A case for appreciation
We need to be able to appreciate the good things in life without waiting for everything to be perfect, like being able to appreciate the beautiful plants in a forest even if one of its trees is sick.
Purpose: the most important questions to ask ourselves.
The most important questions to ask ourselves seem to have always been, and surely always will be: What is our purpose in the universe? What is the meaning of life?
Focus on the process rather than the outcome.
To be happier, it is better to focus on the process, on the path, rather than on the result.
Everyone has an impact on the world.
We cannot change the face of the world alone, it is something much bigger than us, but at our scale, we can choose how we want to contribute and it will have an influence.
Curiosity is the key to progress and success.
One of the keys to go far is to cultivate our curiosity and our desire to learn new things.
The way we look at things determines the life we have.
We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.
Nuance and love of extremes
A problem today is that people love extremes, clear-cut and provocative positions, and are not interested in the middle ground, in nuance.
The absolute need for an optimistic and future-oriented mindset in Europe.
If we don't build the future, someone else will. If we continue like this, we will be left behind, and sooner than we think.
A mantra to start a new day.
A mantra to start a new day by remembering what's important and getting all the strength you need.
The future has not yet happened, don’t suffer imagining it.
Don’t worry too much about the future.
The past is the past, we shouldn’t dwell on it.
It is surely one of the things that torment human beings the most: what may have happened to them in the past.