C'était impossible pour moi ❌
In this personal talk, Mohamed Boclet recounts a period of intense burnout and social anxiety while living a 'metro‑boulot‑dodo' routine in Paris. He describes his fear of appearing unintelligent, extreme public‑speaking anxiety that culminated in vomiting before his engineering school defense, and the feeling that his life was unsustainable. Deciding that he could no longer continue, he moves from Paris to Montpellier, stepping out of his comfort zone. After arriving with no friends, his wife encourages him to attend a speed‑reading workshop. He reacts with skepticism, recalling his poor reading habits and lack of comprehension, and questions whether spending an afternoon with “geeks” on rapid reading is worthwhile. The narrative captures his internal struggle, the pivotal decision to relocate, and his initial resistance to a new personal‑development challenge.
