06 "The Obstacle is the Way" book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) -[2023-04-01 "Never split the difference" book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) -[2023-03-16 "The Pragmatic Programmer" book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) +[2025-11-02 'The Courage To Be Disliked' book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) +[2025-06-07 'A Monk's Guide to Happiness' book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) +[2025-04-19 'When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing' book notes](./when.md) +[2024-10-24 'Staff Engineer' book notes (You are currently reading this)](./staff-engineer.md) +[2024-07-07 'The Stoic Challenge' book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) +[2024-05-01 'Slow Productivity' book notes](./slow-productivity.md) +[2023-11-11 'Mind Management' book notes](./mind-management.md) +[2023-07-17 'Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills' book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) +[2023-05-06 'The Obstacle is the Way' book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) +[2023-04-01 'Never split the difference' book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) +[2023-03-16 'The Pragmatic Programmer' book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/notes/the-courage-to-be-disliked.md b/notes/the-courage-to-be-disliked.md index 33cf1c61..34f0b3c4 100644 --- a/notes/the-courage-to-be-disliked.md +++ b/notes/the-courage-to-be-disliked.md @@ -109,16 +109,16 @@ E-Mail your comments to `paul@nospam.buetow.org` :-) Other book notes of mine are: -[2025-11-02 "The Courage To Be Disliked" book notes (You are currently reading this)](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) -[2025-06-07 "A Monk's Guide to Happiness" book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) -[2025-04-19 "When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing" book notes](./when.md) -[2024-10-24 "Staff Engineer" book notes](./staff-engineer.md) -[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) -[2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./slow-productivity.md) -[2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./mind-management.md) -[2023-07-17 "Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) -[2023-05-06 "The Obstacle is the Way" book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) -[2023-04-01 "Never split the difference" book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) -[2023-03-16 "The Pragmatic Programmer" book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) +[2025-11-02 'The Courage To Be Disliked' book notes (You are currently reading this)](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) +[2025-06-07 'A Monk's Guide to Happiness' book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) +[2025-04-19 'When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing' book notes](./when.md) +[2024-10-24 'Staff Engineer' book notes](./staff-engineer.md) +[2024-07-07 'The Stoic Challenge' book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) +[2024-05-01 'Slow Productivity' book notes](./slow-productivity.md) +[2023-11-11 'Mind Management' book notes](./mind-management.md) +[2023-07-17 'Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills' book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) +[2023-05-06 'The Obstacle is the Way' book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) +[2023-04-01 'Never split the difference' book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) +[2023-03-16 'The Pragmatic Programmer' book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.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 a0d25e82..e39caf9c 100644 --- a/notes/the-obstacle-is-the-way.md +++ b/notes/the-obstacle-is-the-way.md @@ -100,16 +100,16 @@ E-Mail your comments to `paul@nospam.buetow.org` :-) Other book notes of mine are: -[2025-11-02 "The Courage To Be Disliked" book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) -[2025-06-07 "A Monk's Guide to Happiness" book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) -[2025-04-19 "When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing" book notes](./when.md) -[2024-10-24 "Staff Engineer" book notes](./staff-engineer.md) -[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) -[2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./slow-productivity.md) -[2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./mind-management.md) -[2023-07-17 "Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) -[2023-05-06 "The Obstacle is the Way" book notes (You are currently reading this)](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) -[2023-04-01 "Never split the difference" book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) -[2023-03-16 "The Pragmatic Programmer" book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) +[2025-11-02 'The Courage To Be Disliked' book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) +[2025-06-07 'A Monk's Guide to Happiness' book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) +[2025-04-19 'When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing' book notes](./when.md) +[2024-10-24 'Staff Engineer' book notes](./staff-engineer.md) +[2024-07-07 'The Stoic Challenge' book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) +[2024-05-01 'Slow Productivity' book notes](./slow-productivity.md) +[2023-11-11 'Mind Management' book notes](./mind-management.md) +[2023-07-17 'Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills' book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) +[2023-05-06 'The Obstacle is the Way' book notes (You are currently reading this)](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) +[2023-04-01 'Never split the difference' book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) +[2023-03-16 'The Pragmatic Programmer' book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/notes/the-pragmatic-programmer.md b/notes/the-pragmatic-programmer.md