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This document summarizes Peter Scott's talk "Mind Like Water: The Path to Perl Bliss" given at OSCON in Portland, OR in July 2006. The talk discusses different programmer personalities like the Perl Parser, Impatient Coder, Glory Hunter, and Good Samaritan. It emphasizes the importance of balancing these personalities within oneself and on a team. The talk also provides excerpts of wisdom from expert Perl programmers like Dominus, Damian Conway, brian d foy, and chromatic about practices like testing, learning from others, and experimenting regularly.