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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We are taught since a young age that we need to succeed in our life, this explains why we have become obsessed by success while forgetting what is really important. Gurus from any media insist on the pursuit of money which can lead to lasting happiness. That’s partly true, you need to have a certain degree of financial success to…
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We have reached an era where humans don’t need humans physically; relationships are more virtual and this trend will be accelerated. Indeed, the new technologies have created a generation of solitary people who are satisfied to be connected just with their devices. It seems that people aren’t really comfortable with real relationships: it is more painful, exhausting or awkward for them. The…
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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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You were born somewhere and you may simply be unhappy about the place you’re living in. Have you ever thought that the country where you’re living in is comparable as your life partner: you may be made for it or not. Since a country has many characteristics that make it unique (like weather, language, political system, mentalities, wealth, culture, education…
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We might be perplexed and doubtful, are we following the right track? Are we are heading in a direction in which we’re really secure? This occurs when we don’t clearly see our values. When you want to make a decision, you need to do it according to your core values. The problem is that our day-to-day life may divert us…
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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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Achieving a big goal is more a matter of giving something away rather than acquiring: to get something, you need to choose. We are somehow told that we can get anything, without telling us that to do so we have to be ready to sacrifice everything. That’s why growing as an individual means knowing what we are ready to let…
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Recently I listened to a Mike Tyson interview during which he confessed he had to refrain from having sex for 5 years in order to perform best in boxing. He said that chastity was one the reasons why he became a champion. Besides, I read Mohandas Gandhi’s biography in which he explained that he stopped having sex successfully at the…
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As you may have noticed, most people primarily speak and learn vehicular languages (also called lingua franca). This is because they want to be pragmatic and optimize their time and effort by focusing in on a “useful language”. First of all, what makes a language attractive to learn? Here are a few criteria: – Number of speakers – Average wealth…
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