Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

I think we suffer when we search for meaning. Albert Camus got it right, the universe is devoid of meaning.

+1 I came here to say the same thing. I find much to like in Camus’ philosophy of Absurdism, and a lot I don’t agree with. There are several really good videos on YouTube on Absurdism, enjoyable stuff.

Off topic, but I really like the author’s use of Substack and I just subscribed to their channel. For 30+ years I manually edited HTML for my web site and just a week ago switched my personal domain [1] to Substack (copying over 2000+ old blog articles) and so far I really love the platform even though I am just learning to use it.

[1] https://markwatson.com

What is that you do not agree with in Absurdism?

I am deeply spiritual, meditate a lot, etc., which is not 100% aligned with Absurdism. That said, I watched just about everything on Absurdism that I could find on YouTube.

Recently I just discovered something that made a big difference in improving my self esteem: a good posture. Just by being more mindful about my posture I have seen a big increase in confidence. This may help: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/common-posture-mistake...

Learn to be comfortable being alone

I hope that many reviews help having a better idea of the place before going, but I don't trust them too much, for they can be not authentic, or driven by personal feelings. I rely more on qualified reviews like lonely planet guides, 8 out of 10 times they work well for me, and the remaining times are just average, nothing too bad.

Support for Linux will enable you to create, test and run Android and web app for phones, tablets and laptops all on one Chromebook. Run popular editors, code in your favorite language and launch projects to Google Cloud with the command-line. Everything works directly on a Chromebook.

Linux runs inside a virtual machine that was designed from scratch for Chromebooks. That means it starts in seconds and integrates completely with Chromebook features. Linux apps can start with a click of an icon, windows can be moved around, and files can be opened directly from apps

Now that you master Ruby, you could have a look at Ruby/Rails open-source projects like this one me and another programmer created:

https://github.com/diowa/icare

I had the same feeling with The Hunger Games. The first one is amazing, the second starts to be repetitive. Didn't manage to get to the third one.

I run every other day, this is the best advice I can give. I run in a park and do some exercises too. Spending some time in the open air has improved my mood considerably. I guess that what is most unhealthy about our current modern life is not only sitting for too long, but not breathing outside fresh air.

Also follow the simple rule: 'eat food, not too much, mostly plants'