4 key skills for the 21st century and yet so timeless The information age is above all the age of communication, but are we worthy representatives of these four verbs: listening, reading, writing and speaking? They seem simple and acquired, but they have never been so imperfectly mastered. These skills, which until the 20th century were the prerogative of the…
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You have a responsibility. You are the worthy representative of all the components of your identity. You are the ambassador of your nation, your religion, your gender, your political orientation, etc. When you speak or act, the world looks at you, scrutinizes you and ultimately judges you. Even if we should not build our lives according to the gaze…
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Marcus Aurelius (121-180). Roman emperor (161-180). He fought victoriously against the Parthians and the Germans and was a skillful administrator. His thoughts are one of the great texts of Stoic philosophy. “Accomplish each act of your life as if it were to be the last”. “Beyond you is the source of good, a source that can always spring up, if…
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If there is one author who has managed to stand out by approaching the theme of risk in a different way, it is Nassim Taleb. Through his previous works, the former trader manages to explain in a style accessible to the public; concepts that have to do with finance or the dimension of chance in general. Let’s take a look…
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What is the Industrial Revolution if not a paradigm shift in the relationship to work? Before the Industrial Revolution, workers were experts in their field. They mastered a set of skills that allowed them to produce an object or perform a relatively complex action. Thus, a knight could hardly improvise himself as a farmer and vice versa. If it is…
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If globalization has allowed us to observe successive waves of enrichment, it has also shown us the horrors of a significant increase in purchasing power for the entire population. If it is true that we all aspire to a form of prosperity, it is not without consequences. Among all the rich countries of the planet, the ranking of the carbon…
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Whether we like it or not, we all aspire to a form of eternity, it is our conscience that orders us to do so. The question is whether we should aspire to physical immortality. Immortality is an imitation God. Man is a mixture between two substances, animal and divine. The quest for immortality amounts to suppressing our animal dimension to…
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There is a Chinese proverb which says that it is not good to stay in a place where you are not accepted or welcome. At first sight, this phrase suggests a lack of persistence or courage in human relationships. However, it may be argued that this is not entirely untrue. Why waste time or energy with people who don’t value…
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What distinguishes an expert from a beginner is the number and extent of accomplishments in a field. A master in a discipline no longer has any real goal per se, other than to continue to live and “breathe” his art. His deliberate practice has enabled him to render all the skills associated with his discipline unconscious. His transformation has taken…
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In a society that advocates youthism, getting older is synonymous with being downgraded. It is not surprising to understand why ageing is so poorly experienced as it is associated with the idea of decline. Old age, the autumn of life Death is hidden from everyone. It has become taboo, it is no longer part of life. There is a kind…
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