Also error codes are part of the signature of a function, which exceptions aren‘t.

Right, talking about feelings is a way of regulating yourself.

Conflicts with my wife are a lot easier if I'm able to empathize with her emotional distress, acknowledging it, instead of jumping directly into logical problem solving. If I'm only looking logically at the issue, I can't really understand the issue she is having.

I like the view of the therapist Terry Real, that during conflicts you can either be right or stay connected. That doesn't mean that you hide your views, but that you also emotionally acknowledge the view of your partner. It's surprising how effectively this takes out the fire in conflicts.

There might also be a genetic factor, why japanese are less obese or overweight, because the difference for diabetes patients between US and japan is a lot smaller.

I think it's a kind of yearning that can't be satisfied in the outside world. It's an inside problem and can only be solved there.

I'm wondering if languages could provide some kind of meta information, hooks or extension points, which could be used to implement big ideas on top. These big ideas could then be reused and modified depending on the needs of the project.

The mind is an incredible tool, but if you point it against yourself it can give you the worst suffering possible.

We don‘t get how our culture is making us sick, how we try harder and harder to get to the point of happiness and satisfaction, and never realize that this path doesn‘t work.