Also, as a vim user, modes are completely fine and I do not believe that modes slow me down. I’m not sure why the author is so insistent on this point.
Try the Waking Up app for a complete, organized collection of Watts’s work. I don’t take all of it at face value - some of it certainly hasn’t aged well - but I’ve derived a lot of wisdom from his work. If you’re interested in looking at the world a little differently then the typical western way, it’s worth your time to give his talks a listen.
Far more important to come to terms with mortality than extend life indefinitely.
Is it even still living to have a heartbeat but with motor control, limited or no ability to speak, and no memory? Is “living” in this way best for the next of kin?
I found a recent episode of the Making Sense podcast in this topic to be thought provoking. You might give it a listen.
That white paper is an incredible piece of technical documentation. Accessible to anyone with a basic background in computing and operating systems. I love hidden gems like this.
And the annual tax is if you're doing business in CA, even if you filed articles of organization in another state. Once you clear $250k it goes up to $1700!