The simplest things are often the ones that ultimately have the most value. The most interesting and enduring professions are undoubtedly those that could already be practiced 2,500 years ago Lawyer, doctor, architect… These are prestigious professions that have existed since society itself began. Newness is not necessarily synonymous with progress. An interesting paradox emerges with the specialization of work:…
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Having a Contrarian Idea If you want to be better than 99% of people in a field, you must hold a contrarian belief that opposes the consensus of the majority. You need to believe that something is true while most others think it isn’t. For instance, those who became wealthy from Bitcoin were the ones who, long before everyone else,…
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I. Marxist Doctrine In Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, Joseph Schumpeter begins with an in- depth analysis of Karl Marx’s thought. Considering Marx to be an indispensable figure, he examines the theoretical foundations of Marxism, serving as the basis for the idea of transition from capitalism to socialism. While recognizing the analytical richness of Marxist doctrine, Schumpeter combines respectful admiration with…
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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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Machines will replace us sooner or later, that is almost certain, but there is one thing that will be hard to replace. You see, machines are either great disembodied brains capable of processing millions of pieces of information per second or robots with remarkable mobility. There is a kind of specialization, and we haven’t yet found a machine that can…
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What makes AI irresistible is its ability to analyze billions of pieces of data and draw conclusions from them, something that humans are incapable of doing. While the number of fields in which man will have an advantage over machine will diminish over time, there are still contexts in which he will have an advantage over them, at least for…
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Some vocations are not worth the sacrifices they involve. When you embark on a career, you don’t really understand the ins and outs. You can see what you stand to gain, but you can’t see what you lose. And therein lies the rub: you sacrifice part of your life, only to find that what you’ve gained doesn’t make up for…
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In the new era – what we call the digital or information economy – you need to leverage your uniqueness. This means creating valuable content to improve the lives of others. We are slowly but surely moving out of the industrialization paradigm. As individuals, we are no longer a cog in the wheel, we have to become irreplaceable. In fact,…
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Several Lives In One It’s an illusion to believe that we won’t have to start from scratch one day or another. Life is littered with challenges that must be met one at a time. If you’re advanced in one area, you’re a beginner in many others, and that’s normal. See Life As A Video Game You’ve probably played RPGs or…
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The one who wins is the one who plays with an infinite game mentality One of the reasons the Vietnamese defeated the Americans was that they were playing a different game. Instead of having a finite goal in time and space, the Vietnamese game could go on indefinitely, despite the destruction and casualties on their side. Even if the Americans…
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