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…
+Category: Reflection
Why is it difficult to accept getting older?
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…
+Do not confuse prejudice with intuition
We all pride ourselves one day on having been able to thwart the traps that presented themselves to us. This pride is based on our intuition, which we believe to be omniscient. However, are we really sure that it is intuition? Have we not simply been fooled by prejudices that we have disguised as intuition? Let’s see together what can…
+What you see in others is a reflection of who you are
The habit of criticizing people is widespread. It is normal to see what could be improved in the character or choices of the people around us. However, this tendency creates a dynamic of negativity. How can we make someone progress if our eye only scans or highlights the least attractive elements of a person? Our pride works like this: it…
+Should one have a child?
Having a child: a question that emerges at the dawn of a possible ecocidal cataclysm. Having children is more than a life choice, it is the choice of life(s). By having children, we decide to give life to a being that would not have been born otherwise (or under other forms according to our beliefs). Giving life has never been…
+Interesting ideas from the book David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
A book that tells you how to win when all the odds seem against you. The book begins with a confrontation between two people in Palestine: a giant named Goliath and a small shepherd named David. At first glance, the outcome of this confrontation is sealed: Goliath is going to make mincemeat of this shepherd who stands on frail legs.…
+Applying the art of war to win the battle against climate change?
Climate change is a perverse phenomenon in that the consequences of our current actions have no immediate effect. It is rather a kind of powder keg that we fill every day and that can explode at any moment. We are all more or less informed on the subject. However, those who do not seem to be interested in it are…
+Is yoga a victim of large-scale cultural appropriation?
It will not have escaped you, yoga is everywhere, it landed on the Californian coast several decades ago. Today, it is the whole of the Western world which devotes itself to it under more or less authentic forms. What is called in the West “yoga”, which means “union”, is essentially the asanas from the Hindu tradition. The asanas is not…
+Should You Seek Your Own Path At The Risk Of Failing?
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…
+To Change Things, You Must First Accept Them
The paradox of activism There are some causes that we care about perhaps because they directly concern us. There are others that we embrace simply out of empathy or a desire to do something for someone we know. There are many injustices, but there is an important step in taking action: accepting the facts, almost coldly. The observation that one…
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