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Five principles for meaningfulness.

October 15, 2026thinking
Five principles for meaningfulness
Fig.Five principles for meaningfulness

1/ Everything that is not supporting your way is distracting you

There is very little luck in accidental life. While the laws of physics might seem quite deterministic, there is still room for vibrations. Everything that is not increasing your probability of reaching the destination is simply noise.

2/ There is nothing more valuable than time

You can buy almost everything in life except time. You can tell a lot about a person by how they spend their time.

3/ The meaningfulness of time only comes from deep work

Whatever you do, walking that extra mile is worth it. You might not see the destination yet, but you have to have your own leap of faith to go further. The most difficult way is usually the right way.

4/ Invest in your ideas

The only way to buy more time in life is to multiply yourself through your work, ideas, and like-minded people.

5/ There is no true victory without true failure

To win big, we have to learn to fail. It's all about distance. Otherwise, how do you know that you’re winning?

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