Our thoughts sometimes move faster than we do, they intermingle, disturb us and ultimately create confusion within us. Most of the time it is not possible to meditate in the workplace, so we look forward to the end of the day to have a moment of intimacy that would allow us to enter into a meditative state. It is not…
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We feel like we’re busy all day long, this feeling lets us say we’re productive. What is it really like? What do we really do with our days? Are we active, directing or even creative or just lethargic? Without us realising it, we spend a large part of our days “maintaining” ourselves, whether it is eating, washing, cooking, cleaning, dressing,…
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Laziness or laziness is considered a sin in the Christian tradition. It is evaluated as such when inaction leads to negativity or pessimism. A truly active person cannot be truly active while being negative. This is why acedacy only applies to certain situations. For example, it is not laziness when it is in fact a life-saving rest which, among other…
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What is an athlete? What distinguishes them from ordinary people? What is the essential element that places him/her above others? The 3 characteristics of an athlete 1- The search for performance Consistency and constant improvement An athlete performs because he or she is able to deliver a result consistently. The main difference between an athlete and an amateur is the…
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Each individual’s day is structured around two forces, rising and falling: yang and yin. It is advisable to organize one’s day according to these two energies. In general, the yang forces are more present in the morning: this is the time to create. Conversely, the evening is more conducive to yin energies, i.e. to receive, to learn to reflect. The…
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How to apply a centuries-old principle to our lives Fallow land is part of the three-year crop rotation system. Rotation or “soil rotation” was widespread in medieval agricultural cropping systems. The principle was that the land was divided into three parts in order to allow both productivity and soil regeneration. The three pillars of this system were the production of…
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Tap into the conscious and unconscious capacities of the brain to solve problems The possibilities of the brain are still poorly measured. There are many followers of the positive and I wanted to present another aspect of this thought to you. It is from the book Afformations by Noah St John. His idea is simple: the brain is constantly working…
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Greater family-work balance: more presence at home By definition, working at home means staying with loved ones for longer. Less pollution Reducing daily commutes drastically improves air quality and therefore the health of city dwellers. Less time lost in transport The other advantage of teleworking is the saving of time which can sometimes represent several hours per day. These same…
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Our modern education system is flawed. It has been designed to serve an economic machine which is contrary to its origins when it emerged in Greece. Indeed, the word school comes from the Greek word (by the intermediate of old French eschole) σχολή, skholế which literally means “leisure”, “free time” or “rest”. According to its roots, the goal of school…
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A digest of Chris Bailey’s book, The productivity project. Productivity is about working smarter by better managing energy and attention (let alone time). Productivity boils down to doing the most important thing, not doing more. Adequate productivity, according to the author, lies between two extremes. It is a midpoint between the hyperactivity of the trader and the hyperdetachment of the…
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