I would like to point out that asciidork provides ability to get AST representation of asciidoc. It’s very nice package. Not the author but have used it.
If you’re in tech and “inside the loop” driving isn’t a problem. You can use a scooter. If Houston could fix its air quality and climate (100F w/ 90% humidity for 4 months:year) - it would be much more attractive. It’s brutally hot - it’s the tropics.
Thinking is required but knowing your thinking is the first step. We slip into thinking without knowing and that is the problem. How many hours does the depressed person wallow? Enjoying the trauma they control in their mind as they "future" the coming doom they will face or the regret of the past. There is nothing esoteric. Less than 100 hours of meditation can get you to this insight.
I would imagine he is referring to attaching your self-worth to external objects. External objects can change and if you lose such an anchor that you have made a pillar of identity - one can become destabilized. Some personalities/mind can't "pull up" (out of it) and frequently suffer the Porkins fate (death, suicide, depression, etc).