Aging leads to an inevitable loss of our innocence. It is normal to learn and to become someone by saying goodbye to the child we were. However, we often simply learn to become like others. By social necessity, we melt into the mass and adopt the habits and customs of our fellow human beings, it is a survival strategy like…
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It is easier to run away from the lesson than to accept the pain. Pain is rich in lessons, but few people want to attend its lessons. When we suffer a breakup, we throw ourselves at the first person we meet with the idea of quickly forgetting the aftermath of the breakup. This approach, we all had it one day,…
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Many people boast about the large number of friends they have, which makes them both proud and popular. This idea contrasts greatly with those who have only a few friends but whose relationship is deep and meaningful. There would probably be two opposing approaches to the pursuit of friendships: one related to the collector’s mentality and the other associated with…
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Life may seem like a video game: there are dangers, rewards, enemies, adventures, surprises etc. Nevertheless, it is not, life is quite different, we cannot press the “reset” button to start all over again, we must accept things even if the outcome seems more than uncertain. It is tempting to want to leave the ship to find another one. What…
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Three criteria, three durations Friendship brings simple joys that almost everyone has access to. We choose our friends for a variety of reasons, some of which seem to be better than others in that they bring greater stability to the relationship. Let’s look at three criteria that can affect the length of a friendship. Prestige, fame, wealth Fame is like…
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Growing old is a natural principle that manifests itself for everyone at every moment. It is the approach to inevitable death like a train heading to its terminus. Death is biological but it can be delayed by a flexible state of mind. What characterizes the young plant is its elasticity, its flexibility, even its plasticity. The older it gets, the…
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It is easier to choose a path that has been laid out by your family. In addition to having the benefit of sound advice and a possible network to rely on, one often has a professional culture simply by having grown up in an environment that frequently evokes these ideas. This is why it is generally easier to be a…
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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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The dominant thinking invites us to constantly keep in mind a form of dissatisfaction to always do more. If this mindset is good in the short term, it is in my opinion harmful in the long term. The goal of productivity is to free up more time to do what you love, so what is the point of cultivating dissatisfaction?…
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