Night thoughts
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Should profit rewards investors without end?
As a manager, I often face a challenging question from my team: why should we, as a team, strive to improve and help the company earn more money if we don’t see all the benefits of our hard work? My usual response is that enhancing performance helps us become more sustainable, hire more people, grow,…
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How to define the value of a company?
I’ve always had this idea that the way we value companies is missing something crucial. Why do we rely so heavily on market prices and shareholder decisions? It seems too simplistic, especially when a company’s true value often extends beyond just financial figures. As we move into times where social and environmental factors are becoming…
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Why do we want?
When contemplating the idea of modelling the world, a recurring thought emerged: why do we fill these pipelines of desires? Our actions are often driven by wishes or desires and can be sustained to some extent by the behavioural model, as referenced in my previous post, Is there any Equilibrium. At some point, the objects of our…
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Is there any equilibrium?
What a beautiful day Sunday is. It’s a break in the week where the morning slows down, allowing me to listen to some chill music before heading to a family lunch. It also seems like the perfect time to write down about some of my night thoughts pondering about equilibrium in our ever-changing world. If…
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Can we model the world?
Last week, I listened to an episode of the French podcast Chaleur Humaine from the newspaper Le Monde. The episode, “Climat, biodiversité: comment sauver la mer Méditerranée,” discussed how climate change is drastically altering the Mediterranean Sea’s ecosystem, particularly affecting marine life. The guest, François Sarano, a doctor in oceanography and diver, vividly described the sea’s colors and its…