Overtheyears,Ihaveheardfrommanysources(Andreas
Kluth,forone)aboutthisIndianclassicbutsomehow
managedtoavoidit.Theotherday,whenchattingwith
team-matesovercoffee(oneChinesevsfourIndians-:)),
someonementionedit.Whatstruckmewastheyallseemedto
know.Ishouldn'tbesurprised,though,forhadfourChinese
andoneIndiangottogetherandsomeonementionedtheDao,
allChineseshouldknow.
Ip...[阅读全文]
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(2018-10-06 16:26:58)
Dadwashisoldgloomyself,sittingontheedgeofthe
iron-framebed(whichmombought45yearsago)withhisback
hunchedandhiseyesdowncast.Thatwashismodusoperandi
andhecouldsitlikethatforhours.Thelookonhisfacewasa
mixureofapprehensionanddespair.Hissilencetoquestions
suchas"whatisinyourmind?"and"whatareyouafraidof"
usedtodrivemenuts. Sinceswitchingtoabetterdiettwoyears...[阅读全文]
iron-framebed(whichmombought45yearsago)withhisback
hunchedandhiseyesdowncast.Thatwashismodusoperandi
andhecouldsitlikethatforhours.Thelookonhisfacewasa
mixureofapprehensionanddespair.Hissilencetoquestions
suchas"whatisinyourmind?"and"whatareyouafraidof"
usedtodrivemenuts. Sinceswitchingtoabetterdiettwoyears...[阅读全文]
(2018-09-30 12:00:15)
Isawabook,"TheIntelligentIndians,"attheComputer
HistoryMuseum'sgiftshop,whilevisitingwithmynephew.
Thetitlepiquedmyinterestbutnotenoughtoprompta
purchase.Iwasmoreinterestedinlearningwhythanhow
orwhoamongtheIndianscametodominatetheworld'sIT
scene.Ingeneral,Ipreferunderstandingthingsbottom-up. Later,searchingforrelatedtitles,Iranintoonemore
promising:&quo...[阅读全文]
HistoryMuseum'sgiftshop,whilevisitingwithmynephew.
Thetitlepiquedmyinterestbutnotenoughtoprompta
purchase.Iwasmoreinterestedinlearningwhythanhow
orwhoamongtheIndianscametodominatetheworld'sIT
scene.Ingeneral,Ipreferunderstandingthingsbottom-up. Later,searchingforrelatedtitles,Iranintoonemore
promising:&quo...[阅读全文]
(2018-09-17 13:36:23)
ThebookgotravereviewsfrompeopleIadmireandIbought
boththeaudioandhardcoverversions.Theaudiobookwas
releasedonAug28andIwentthroughall53hourslistening
withinaweek. ItvaguelyremindedmeoftheWuXianovelsthatconsumed
measayouth.TheydisgustedmewhenIgotolder,however,
feelingmytimewastedonsomethingthatstoppedto
resonatethemomentIstartedtofacerealworld(well,in
theWestatleast...[阅读全文]
(2018-09-09 10:05:00)
Itlatercametomethatinthepast,whenIwassick,my
parentsalwaysgavemesomething"easytodigest."Thatmade
senseintuitively.Thebodyneededtheenergytofightthe
virusanditwasbetternottospendonanythingelse.White
flourwouldbegoodinthisparticularcase.Totheextreme,
manyhospitalizedpeople(mydadcametomind)"eat"by
injectingglucosedirectlyintotheirveins. Agoodindicator...[阅读全文]
(2018-09-04 09:50:11)
Ipurchasedthebook"Shogun"byJamesClavellafterlearningthisquote:
“Alwaysremember,child...thattothinkbadthoughtsisreallythe
easiestthingintheworld.Ifyouleaveyourmindtoitselfitwill
spiralyoudownintoeverincreasingunhappiness.Tothinkgood
thoughts,however,requireseffort.Thisisoneofthethingsthat
discipline-training-isabout.” [阅读全文]
easiestthingintheworld.Ifyouleaveyourmindtoitselfitwill