index 0ae184bd..05eceb02 100644 --- a/notes/the-pragmatic-programmer.md +++ b/notes/the-pragmatic-programmer.md @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ It's your life. Share it, celebrate it, be proud and have fun. How to motivate others to contribute something (e.g. ideas to a startup): -> A kindly, old stranger was walking through the land when he came upon a village. As he entered, the villagers moved towards their homes, locking doors and windows. The stranger smiled and asked, why are you all so frightened. I am a simple traveler, looking for a soft place to stay for the night and a warm place for a meal. "There's not a bite to eat in the whole province," he was told. "We are weak and our children are starving. Better keep moving on." "Oh, I have everything I need," he said. "In fact, I was thinking of making some stone soup to share with all of you." He pulled an iron cauldron from his cloak, filled it with water, and began to build a fire under it. Then, with great ceremony, he drew an ordinary-looking stone from a silken bag and dropped it into the water. By now, hearing the rumor of food, most of the villagers had come out of their homes or watched from their windows. As the stranger sniffed the "broth" and licked his lips in anticipation, hunger began to overcome their fear. "Ahh," the stranger said to himself rather loudly, "I do like a tasty stone soup. Of course, stone soup with cabbage -- that's hard to beat." Soon a villager approached hesitantly, holding a small cabbage he'd retrieved from its hiding place, and added it to the pot. "Wonderful!!" cried the stranger. "You know, I once had stone soup with cabbage and a bit of salt beef as well, and it was fit for a king." The village butcher managed to find some salt beef . . . And so it went, through potatoes, onions, carrots, mushrooms, and so on, until there was indeed a delicious meal for everyone in the village to share. The village elder offered the stranger a great deal of money for the magic stone, but he refused to sell it and traveled on the next day. As he left, the stranger came upon a group of village children standing near the road. He gave the silken bag containing the stone to the youngest child, whispering to a group, "It was not the stone, but the villagers that had performed the magic." +> A kindly, old stranger was walking through the land when he came upon a village. As he entered, the villagers moved towards their homes, locking doors and windows. The stranger smiled and asked, why are you all so frightened. I am a simple traveler, looking for a soft place to stay for the night and a warm place for a meal. "There's not a bite to eat in the whole province," he was told. "We are weak and our children are starving. Better keep moving on." "Oh, I have everything I need," he said. "In fact, I was thinking of making some stone soup to share with all of you." He pulled an iron cauldron from his cloak, filled it with water, and began to build a fire under it. Then, with great ceremony, he drew an ordinary-looking stone from a silken bag and dropped it into the water. By now, hearing the rumor of food, most of the villagers had come out of their homes or watched from their windows. As the stranger sniffed the "broth" and licked his lips in anticipation, hunger began to overcome their fear. "Ahh," the stranger said to himself rather loudly, "I do like a tasty stone soup. Of course, stone soup with cabbage -- that's hard to beat." Soon a villager approached hesitantly, holding a small cabbage he'd retrieved from its hiding place, and added it to the pot. "Wonderful!!" cried the stranger. "You know, I once had stone soup with cabbage and a bit of salt beef as well, and it was fit for a king." The village butcher managed to find some salt beef . . . And so it went, through potatoes, onions, carrots, mushrooms, and so on, until there was indeed a delicious meal for everyone in the village to share. The village elder offered the stranger a great deal of money for the magic stone, but he refused to sell it and traveled on the next day. As he left, the stranger came upon a group of village children standing near the road. He gave the silken bag containing the stone to the youngest child, whispering to a group, "It was not the stone, but the villagers that had performed the magic." By working together, everyone contributes what they can, achieving a greater good together. @@ -80,16 +80,16 @@ E-Mail your comments to `paul@nospam.buetow.org` :-) Other book notes of mine are: -[2025-11-02 "The Courage To Be Disliked" book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) -[2025-06-07 "A Monk's Guide to Happiness" book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) -[2025-04-19 "When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing" book notes](./when.md) -[2024-10-24 "Staff Engineer" book notes](./staff-engineer.md) -[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) -[2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./slow-productivity.md) -[2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./mind-management.md) -[2023-07-17 "Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) -[2023-05-06 "The Obstacle is the Way" book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) -[2023-04-01 "Never split the difference" book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) -[2023-03-16 "The Pragmatic Programmer" book notes (You are currently reading this)](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) +[2025-11-02 'The Courage To Be Disliked' book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) +[2025-06-07 'A Monk's Guide to Happiness' book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) +[2025-04-19 'When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing' book notes](./when.md) +[2024-10-24 'Staff Engineer' book notes](./staff-engineer.md) +[2024-07-07 'The Stoic Challenge' book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) +[2024-05-01 'Slow Productivity' book notes](./slow-productivity.md) +[2023-11-11 'Mind Management' book notes](./mind-management.md) +[2023-07-17 'Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills' book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) +[2023-05-06 'The Obstacle is the Way' book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) +[2023-04-01 'Never split the difference' book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) +[2023-03-16 'The Pragmatic Programmer' book notes (You are currently reading this)](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/notes/the-stoic-challenge.md b/notes/the-stoic-challenge.md index 2995ae55..b1e8783f 100644 --- a/notes/the-stoic-challenge.md +++ b/notes/the-stoic-challenge.