Have A Contradictory Idea If you want to be better than 99% of the people in a field you have to have a contradictory belief compared to the rest of the world. You must believe that something is true when the majority of people think the opposite. For example, the people who made their fortune in Bitcoin were the ones…
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Productivity is often equated with an accumulation of tasks to be completed. This often endless list can seem insurmountable and above all unsatisfying, even though it is complete. Productivity lies as much in the non-doing as in the doing. It is a matter of being discerning and clear. The choice not to do certain things is as important as the…
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Evil is strong at the beginning and weak at the end. Good is weak at the beginning and strong at the end. When we start a career, we are tempted to choose the profession that will maximize our income and we sometimes ignore morality. In doing so, we get a head start on others but we neglect the opportunity cost…
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The human brain is designed to protect itself and anticipate dangers. This negativity bias prevents us from seeing the world in an optimistic light. We tend to remember only the bad things we have done. This is why it is necessary to make a conscious effort to improve the positive perception we have of ourselves. We Always Regret Our Bad…
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… the rest can stay stored on computer servers There is a growing gap between the knowledge stored on computer servers and the knowledge stored in the heads of humans. Previously, when only books could store knowledge, humans could still compete with these “storage spaces” by dedicating their lives to scholarship. Moreover, much knowledge was not stored in books because…
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We are often not virtuous by nature but because of our constraints. It is simply the difficulty that has forced us to be more virtuous. It is said in the Bible that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to pass through the gates of heaven. Why is…
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A good indicator of how good a person is is their propensity to feel guilt. Someone without guilt is usually selfish and malicious. So there is good in feeling guilt. Similarly, guilt is such an unpleasant emotion that it usually pushes us to do the right thing and correct a bad act. However, feeling guilt all the time is suffocating…
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Reputation Is A Rather Vague Concept And Most People Claim Not To Pay Attention To It. What Is It Really? Reputation Is Linked To Our Need To Belong Whether we like it or not, we are all influenced by our awareness of our reputation. The simple fact of having friends or receiving the esteem of our family leads us to…
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To destroy a crop, you just have to destroy a generation. This technique was practiced by the British in their colonies (see Stolen Generation in Australia and Canada). There is also another way to break a culture, it is by exterminating the carriers. Today, it seems that a new mass culture carries within it the seeds of its own destruction.…
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There are two ways to go into business. One involves going in timidly, the other is all-in. Where do you fall? There is no spectrum, it’s black or white, all or nothing. Playing in your own skin allows you to become one with your cause and tap into a newfound resourcefulness you never knew you had. Imagine two generals: one…
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