spiralyoudownintoeverincreasingunhappiness.Tothinkgood
thoughts,however,requireseffort.Thisisoneofthethingsthat
discipline-training-isabout.” [阅读全文]
(2018-09-02 14:58:26)
Theflumusthavelandedearlyduringmyvacation.Compared
withthepreviousoneacoupleofweeksago,thistimecame
therealdeal.Butgiventheformerexperience,Iwasnot
alarmed:itcouldbeanotherquickone.Feelingworsetoward
theendoftheweek,IstoppedintenseexercisesonSatand
onlyfeltgoodenoughtoliftweightthenextThu.Ididyoga
andbreathingasusual. SleepwasshallowSunnightandsegmentedeverynightthe
...[阅读全文]
withthepreviousoneacoupleofweeksago,thistimecame
therealdeal.Butgiventheformerexperience,Iwasnot
alarmed:itcouldbeanotherquickone.Feelingworsetoward
theendoftheweek,IstoppedintenseexercisesonSatand
onlyfeltgoodenoughtoliftweightthenextThu.Ididyoga
andbreathingasusual. SleepwasshallowSunnightandsegmentedeverynightthe
...[阅读全文]
(2018-08-26 12:02:10)
Itookoffthelastweekofsummerandstayedhomewith
Tim.Wecleanedthehouse,trainedJiu-Jitsu,wentfishing
andcrabbing,watchedvideos,andcookedmealstogether. Tuesdaynight,TimcaughtfluandsodidI.Thenext
morning,Isneezedbutrecoveredverywellwithinacouple
ofhours.Theboy,however,wasstillsuffering.Hewanted
somesoupandIknewjustthebestkindforasickkid. Idrippedwaterintoabowlofwheatflour*,churn...[阅读全文]
Tim.Wecleanedthehouse,trainedJiu-Jitsu,wentfishing
andcrabbing,watchedvideos,andcookedmealstogether. Tuesdaynight,TimcaughtfluandsodidI.Thenext
morning,Isneezedbutrecoveredverywellwithinacouple
ofhours.Theboy,however,wasstillsuffering.Hewanted
somesoupandIknewjustthebestkindforasickkid. Idrippedwaterintoabowlofwheatflour*,churn...[阅读全文]
(2018-08-19 09:43:26)
Mynephew*,H,iscomingtoBerkeleyforashortstudy.A
brightyouthfinishingcollegeinatopChineseuniversity,he
hasbeenworkinghardtoscorehighinTOEFLandGREto
applyforgraduateschools.Iwentthroughthesameandcan
wellempathize. Thefamilyiswelloffbuthisdadstillwantstheboytogo
andthisisnotsurprising.Experiencessincethe1950'sof
myextendedfamilyhavebeenshapedbyasingletragic
eventfrom...[阅读全文]
brightyouthfinishingcollegeinatopChineseuniversity,he
hasbeenworkinghardtoscorehighinTOEFLandGREto
applyforgraduateschools.Iwentthroughthesameandcan
wellempathize. Thefamilyiswelloffbuthisdadstillwantstheboytogo
andthisisnotsurprising.Experiencessincethe1950'sof
myextendedfamilyhavebeenshapedbyasingletragic
eventfrom...[阅读全文]
(2018-08-12 16:25:36)
Iwentonthetraillateinthemorningandundercaffeine
andjoggedforaboutfivemiles.Iobservedsomething
interestingaboutbreathing,whichremindedmeofbooks
including"Body,Mind,andSport"byJohnDouillard,
mentionedinbothScottJurek'sbook"EatandRun"and
TimFerriss'sblogpost"ThePainlessPathtoEndurance."
Onlytoday'sobservationstookmyunderstandingalittle...[阅读全文]
andjoggedforaboutfivemiles.Iobservedsomething
interestingaboutbreathing,whichremindedmeofbooks
including"Body,Mind,andSport"byJohnDouillard,
mentionedinbothScottJurek'sbook"EatandRun"and
TimFerriss'sblogpost"ThePainlessPathtoEndurance."
Onlytoday'sobservationstookmyunderstandingalittle...[阅读全文]
