Some of us are guided by values, others are primarily driven by goals, while others are governed by their emotions. Depending on whether we belong to one of these three categories, we operate differently in our daily lives. There are two possible approaches in which we are proactive (intentional or strategic). There would be a third in which we are…
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Your brain has limited capabilities. One of the best ways to tire it out is to make trivial decisions throughout the day, such as choosing which pants you will wear or answering unimportant questions etc. These micro decisions affect your ability to think about more important matters that require much more cognitive ability. Imagine that your brain is a computer…
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We all have a natural greatness that we forget over time, whether through education or a social context that pushes us to fit in, to choose a role that we have not necessarily chosen. Thus, we spend our lives occupying roles without having really (at least apparently) wanted to, sometimes as a child, sometimes as a student, sometimes as a…
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There are qualities necessary to become a warrior according to Japanese tradition. The bushido (the way of the warrior) is composed of eight values necessary to form the martial character: righteousness (義, Gi, “rectitude”, “rigour”, the spirit of justice), heroic courage (勇, Yū), benevolence and compassion (仁, Jin, sometimes also translated as “greatness of soul” or “generosity”), respect (礼, Rei),…
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My answer to this question will be a bit trivial, but I can’t think of any others. In my opinion, to fail one’s life is to try to live another’s life, the life that has been imposed on us, the one that has been presented to us as the only option. The only life worth living is his. However, such…
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Have you ever felt this warmth in your heart when you realize you’re talking to someone who is part of your community, someone whose background is the same as yours or your family’s? What is this warmth? Is it a tribalist pleasure or relief? Why can we develop such feeling with the whole humanity? Maybe, from time immemorial, we have…
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The history of the Count of Montecristo begins first with that of a young sailor who disembarked in Marseille in 1815 to marry his bride. Unfortunately, he cannot achieve this design due to the various jealousies of which he is the subject and the claims of various rivals of which he was not even aware. He is unjustly imprisoned at…
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1. To have a different point of view on the world It is always good to have a different point of view on the news and the world in general. The economy is dominated by Anglo-Saxon and capitalist thinking. French vision and sensitivity are different. French elites, whether intellectual, political or media moguls are influenced by literature, philosophy, history and…
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The Ancients, in the West as well as in the East, sought virtue; it was often the only concern of a philosopher and common men and women. The search for self-improvement, of one’s qualities through the practice of different arts or the spiritual life was fundamental to understanding the societies of yesteryear. Today, on the contrary, it seems surprising to…
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Often, when we try to solve a problem, we tend to overthink it and focus all our attention on it. However, it seems that being obsessed by it doesn’t give a lot of results. What if the solution dwells in the search for elevation? What is it? Basically, it means either improving on the intellectual, emotional or moral (even spiritual)…
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