Some decisions we make are the result of disgust. The example of stopping eating meat or drinking alcohol is one of them. Seeing an animal suffer because it is raised for its meat is reason enough to stop eating its flesh. Seeing a loved one destroy their life because of alcohol is also a great motivator to stop drinking alcohol.…
+Category: General
How Did The Gurkhas Become The Elite Soldiers Of The British Army?
There is something surprising about the recruitment of some of the British Army soldiers: about 4,000 of them are integrated each year and are born in Nepal and therefore do not have English as their mother tongue. The British, unlike the French, have historically had a more racial view of war. According to a book “The Martial Races” written by…
+Eliminate Distraction To Hear The Silent Cries Of Your Soul
Your soul makes sounds, little cries all the time, especially when you act against what it deeply desires. Listen To Its Voice The soul is your purest dimension. It is what gives depth to who you are. Some will call it consciousness. It speaks to you all the time. People Without Soul The soul being your most subtle dimension, it…
+2 Conditions + A Bonus To Make A Couple Work
We tend to put the cart before the horse when it comes to finding a lifelong partner. Beauty or wealth are only secondary ingredients for a relationship to last. Let’s see together, the 2 essential ingredients that make the marriage locomotive work. A Common Mission For a couple to function in the long term, there must be a convergence of…
+The Cumulative Effect Of Good Deeds
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…
+We Are More Aware Of Our Bad Decisions Than Our Good Ones
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…
+Knowledge Needs To Be Embodied In Action…
… 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…
+Acquiring Virtue Through Constraint
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…
+Free Yourself From A Little Guilt
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…
+Do You Pay Attention To Your Reputation?
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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