Build to Last

In episode #3 of Build to Last, I share why getting organized has transformed my daily life and my ability to pursue big projects.I cover the minimalist mindset, prioritizing habits, and my go-to tools (Notion, Anki/Noji, Forest) for lightening mental load and staying productive, whether at the library or at home.

I share the real benefits I found from learning German and English, not the obvious ones (working abroad, better conversations), but the ones I didn't see coming : words that carry entire concepts your own language doesn't have, a study method that became transferable to any big project,and a daily discipline that killed my procrastination for good. I also get into why I think 70-80% of learning a language comes down to vocabulary, a bit of a controversial take, and how the process itself became a quiet source of happiness, day by day.

Welcome to Build to Last, the podcast for people who want to build big things from the ground up.In this first episode, I take on an idea we hear everywhere: "money makes happiness." I think that's false, or at least incomplete. It's not money itself that brings happiness, it's development: growing, improving, moving forward, whether financially, professionally, physically, or intellectually.I explore the difference between two types of growth: temporary growth (a sudden windfall, an inheritance, a lucky break) which can look like happiness but is really just fleeting, unsustainable pleasure, and long-term growth, built on intangible assets, knowledge, expertise, well-being, which can never be taken away from you.This podcast won't be only about self-development: I'll also share my experience in infrastructure finance, trying to make it accessible to everyone, without getting into spreadsheets or financial modeling.Thanks for listening, and see you in the next episode.