Being selfish is wrong and everyone knows that. Being self-full is necessary and everyone forgets. The fine line between selfishness and self-fullness is not to be crossed nor consigned to oblivion.
Ely Bakouche
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I'm Ely, pronounced Ellie, or /eli/ if you speak phonetics. I'm the maker behind EB's Notebook, where I explore what life and work can look like for myself and fellow creative entrepreneurs once we remove toxic productivity messages and competition. You will not find "hustle harder" slogans here. Click 'about' to learn more about this space and my 'why' behind it.
Ely Bakouche
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El viernes 13 de noviembre 2015 fallecieron 129 personas en los actos terroristas de París. Y desde el viernes pasado, el mundo en las redes sociales se transformó. Lo que veo en Facebook es arte; Músicos tocan; Casas editoriales publican poesía; Diseñadores dibujan; Pintores pintan;…
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I’ve always loved books. I grew up having books read by my parents at night since I was a kid; and luckily enough, I had two younger sisters who made it possible for me to hang on a little longer to the bedtime stories….
Ely Bakouche
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Published October 2015. It was 6.40am at CDG airport, I am about to fly back to Copenhagen, both emotionally and physically exhausted from the draining hectic days I’d just spent, and from the time my alarm had rung. All I could think of was my seat on the…
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If you’d asked me what I thought of Facebook nine months ago, I’d have given you a neutral opinion, though insisting on the fact that it was useful to share information, especially cultural: music, videos, news, and so on. If you’d asked me what I…
Ely Bakouche
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I’ve never been an advocate of meditation; in fact, I was somehow against it, not really understanding why someone would need to stop thinking in order to solve a problem they had. Because really, that is what I thought meditation was, and I have so…
Ely Bakouche
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One of the first things you realize when you get to New Zealand, it’s that internet is a scarce commodity. If you have access to it at your hostel, you are lucky; if it’s not expensive, you are even luckier; and when it’s free, you…
Ely Bakouche
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Here I am, once again, trying to reflect on what I am experiencing here in New Zealand. And I must say that nothing special has been happening to me for the past few weeks, but I keep meeting new people on a regular basis. Since…
Ely Bakouche
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Originally published in January 2015. I’ve been traveling for a month around a small part of the North Island, and I got to meet all kinds of people already. Many backpackers, but also locals, among which many Maoris, since the East Coast is one of…