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December 2010

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Arianna Huffington : Comment réussir ? En dormant plus.

Dans ce bref discours, Arianna Huffington partage une petite idée qui peut en éveiller de bien plus grandes : le pouvoir d'une bonne nuit de sommeil. Au lieu de nous vanter de notre manque de sommeil, elle nous incite à fermer les yeux pour mieux voir les enjeux. Nous pouvons dormir de tout notre soûl pour accroître notre productivité et notre bonheur -- et prendre de meilleures décisions.

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Dans ce bref discours, Arianna Huffington partage une petite idée qui peut en éveiller de bien plus grandes : le pouvoir d'une bonne nuit de sommeil. Au lieu de nous vanter de notre manque de sommeil, elle nous incite à fermer les yeux pour mieux voir les enjeux. Nous pouvons dormir de tout notre soûl pour accroître notre productivité et notre bonheur -- et prendre de meilleures décisions.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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Arianna Huffington

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Arianna Huffington is the co-founder and former editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of thirteen books. She is the co-host of “Left, Right & Center,” a political roundtable radio program.

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