Summary of “Happiness” by Matthieu Ricard: Matthieu Ricard, one of the world’s greatest specialists in Buddhism, offers us a fascinating philosophical reflection on authentic happiness and the means to achieve it: to do this, let’s no longer look outside but inside ourselves and practice a more altruistic approach to the world! By Matthieu Ricard, […]
Summary of “Public Speaking TED TALKS – The Official Guide”: There is nothing more natural than being afraid to speak in public. By Chris Anderson, 2016, 348 pages, published by Flammarion Chronicle and summary of Chris Anderson’s “Public Speaking: The Official Guide”: Introduction: Are you interested in the art of public speaking? Are you in […]
There are life-changing books… but have you ever found yourself stopped in your tracks by a passage in a book, an idea, a sentence, the words of an author? You know, the kind of quotes you want to make a note of, keep close to hand and reread often. The kind of quotes that follow […]
It’s a classic… Every so often, the bac exams in philosophy provide their share of happiness quotes, which get students to work hard for hours on end. However, happiness, in addition to getting high school students and great philosophers to write essays, is a subject that inspires us all! Indeed, who among us doesn’t want to be happy? Everywhere, everyone talks about […]
One hundred and thirty quotes about success, that’s enough motivate you! Each of us has our own idea of success. So, in this article you will find quotes about professional success, personal success, mistakes and obstacles that we encounter on the way to success. These positive quotes are about failure and the risks, which are, in general, just one more step towards success, but also about perseverance to achieve one’s […]
It’s good to be inspired, every day, by motivating positive quotes, to be positive about a daily life that has become too dull or to find small moments of joy where gloom has taken over. Sometimes a positive quote even has the incredible power to trigger a life-changing breakthrough! To make your task easier, I have made a selection of 140 beautiful quotes and positive and inspiring […]
Summary of “80/20 Sales and Marketing: The definitive guide to working less and doing more”: Guided by renowned marketing consultant and best-selling American author Perry Marshall, sales and marketing professionals understand and apply the 80/20 law, a universal, fractal and exponential law, to work less, accomplish more and at least double their sales. By Perry […]
Summary of “Zero to one” by Peter Thiel: Peter Thiel, the founder of several revolutionary companies such as PayPal, offers his vision of what it means to manage a start-up, his thoughts on what offers value in the modern world, and entrepreneurial strategies that he implements as a major entrepreneur and investor. By Peter Thiel, 2016, 259 […]
Summary from “Make Your Bed”: In this best-seller, William H. McRaven, the most famous and decorated admiral of the US Navy, reveals the ten precepts he learned and applied throughout his civilian and military life that could help us to face very difficult situations, change our lives and even change the world. By William H. […]
Summary of “Essentialism”: Essentialism is a system-based discipline to determine where our true contribution lies. Then, to make the execution of these high value-added tasks effortless. By Greg McKeown, 2018, 272 pages. Note: This is a guest column written by Matthieu from the blog Simplement Dans Le Bon Sens. Chronicle and Summary of the book […]