Celebrities envy you. They don’t know what it’s like to stroll anonymously through a market and meet the indifferent eyes of onlookers. They’ve forgotten about those vacations in tourist places where not a single person calls out to them to take a picture or to get their autograph. Certainly, fame has many advantages and probably much more than the life…
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If you look around, people’s salaries mostly follow this rule. Moreover, Musk’s will to solve the problem of the survival of the human species by making man a being with a multiplanetary civilization (via SpaceX and the colonization of Mars) could explain why he was once the richest man on the planet (it was actually thanks to the explosion of…
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The merits of warriors on the battlefield are often praised; some of their exploits have been able to turn the tide of war and at the same time of history. However, this image is that of another time, warriors have become soldiers and the strength of an army today lies in the productive capacity of the countries that support it.…
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There is morning, afternoon, evening and night. There is birth, adulthood, old age and death. A life and a day are alike. We have as much to learn from our day as from life. What if approaching the day as we approach life could help us live better? The Day Is Precious If life is precious, it is because it…
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At first glance, productivity is built at the expense of our fulfillment. Reaching high goals implies sacrificing personal time to devote oneself fully to one’s efforts. However, there are important cultural differences between countries regarding work and between eras. Very early in Europe, especially among the Greeks, work was reserved only for slaves and therefore it was frowned upon to…
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We often talk about the influence of parents on their children. But what about the other way around? What if the parents are brave and loving while the offspring are lazy and selfish? Can we be influenced by our own children? Children As Kings In their desire to do too much, parents can end up spoiling their children’s character. Child…
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There are changes that cannot be overcome, there are inevitable ends. Sometimes, the real wisdom is to accept this reality and die on your feet as those who came before you did. The wave of technology that is sweeping over us will drown many. Few will be able to ride it. Our salvation may lie in our ability to act…
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Civilizations were built thanks to the idle classes, those who were exempt from hard work. Scientists, philosophers, mathematicians, playwrights, and other poets have made civilization germinate because they belonged to a privileged and therefore idle class. What if tomorrow’s world gave us more of an opportunity to live like a fifth century BC Athenian citizen (members of the privileged class)?…
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Setting goals helps us to perform better. However, how do we know if we are setting the right goals? In reading an article recently I learned that the best students are not those who set the goal of getting a good grade, but rather those who focus on specific skills despite the grades they get. This is interesting because it…
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Each culture has forged itself throughout its history through rules and prohibitions, such as incest, cannibalism and murder. These rules have contributed to a common base on which a society has developed. There is a certain strength in living with prohibitions because it gives us a framework and a direction. We all live with prohibitions that have been imposed on…
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