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90s nostalgia: Why we love it
The other day, I was peacefully doing my grocery shopping when a song came out of the supermarket speakers. Just three notes. And suddenly, I was 12 years old again, with a Walkman on my ears and the absolute certainty that…
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When is the grass really greener?
Long time no see 🙂 And yes, I'm back with my current mood posts. A few months ago, I wrote a post about the "grass is greener" syndrome. This very human tendency to believe that…
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These little things from Morocco that I wasn't expecting
Before leaving, I had my images neatly arranged in my head: the colorful souks, the dry heat, the breathtaking landscapes. The kind of clichés you create unintentionally by scrolling endlessly. And…
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The one who had lots of contacts and no one to call.
A Sunday afternoon. No plans. You pick up your phone, scroll through your contacts. Two or three hundred names. And you put it down without calling anyone. Not because there's no one there. Because there's no…
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Do cities have a personality?
There are cities where everything falls into place almost too easily. You arrive, you breathe, you think, "Okay, I could live here." And then there are others… where after two days, even the coffee has…
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The one who discovered that making new friends is a bit like dating
I don't know if we talk about it enough, but making new friends as an adult is clearly a form of dating… but without saying so. Except there's no official "friendship" app with swipes and little hearts. Anyway…
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The "grass is greener" syndrome: myth or reality?
The other day, while browsing a self-help book in a bookstore, I came across the expression "the grass is greener on the other side," and it stuck with me. The grass is always greener on the other side. At the time, I…
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The one who was looking for plane tickets rather than a job
I just got back. I spent a month in Montreal on a work contract, closed a door, crossed an ocean, returned to France, and here I am, officially looking for a job again. Logically, one would think that…
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Things we finally stop doing at 40
No one really warns you about what happens at 40. You imagine a great revelation, a sudden urge to do yoga at dawn. What happens instead is more subtle. A long list of behaviors…
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Making friends as an adult: why it's so complicated
Making friends at school required no effort. You'd sit next to someone at random, you'd have the same Diddle pencil case, and that was it: friends for life. No strategy, no conscious effort. Just being close…