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ > 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. +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. ``` ,.......... .........., @@ -57,16 +57,16 @@ E-Mail your comments to `paul@nospam.buetow.org` :-) Other book notes of mine are: -[2025-11-02 "The Courage To Be Disliked" book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) -[2025-06-07 "A Monk's Guide to Happiness" book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) -[2025-04-19 "When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing" book notes](./when.md) -[2024-10-24 "Staff Engineer" book notes](./staff-engineer.md) -[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes (You are currently reading this)](./the-stoic-challenge.md) -[2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./slow-productivity.md) -[2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./mind-management.md) -[2023-07-17 "Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) -[2023-05-06 "The Obstacle is the Way" book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) -[2023-04-01 "Never split the difference" book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) -[2023-03-16 "The Pragmatic Programmer" book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) +[2025-11-02 'The Courage To Be Disliked' book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) +[2025-06-07 'A Monk's Guide to Happiness' book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) +[2025-04-19 'When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing' book notes](./when.md) +[2024-10-24 'Staff Engineer' book notes](./staff-engineer.md) +[2024-07-07 'The Stoic Challenge' book notes (You are currently reading this)](./the-stoic-challenge.md) +[2024-05-01 'Slow Productivity' book notes](./slow-productivity.md) +[2023-11-11 'Mind Management' book notes](./mind-management.md) +[2023-07-17 'Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills' book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) +[2023-05-06 'The Obstacle is the Way' book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) +[2023-04-01 'Never split the difference' book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) +[2023-03-16 'The Pragmatic Programmer' book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) [Back to the main site](../) diff --git a/notes/when.md b/notes/when.md index 494fd2db..897d0871 100644 --- a/notes/when.md +++ b/notes/when.md @@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ Short naps (10-20 minutes) significantly enhance mood, alertness, and cognitive ## Final Impressions -- The concluding experience of a vacation significantly influences overall memories. -- Restaurant reviews often hinge on the end of the visit, highlighting extras like wrong bills or additional desserts. -- Considering one's older future self can motivate improvements in the present. +* The concluding experience of a vacation significantly influences overall memories. +* Restaurant reviews often hinge on the end of the visit, highlighting extras like wrong bills or additional desserts. +* Considering one's older future self can motivate improvements in the present. ## The Midlife U Curve @@ -99,16 +99,16 @@ E-Mail your comments to `paul@nospam.buetow.org` :-) Other book notes of mine are: -[2025-11-02 "The Courage To Be Disliked" book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) -[2025-06-07 "A Monk's Guide to Happiness" book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) -[2025-04-19 "When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing" book notes (You are currently reading this)](./when.md) -[2024-10-24 "Staff Engineer" book notes](./staff-engineer.md) -[2024-07-07 "The Stoic Challenge" book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) -[2024-05-01 "Slow Productivity" book notes](./slow-productivity.md) -[2023-11-11 "Mind Management" book notes](./mind-management.md) -[2023-07-17 "Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills" book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) -[2023-05-06 "The Obstacle is the Way" book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) -[2023-04-01 "Never split the difference" book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) -[2023-03-16 "The Pragmatic Programmer" book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) +[2025-11-02 'The Courage To Be Disliked' book notes](./the-courage-to-be-disliked.md) +[2025-06-07 'A Monk's Guide to Happiness' book notes](./a-monks-guide-to-happiness.md) +[2025-04-19 'When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing' book notes (You are currently reading this)](./when.md) +[2024-10-24 'Staff Engineer' book notes](./staff-engineer.md) +[2024-07-07 'The Stoic Challenge' book notes](./the-stoic-challenge.md) +[2024-05-01 'Slow Productivity' book notes](./slow-productivity.md) +[2023-11-11 'Mind Management' book notes](./mind-management.md) +[2023-07-17 'Software Developers Career Guide and Soft Skills' book notes](./career-guide-and-soft-skills.md) +[2023-05-06 'The Obstacle is the Way' book notes](./the-obstacle-is-the-way.md) +[2023-04-01 'Never split the difference' book notes](./never-split-the-difference.md) +[2023-03-16 'The Pragmatic Programmer' book notes](./the-pragmatic-programmer.md) [Back to the main site](../) -- cgit v1.2.3