Notes

You probably don't know this, but for over a year (or a little less, I haven't done the math), I've been writing a journal.Every morning and often several times during the day, I throw words onto the page with no literary pretensions. Read →

Swamped before the September screening of Version 1 of the film for the Ponts et Chaussées. But between editing sequences, I stumbled upon this track – yes, I know you're already familiar with it, you always know everything. Read →

First, let me be clear: I'm not religious in the slightest. Yet, over the past few years, I've discovered a certain spirituality within me. Read →

I discovered this person yesterday in this video. He's become my favorite human being. (I hope I don't find out he's a scoundrel... Doesn't look like one. You'll let me know.) French only, sorry. Read →

An article on the front page of the U.S. Read →

Two pillars of Buddhism recently explored through the wonderful book "Seeing that Frees" by the late Rob Burbea, listening to the lectures of James Low that I discovered recently, and tirelessly through the recordings of Alan Watts, who never ceases to... Read →

Of course, you know him. Because you're cool like that, and nobody tells me anything. Read →

Two videos watched several years apart, yet both left a similar lasting impression on me.The first one, "Journey to the Andromeda Galaxy," made me truly grasp the vastness of the universe. As an engineer, I already knew it was immense... Read →

We often forget the people who make our lives easier.We dwell too long on those who cause us problems. Read →

In documentaries, troubled people become remarkably lucid and open. Not because of staging. Because someone is paying attention to them. Read →

Reactivity is a prized skill in business. But outside of emergencies, reacting fast often means acting before thinking. What if we just... stopped? Read →

When I find the time, I'll write a recap article about my approach to productivity and how far I've come in this area. Read →

I've decided not to renew my subscription to the New York Times to not get stuck in my reading habits and discover new avenues. Read →

Did you notice how the music from Kubrick's 2001 A Space Odyssey makes everything seem strange? No? Well, I have: Read →

Don't think of elephants! Too late. The more we fight a thought, the stronger it gets. What if the real solution was to stop fighting? Read →

I'm rediscovering Leonard Cohen: The Partisan, yes, but also "Who by Fire" which speaks to me quite a bit in these times of Zen exploration. Read →

For 48 hours, whenever I felt like doing something unnecessary, I didn't. A Stoic experiment in observing how the brain reacts under pressure. Read →

My song of the moment. I like it because it has no real chorus, the lyrics are nostalgic and it ends in a climax. It's not recent - 2007 - but I discovered it recently when it came after This is the life which I have always loved. Read →

Going to see the plays of my actor buddies when I was in acting school disgusted me with broke theater, or even theater altogether. Now, I either go to the Comédie Française to see classics, or screw it: I watch Netflix. Read →

Of course, you've known about this song for ages. Because you guys are cool. But did you know that Dan Klein, the lead singer of The Frightnrs, died of Charcot's disease? Read →

I type faster when I focus on accuracy instead of speed. How many areas of life suffer because we try to go too fast? Read →

Change the world, maybe not. But you'll stop bugging me. 1. No more "bon appétit" at every turn At the table, with your family, with your friends: have a blast. Read →

A quick word on how I make my websites because my method is: Extremely slow, Very tedious, Not secure at all, Unable to share/scale, A huge waste of time in my life. If you want to do the same thing, here's how. Read →

Distance walked this morning: 8.9km Number of children dropped off at daycare: 1 Desire to work: 0 Diary entries: 1231 words (7287 characters) Money spent on coffee and drinks: €11. Read →

We internalize certain external gazes and spend our lives reacting for someone who isn't there. Recognizing this is the first step to freedom. Read →

Yes, it's a cliché, but I've recently experienced it in a very personal way. Read →

I stopped watching the first episode of Wednesday half way through. (I tried to go to the end, I promise, I even stopped then resumed it). But I want to take this opportunity to tell you what I really liked about Barry Sonnenfeld's The Addams Family. Read →

Our habits are a boon and a curse. A boon because we don't have to reinvent the wheel every time. We can rely on the routine we've built for ourselves: the same actions, performed in the same order, produce the same results. Read →

Not so much resolutions as general principles that I've discovered and explored in the past years: Read →

Two bad reasons not to act, yet the two main causes of our inaction. When about to give up on something, I ask: is it fear or comfort holding me back? Read →