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Chinese Classics

Strategy, statecraft & law

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鬼谷子 鬼谷子（传） Persuasion, strategic speech · 4 text volumes
孙子兵法 孙武 Planning, terrain, deception · 4 text volumes
韩非子 韩非 Law, method, power · 8 text volumes
商君书 商鞅（传） Reform, rewards, punishment · 4 text volumes
荀子 荀卿 Ritual, education, human nature · 4 text volumes

Cosmology, change & the way

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周易 伏羲/文王/孔子（传） Hexagrams, divination, change · 8 经传 volumes
道德经 老子（传） Dao, wu wei, softness · 8 text volumes

Self-cultivation & mind

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菜根谭 洪应明（传） Five themes, daily wisdom · 8 text volumes
阳明心学 王守仁 Innate knowing, unity of knowledge and action
传习录 王守仁 等 Sincerity, introspection, boundaries · 8 text volumes
《大学问》 王守仁 Treatise on the Great Learning (single text)
冰心诀 佚名（传） Daoist verse for calming the mind · single text

Medicine & history

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黄帝内经 托名黄帝 Yin-yang, five phases, preventive medicine · 16 text volumes
资治通鉴 司马光 Ten themes, historical cases (overview only)
Full-text volume index (all classics)

鬼谷子 — 1–4 · 5–8 · 9–12 · 13–15

周易 — 1–8 · 9–16 · 17–24 · 25–32 · 33–40 · 41–48 · 49–56 · 57–64

孙子兵法 — 1–4 · 5–7 · 8–10 · 11–13

韩非子 — 1–7 · 8–14 · 15–21 · 22–28 · 29–35 · 36–42 · 43–49 · 50–55

商君书 — 1–6 · 7–12 · 13–18 · 19–24

荀子 — 1–8 · 9–16 · 17–24 · 25–32

传习录 — 1–34 · 35–76 · 77–111 · 112–128 · 129–139 · 140–190 · 191–230 · 231–254

菜根谭 — 1–31 · 32–82 · 83–130 · 131–178 · 179–231 · 232–284 · 285–337 · 338–375

道德经 — 1–10 · 11–20 · 21–30 · 31–37 · 38–47 · 48–57 · 58–67 · 68–81

黄帝内经 — 素问 1–10 · 11–20 · 21–30 · 31–40 · 41–50 · 51–60 · 61–70 · 71–81 · 灵枢 1–10 · 11–20 · 21–30 · 31–40 · 41–50 · 51–60 · 61–70 · 71–81

Psychology, Communication & Relationships

Note Author About
蛤蟆先生去看心理医生 Robert de Board TA: Parent / Adult / Child
被讨厌的勇气 岸見一郎、古賀史健 Adler, task separation
不懂拒绝，你就会受伤 石田淳 等 Saying no without guilt
高敏感是种天赋 Elaine N. Aron HSP temperament and boundaries
非暴力沟通 Marshall Rosenberg Observation, feeling, need, request
亲密关系 克里斯多弗·孟 Four stages of intimate relationships
DBT 技能训练手册 Marsha M. Linehan Four modules and worksheets
认知神经科学 Michael S. Gazzaniga et al. Split-brain and modular mind
情商 Daniel Goleman Five dimensions of emotional intelligence
关键对话 Kerry Patterson et al. High-stakes dialogue tools
高难度谈话 Douglas Stone et al. Three layers of difficult conversations
情绪灵活性 Susan David Emotions as data, not commands
绝不妥协 Chris Voss Tactical empathy and calibrated questions
依恋理论 Amir Levine & Rachel Heller Anxious, avoidant, secure attachment

Health & Fitness

Note Author About
我们为什么要睡觉 Matthew Walker Sleep science and why it matters
生命时光 Russell Foster Circadian rhythms and daily timing
昼夜节律的密码 Satchin Panda Light, food timing, and body clocks
何时做 Michael Breus Chronotypes and when to do what
睡眠革命 Nick Littlehales 90-minute sleep cycles, recovery
Starting Strength Mark Rippetoe Barbell training, novice linear progression
The New Rules of Lifting Lou Schuler, Alwyn Cosgrove Periodized lifting, fat loss
Built to Move Kelly & Juliet Starrett Ten vital signs, daily mobility
Outlive Peter Attia Longevity, Medicine 3.0, exercise prescription

Methodology, Business & Society

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个人成长实践路径 — 健康、自我理解与情商 Practice template 6-month plan: body, mind, relate; people log & HSP-friendly networking
Posts Calendar Archive Browse all notes by date — monthly grid & year overview
四镜头分析 Personal framework Tarot · Guiguzi · Yangming · Caigentan
有效复盘 Practice notes Timeline templates and use cases
管理的本质 《管理的本质》 Interest exchange and sustainable management
The Algorithm Jon McNeill Operating rhythm and five-step method
We Have Never Been Middle Class Hadas Weiss Middle class as ideology

Tarot

Note Deck / source About
塔罗日课 — 每日一牌日志 Rider-Waite 1909 活页总表 + 晨间/晚间记录与分析
塔罗牌 — 新手入门 Rider-Waite 1909 7-day bonding and learning path
Rider-Waite 1909 全牌解析 Waite / Colman Smith All 78 cards and spreads
新牌磨合与多副牌协作 Personal practice 21-day deepening workflow