Ask HN: Have you invested in self-development and done inner work?

Re:Ask HN: Have you invested in self-development and done in... by denisrosset on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @10:40AM (#30932493)

Two book recommendations, to refresh your mind if you've been too deep in "investing in inner growth" (can be a trap).

- the Zhuangzi, translation by Burton Watson, which I've read many times. See the last two paragraphs of https://terebess.hu/english/chuangtzu.html about the useless tree

- Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Chögyam Trungpa, which I haven't read except extracts, but it could be relevant to you (esp. if you're looking at spiritual growth).

But anyway, instead of buying new book... I'll speak of what I'm doing in a week.

I'll go for ten days in the countryside with my dear partner and leave the laptop at home. I'm quite productive these last months (just submitted something to Show HN today), I find I'm missing guidance on a few areas of my life, and I'm in dear need of slowing down and cutting the external noise.

Haven't taken real holidays in years.

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Re:Ask HN: Have you invested in self-development and done in... by hugohamelcom on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @03:08PM (#30936242)

Definitively a good idea to disconnect, it's really important, and definitively need to do it more.

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Re:Ask HN: Have you invested in self-development and done in... by denisrosset on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @06:05PM (#30938037)

Do you mind if I email you directly at hello@...?

I have a few thoughts to share and questions to ask about your search.

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