The Grail of existence is to become antifragile, meaning to become stronger after each shock, much like the muscles of a bodybuilder after each workout. Why is it important to become antifragile, and why is it so difficult to achieve? Antifragility allows us to navigate an uncertain world and benefit from it. As biological beings made of carbon, we naturally…
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You came to Earth for a reason—and it’s something you chose yourself. You don’t remember it, but before incarnating, you carefully chose where you would be born. Every incarnation gives you the chance to become a better person. It is, in part, through suffering that you learn the most important lessons. Are you despairing today over not having better parents…
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“AI 2041” presents a unique approach combining Kai-Fu Lee’s technical expertise and Chen Qiufan’s narrative creativity to explore the future of artificial intelligence towards 2041. In his introduction, Kai-Fu Lee shares his personal journey with AI, dating back to his beginnings four decades ago. He reminds us that while AI may seem like a 21st-century technology, its origins trace back…
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Productivity is often associated with completing an ever-growing list of tasks. However, this endless list can feel overwhelming and unfulfilling—even when everything on it is checked off. True productivity lies just as much in not doing as it does in doing. To achieve this balance, one needs to exercise discernment and clarity. Choosing not to do certain things is just as crucial as…
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Pushing one’s comfort zone is a common theme in personal development. Its origins likely trace back to the hero’s narrative arc, where the hero embarks on a journey leading to profound transformation. While this narrative lever helps make a story captivating, it is not necessarily the most effective means to achieve deep change. The Pitfalls of the Comfort Zone Expansion…
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When You Are Unique, You Are Self-Evident Here’s why you will benefit more from deepening who you are rather than trying to be like others. The Apparent Economy of Singularity The world is slowly moving away from the industrial paradigm, which considered similarity as the ultimate good. While the idea of being different has gradually taken hold in an increasingly…
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How is it that Greek philosophers remain popular in our modern world? Why can being born 2500 years ago be a comparative advantage compared to us, even though we have inexhaustible resources of information? Is it the art of asking questions and trying to answer them? The informational deprivation (relative to our time) in which the Greeks lived during the…
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Simplification is the work of geniuses or simpletons. What strikes me most in our time is the great tendency to simplify everything. Conspiracy theories are an attempt to simplify the causality of events, even when this often leads us further from the truth. The human mind struggles to grasp contradictions. Yet, it is from these contradictions that complexity and depth…
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Students are communists, workers are socialists, and married people are capitalists. A communist is a hypocrite because he wants to take from others what he himself would be incapable of giving if he were in their place. The young or the poor are often open to communist ideas. When you have nothing, you are inclined to share because it costs…
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Many seek to cultivate a mindset of abundance to become wealthy. Historically, the nouveau riche, otherwise known as the bourgeoisie, have always desired what could not be bought with money, such as titles of nobility. Being Rich Means Desiring the Unattainable When we lack something materially, we seek to satisfy basic needs. This distinction between humans and animals may also…
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