#XrisLogbook 175 - Rites , Relics , Rules 🇬🇧

👍🏻 This week, my daughter went through her SATs , the final exams marking the end of primary school. Truthfully, these exams probably matter more for the schools and statistics than for the kids themselves… and in a world evolving with AI and new ways of learning, traditional exams may soon feel as outdated as fax machines. Yet, there is still something meaningful in these little rites of passage. They teach children how to prepare, manage pressure, finish a chapter, and step with confidence into the next one. Sometimes, the real value of an exam is not the grade… but the quiet feeling of growth that comes with it. 🎓

👎🏻 A few weeks before the big move, I spent a few hours diving into old paperwork and forgotten archive boxes… the kind you haven’t opened in years but somehow keep moving from one place to another like precious treasure. I realised a simple rule makes life easier: if you haven’t opened that box for more than a year, you probably don’t need what’s inside. Throw it away with no regrets. Less clutter, less stress, less CO2 for the move… and maybe the biggest surprise is discovering how much of our “important stuff” was only important to a previous version of ourselves. 📦

✍🏻 Dinner this week with friends at Rules in Covent Garden… London’s oldest restaurant, founded in 1798, just a few years after the French Revolution. Over the centuries, Rules became famous for discreet dinners between aristocrats, politicians, actors… and royal mistresses. King Edward VII was said to use the hidden upstairs rooms to meet actress Lillie Langtry away from curious eyes. More than 225 years later, the atmosphere still feels wonderfully frozen in time: dark wood, velvet corners, impeccable service, excellent food… and probably a few secrets still hidden somewhere behind the mirrors. 🍽️

🙏🏻 Special thanks this week to Nicolas , Pierre , Christophe , Isabelle , Mathieu ,
Marouane , M. Işık Uman , romain


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