#presence

The reflex that can help solve problems creatively. With or without a spoon. Read →

We all want to be more confident. To become the hero who always knows what to say. But what is confidence really for? Read →

What we think and what we do isn't a given. Just because it comes from us doesn't mean we agree with it or that it serves us. Read →

Many activities, including professional ones, become easier when you realize there's nothing to do. Read →

The phrase to repeat when you're not at all doing what you should be doing. Read →

Some events in life feel like games you can't afford to lose. But nobody told us the rules. Read →

Every morning, we open our eyes and the flood of obligations comes rushing back. Does it have to be this way? Read →

I often say that "what matters is never intellectual." There are few areas where this is more true than in creativity. Read →

I regularly rediscover the benefits and formidable effectiveness of doing things extremely slowly. Read →

We often look for ways to avoid suffering. Spirituality is built on the idea that we should accept it. Read →

In conversations, I find myself uncomfortable when asked "so, what are your projects right now?" Read →

Many of you reacted to my recent videos on action, goals and karma. Here are my answers to a few questions from the comments. Read →

Sometimes you feel paralyzed. Because a part of you is pushing for action and sabotaging it at the same time. Read →

Whether it's hunger, motivation or happiness, what our brain perceives is the variation. This is the principle of non-duality. Read →

Every moment, every action counts. Not just the ones people see or the ones that produce a result. Read →

My technique for creating my blog posts or daily videos is as follows: Either an idea comes to me. Then, if I can, I take out my phone and record it right away. Read →

To understand leverage in finance, imagine that one day you receive a machine with the following property: When you insert €100 on one side, a year later, €130 comes out the other. Read →

All the notes and videos I'm posting right now are about presence. Read →

Generally, we do everything to avoid it. When we feel anxiety rising, we associate it with a problem, a fear, a goal, so we act. What action will make it go away? When action isn't enough, we try something else. Or we take it personally. Another failure. Read →

I'm currently doing a series on meditation in my daily videos . From the start, I've been using these videos to reinforce concepts I've understood intellectually but don't apply enough in daily life. Read →

To achieve presence, you must have faith that full immersion in the current action will naturally shape what comes next. Read →

Lost in life? Not sure anymore where to go, what to do, what goal to pursue? Place your attention on the present. Tired? Not feeling yourself? The sense that you're not where you should be, that you're wasting your day? Read →

And yet I meditated this morning. It's a quieter day—well, not quieter, lots of things to do, but not too much work. But there it is: bad mood. Maybe the flight back. Maybe the food. Nerves unwinding. Read →

I'm blown away by the relevance of my posts 😎. For me, only. I realize two days after posting a video , or three days after adding a note right here, that the content in question answers exactly the question I'm asking myself right now. But like... Read →

This morning's rain made me realize that some seemingly superficial stress can run much deeper than expected. Read →