Natural, necessary and vain desires Contrary to the dominant thought, Epicureanism is not a radical hedonism. On the contrary, it is a philosophy that focuses on living in an essentialist way, that is to say, eliminating the superfluous to achieve happiness. As such, happiness is achieved when you no longer feel the need to seek it. If you have eaten,…
+Month: February 2022
Uselessness In The 21st Century
In a fast-changing world, economic paradigms are changing to take on the appearance of simplicity and common sense. In his book “Bullshit jobs”, David Graeber explains how the jobs created by modernity are absurd, immoral and in some cases stupid. The information technology revolution has created a parallel world in which jobs don’t quite make the sense they used to.…
+Should you turn your passion into a profession?
Arguments from Cal Newport’s book “So Good They Can’t Ignore You”. A mantra has gradually imposed itself in today’s society and more particularly in the professional sphere. This mantra is “Do what you like”. If this invitation is tempting, it is no less dangerous. At least that’s what Cal Newport tries to tell us in a book published in 2012.…
+Making the world a little better
Do not let yourself be contaminated by bitterness Confronting the world on a daily basis leaves us with traces that take the form of bitterness that we detect in people’s eyes. To continue to live with a fresh and optimistic mind, we sometimes have to go against a whole bunch of negative energies that can leave us destitute. Do we…
+Listening, Reading, Writing And Speaking
4 key skills for the 21st century and yet so timeless The information age is above all the age of communication, but are we worthy representatives of these four verbs: listening, reading, writing and speaking? They seem simple and acquired, but they have never been so imperfectly mastered. These skills, which until the 20th century were the prerogative of the…
+Writing Your Legend
If you were to tell your life story to your grandchildren one day, what would you tell them? Or, if you were to appear before the whole of humanity one day in the twilight of your life, what elements would you insist on? And if you are a believer, what inner dialogue do you have with God and why you…
+Are You Authentic?
The word authentic comes from the Greek αὐθέντης, authentês (“author, perpetrator”) with the suffix -ικός, -ikós, literally “of the author.” It should be understood by the initial question, are you your own author or a copy of someone else? It’s a question we all ask ourselves at some point. Are we living as an expression of our purest essence or…
+The 3 dimensions of development of judo
Judo allows to develop various dimensions of the being. Let us see what they are. Character The purpose of judo is to improve the character of the practitioner by the assimilation of a certain number of values. If the ju jitsu from which it emanates was exclusively an art of combat to defend oneself and to overcome one’s opponent, judo,…
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