CBT is based on stoicism, lots has been written about it from psychologists. It also has a lot in common with acceptance based therapy.

EDIT: "inspired by" is probably more accurate to say than "based on".

I am definitely in favor of looking for diversified opinions, from people with diverse backgrounds, some of them specialized in the field. Diverse inputs are way more interesting than those of a single group of people with similar or homogenous background.

That being said. First, most people aren't qualified to have and give their opinions on most topics. Most of us are clueless dingbats when it comes to most things, including figuring out what makes someone fit to lead a country. Or a city.

Yet it was decided it was best to give us all a vote. Go figure ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Second, opinions of outsiders have shown remarquable results in some fields. Such as Daniel Kahneman's (a psychologist, coincidentally) in economics. His insights lead to behavioral economics.

In that specific case, only someone having had their entire education and career in the field of economics, being indoctrinated by all those before them, could really believe people and organizations behaved even remotely like rational agents. That this model was enough to make sense of the (economic) world, at any scale (on this topic, his book, "Thinking Fast and Slow", yields some remarquable insights on 'experts')

So, while I share in your desire for an increased quality and diversity in information, knowledge and opinions sources, please do 'put a little water in your wine'.

Sure. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. You can make a clear line from Stoic philosophy to his concepts as a psychiatrist.

> Software developers are not qualified to write about this.

This applies to almost everything posted on HN.

This isn’t medical advice, but cliff notes for a self help/philosophy book. Why so aggro?

This post is a summary of such a book? Are software developers unqualified to summarize books as they read them?

> Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

?? OP doesn't mention this at all. Also, it's a great book--read it!

When I was a teenager, I bought my first motorcycle and this book.

I was thinking that this book would contain a tech manual for repairing motorcycles in a special "zen-way".

I was very angry when I finished reading it.

Ha ha. Sorry that happened to you.

The intro does say: It should in no way be associated with that great body of factual information relating to orthodox Zen Buddhist practice. It's not very factual on motorcycles, either.

On the other hand, I hope you enjoyed your motorcycle.

Have you looked at the book again? One surprising thing for me is that as I've reread it over the years, it seems different each time.