The power of thinking in terms of a five-year term (the power of 5-year thinking) We often tend to overestimate what we can achieve in the short term, whereas we tend to underestimate what we can achieve in the long term. It’s quite easy to imagine what you’ll be doing next weekend, but it’s not so easy to plan a…
+Category: General
Vendetta, A Key To Understanding Human Relationships
The culture of honor – and the vendetta that it implies – is very widespread around the Mediterranean. Certain pillars are found there that structure the family unit and social coherence on the scale of villages or towns. The main function of the vendetta is to ensure the respect and a fortiori the security of a family or a larger…
+The Turtle Or The Phoenix?
The world is hostile, which instinctively pushes us to grow all sorts of armors called identities or egos. These armors that we cherish, we use them as a shield that protects us from the repeated assaults of an environment that we imagine as an enemy. Slowly but surely our whole being is metamorphosing, we are no longer quite human if…
+5 Reasons For Procrastination
Procrastination is a widespread evil, we let it infiltrate our daily lives without warning. Let’s see 5 reasons that can explain its manifestation. Ignorance Most often, we procrastinate unconsciously. This can result from a lack of clear objectives to achieve on a daily basis, which leaves us distracted by all the tasks that come our way. The impression of being…
+The art of war by Sun Tzu
Using the thousand-year-old knowledge of Chinese thought If there is a book that has crossed the ages and that comes to us from the East, it is this one. It was written by a Chinese general of the 5th century with Jesus Christ. Its purpose is clear, it is to give the basics of military strategy to its readers. The…
+Deep work : Cal Newport
This book is for anyone who wants to regain productivity, make better use of their time, and learn hard skills – those that will be most valued in tomorrow’s world. Our “attention economy” is aptly named. This resource that we all possess is captured by companies as the basis of their marketing strategy. In a world where attention has become…
+Your energy should be your main concern
It is a word that may seem esoteric and even magical: energy is however what characterizes us most in our intimate dimension. We have all studied energy in physics, we know how important it is for the movement of bodies or its role in the creation of heat. Nevertheless, the energy that influences us the most is our vibratory level,…
+The Art Of Elimination
In a world of consumerism, the verb “to eliminate” may seem antinomian. However, this verb is strong as it brings us clarity and simplicity. Elimination is a universal principle present in both nature and our bodies: what we eat, we eliminate naturally. Problems arise when we hold things in. On a psychic level, the absence of elimination leads to a…
+The 15 Virtues Of The Monastic Life
Not everyone is a monk. The demands and sacrifices of an austere life make the vocation of a monk unappealing to most people. However, the monastic life teaches valuable lessons that the average person can learn from, especially in overcoming the obstacles of daily life. Here is a non-exhaustive list. Getting up early The rigors of the monastic workday require…
+What does it mean to be a pagan today?
We can deplore the imposition of a self-righteousness, of a way of thinking that annihilates the plurality of opinions and the thousand ways of seeing the world. Internet allows a return of paganism while we have the impression that globalization and its standardizing speeches only make us clones. Plurality of myths equals plurality of groups Why did the monotheisms fight…
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