We often make the mistake of taking as a merit what is actually the result of a statistical determinism. What is commonly called the survivor bias explains that we tend to attribute to ourselves causes (with fortunate consequences) that we do not understand. Success is often the result of a combination of factors in which chance plays an important role.…
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The French series “Call my agent”, initially produced by the channel France 2 and aimed at a French audience, has conquered the world thanks to its broadcast on Netflix. Even though it is franchouillarde in many respects, it still managed to attract an audience as eclectic as passionate. Let’s look at the key to the success of this series and…
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Notables and entrepreneurs One thing that is common to both notable professions (professions related to law, medicine, politics or higher education) and entrepreneurship is the length of time it takes to acquire the skills. However, there is a big difference between the professions of notables and entrepreneurship, and that is the formality of the studies. There are no – or…
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Quit or be exceptional Demystifying quitting a project There are good and bad reasons to give up. Seth Godin, in his book, teaches us to ask ourselves the right questions before we even start a project. He puts forward several principles that we should all have in mind when approaching a problem. Here is a list of interesting ideas from…
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Be informed when Club xThinking opens The discovery of unfair advantages that we enjoy without knowing it There is often something that irritates us, that torments us because it gives us the impression that it is holding us back in our progress. The fact of not having been advantaged in life can indeed prove to be a heavy handicap except…
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Our intuition is sometimes our most valuable asset when it comes to making a decision. The apparent chaos, or at least the upheaval we witness, leaves little room for clarity. This confusion paralyzes our ability to make decisions, which makes us somewhat passive, well not quite. Indeed, not making a decision is a decision in itself. The problem is that…
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Gao Xingjian (Chinese: 高行健; pinyin: Gāo Xíngjiàn), born January 4, 1940, in Ganzhou, China, is a Chinese-born French writer, playwright, director, and painter who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2000 To travel is to discover or to discover oneself? Probably both, or rather it is the promise of discovering the world when in the end it is only…
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Chance favors only prepared minds. Louis Pasteur We do not control the opportunities that come our way, what we control is our way of seizing them as best we can. Fortune favors the bold, it is said, and one might add that it favors those who train every day. Since we cannot pull the strings of destiny, what we need…
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To make war and to dominate its Greek neighbors, here is what summarizes the statute of the Spartans at the conclusion of the Peloponnesian wars. Its great rival Athens fell, and it is undoubtedly thanks to its model of life that Sparta was able to triumph. To live as a Spartan, it is to be satisfied with little even if…
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A powerful mantra to repeat every day It is very tempting to blame others for a situation that works against us. It takes the weight of responsibility off our shoulders and keeps us from questioning ourselves. Of course, there are things we cannot control about the outcome of an undertaking. We can bemoan the circumstances, but it is better to…
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