Category: Thoughts
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Hard truth – Failure builds success because success is tougher than you
I have been having discussions lately on “overnight success”. You know, this myth that some of us are made successful overnight? For some, this does not look like a myth: success appears extremely fast in a given realm – I have been there myself in specific areas of my life.
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Overcoming Anxiety with Fear: A Unique Coping Method
I had never been anxious and, when I saw posts aiming to help anxious people, I used to be forever grateful that I did not need those. This was before my last burnout (hopefully the last one in my entire life). Burnout can deregulate things in you, and for me, this has been anxiety. Bear…
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It is your first time at life: just relax (here is how)!
I have never quite understood the race for ‘figuring it all out’. I do understand how calming this seems on paper, but let’s be honest: would not we be bored stiff if we had it all figured out? Actually, I know personally (and you probably do too) people who either do seem to have everything…
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« Passive» income does not exist, but delayed gratification builds real assets [personal finance]
Let’s talk personal finance today. I am not a professional in this realm, but I have come to a state of play in which I can say that I have healthy financial habits. And you know what? I am sick and tired of people wanting to “get rich fast”. Of course, it is possible, and…
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Mindset shift: looking efficient is sometimes counter-efficient
I start with this: the present post is about a quite unpopular opinion, however realising this a while ago has saved me a lot of time and energy, thus I thought I would share this mindset shift with you.
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You need to respect yourself before you are respected – Workplace edition
This is one of those concepts that make us want to scream ‘Thank you, Captain Obvious, I am not stupid’, but we all need to read or hear from the outside to fully go back to it from time to time. At least, I am one of these people. As I was figuring out what…
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Another life update (yes, that is the 1st 2023 post!)
To be honest, I arrived at the automatic yearly payment for my blog last May and started writing this post. Then, I felt uninspired and left it for the day I would feel like the time had come to start writing rather seriously again. Thus, maybe it is time to start again? For sure, I…
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On supporting friends & their art
Today, I thought I will share a view on friends and art. How many of us do have a friend who does art? It can be obviously some well-known artistic venue like painting, but art is also ceramic, writing, or anything you put your heart to. Thus, how many of us do have such a…
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Big Life Update: Business, PhD, Book & More!
Today, I thought I will give you a little (big?) life update, as it has been a WHILE! As you guys can obviously tell, I have not been as present here, even though I have been writing as much as possible to keep you updated. Nonetheless, when you will see all the juicy news, I…
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Working in the tourism industry: why, how?
As a student, I have tried quite a lot of jobs: I have sold clothes, organized book fairs, corrected manuscripts and even become a librarian. As a polyglot, I have always wondered whether or not I would be a good fit for the tourism industry: I now have my answer. In 2021, I have had…
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