Your brain has limited capabilities. One of the best ways to tire it out is to make trivial decisions throughout the day, such as choosing which pants you will wear or answering unimportant questions etc. These micro decisions affect your ability to think about more important matters that require much more cognitive ability. Imagine that your brain is a computer…
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How do you cope with crises? Have you been lucky, i.e. your sector has been spared? Or have you deployed a system that makes you inherently resilient and keeps your head above water? Let’s see together what kind of mindset you need to maintain in order to face present and future crises with greater resilience. Curiosity Observation is a quality…
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A society is not neutral; it is the result of traditions, beliefs, particular developments, and the choices of those who govern. You may have realized that some countries emphasize one value over another. Let’s look at four values that shape four very different societies: mana, philotimo, culture, and money. Mana: the first principle of Polynesian societies Mana corresponds to prestige,…
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What is wisdom? The age in which we live is rich in information, yet is it rich in wisdom? At first glance, I would be tempted to say no. How do you explain that? What is wisdom? How is it obtained? Wisdom is found through a process of decantation. The raw material is information which, in order to become knowledge,…
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What is an athlete? What distinguishes them from ordinary people? What is the essential element that places him/her above others? The 3 characteristics of an athlete 1- The Search For Performance Consistency And Constant Improvement An athlete performs because he or she is able to deliver a result consistently. The main difference between an athlete and an amateur is the…
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We all have a natural greatness that we forget over time, whether through education or a social context that pushes us to fit in, to choose a role that we have not necessarily chosen. Thus, we spend our lives occupying roles without having really (at least apparently) wanted to, sometimes as a child, sometimes as a student, sometimes as a…
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Level 0: No Creation, Training, Execution This is a task or job that consists of the pure execution of instruction. To perform these tasks, it is sufficient to apply the instructions in a more or less detailed manual to complete a task. This type of work could be that of a teleoperator in which it is sufficient to follow a…
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The ability to endure suffering and the clever use of leverages Two points shared by all those who have become rich on their own, i.e. they have not inherited their wealth. The ability to endure pain is of prime importance since it has many consecutive virtues: not seeking immediate pleasure, endurance to provide the extra effort and hard work. The…
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Know where you are at all times Some discussions can be captivating, others, on the contrary, can be harrowing. How do you explain these differences? Is there a way to “elevate” a conversation? There seem to be four levels of discussion. Let’s see what they are. Talking about people: Most often, when we talk about someone, it’s to criticize them.…
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Each individual’s day is structured around two forces, rising and falling: yang and yin. It is advisable to organize one’s day according to these two energies. In general, the yang forces are more present in the morning: this is the time to create. Conversely, the evening is more conducive to yin energies, i.e. to receive, to learn to reflect. The…
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