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you should try reading zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance
I know someone who can fix all of their stuff, and they can't understand that book.
it's not really about the motorcycle maintenance
Why not?
the motorcycle maintenance is used as a metaphor for attending to one's own needs
I can't tell if I'm being trolled or not.
That is the essential premise of the book. It's not a book that teaches you how to fix motorcycles it's a book that teaches you how to find mindfulness while doing work that is familiar to you.
nope, totally genuine! the book explicitly states that actually