Tea break – February 2023

IN THE NEWS

Saudi Arabia announces world’s largest ever downtown in Riyadh – Arabian Business

L’Espagne adopte une loi créant un “congé menstruel”, une première en Europe (francetvinfo.fr)

Amazon Takes a 50% Cut of Seller’s Revenue – Marketplace Pulse

UAE-Oman travel time cut to 47 minutes in new railway agreement – Arabian Business
Google annonce Bard, son IA concurrente de ChatGPT – Numerama


WORK

Bosses Give Workers Bullshit ‘Manager’ Titles To Avoid Paying Overtime: Study (vice.com)

The Reitoff Principle for Productivity
After Testing Four-Day Week, Companies Say They Don’t Want to Stop – WSJ


CULTURE

Colette: The most beloved French writer of all time

The 5% Rule (jonpauluritis.com)

Montessori: The world’s most influential school?

The Nordic way to stop bullying – BBC Future
The adults celebrating child-free lives


PSYCHOLOGY/SPIRITUALITY

“Les humains ne sont pas très doués pour prédire ce qui va les rendre heureux”

Tegowerk – Cruel optimism (and lazy pessimism)

Four Ways to Turn a Bad Day Around

Buddhist monk microbiome study reveals impact of meditation on gut bacteria (newatlas.com)
This Is The Most Fun Way To Make Your Life Awesome – Barking Up The Wrong Tree


MEDIA

The French correction?

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Sylvie Pierre-Brossolette : “Il faut prendre le mal à la racine, combattre le sexisme dès le plus jeune âge” (radiofrance.fr)

#250 Le désir: quand le coeur et le corps s’emmêlent avec Fréderic Lenoir

Dans un couple y en a-t-il toujours un qui aime plus que l’autre ?
Boris Cyrulnik, Neuropsychiatre – Trouver le sens de la vie – YouTube


MINDBLOWING

The Soulful Surrealism of Artist Petecia Le Fawnhawk | Yatzer

Did You Know There’s a French Town Named After an Islamic Saying?

The 100 People Project: An Introduction on Vimeo

The mysterious doodles hidden in a 1,300-year-old book

Insider Business on Twitter: Why Japanese calligraphy ink is so expensive