I like to write on my birthdays. Two of such writings I have published on this blog: 25 lessons at 25 and Friends, We are Dying Every day for my 25th and 26th birthdays respectively. This year I wrote on 12 observations at 27. And why 12? Honesty, I have no idea, and because I Read More
Life is nonlinear – My unreleased, lost mixtapes – A Nigerian Rap Superstar. One thing has always intrigued me, about life, growing up. It is the unpredictability inherent in it. Friends, life is non-linear, and the nature of it despise concrete and rigid planning. I rarely write about myself on the blog, as I prefer Read More
(7 years ago with my brother – Alayo, Now taller than I am. And I have no idea why we aren’t smiling 🙂 ) Like it or not, it’s the amygdala – Like I said, Plain, Pure Bull**it! – The working self-concept and Seneca’s Justified Ego Harm – A 5% Chance of a Jihadist Blowing up your Read More
Ses ailes de géant l’empêchent de marcher – Wole Soyinka, and the fumes of Nigeria petroleum – The best way to waste your time (assuming you want to) I am not a poem-person (most likely to my disadvantage), but I somehow stumbled on the 1861 Charles Baudelaire’s ‘L’Albatros’ several years ago. I can’t remember understanding Read More
Ses ailes de géant l’empêchent de marcher – Wole Soyinka, and the fumes of Nigeria petroleum – The best way to waste your time (assuming you want to) I am not a poem-person (most likely to my disadvantage), but I somehow stumbled on the 1861 Charles Baudelaire’s ‘L’Albatros’ several years ago. I can’t remember understanding Read More
25 lessons (or ideas) I learnt over the past quarter-century (in no particular order). I might be guilty of an availability bias considering that the post was written over a very brief stint, however, I can say the lessons are quite representative. 1. Prospect theory – we are much more likely to be risk loving Read More
“…And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt…” Genesis 37:28 . . . “They have posted (released) our final year results” a friend told me in a very, very trepid (but rather familiar) tone. I Read More
Last summer, I had a plethora of important goals to achieve. I had to quickly recruit some germane arsenals to boost my focus – the subject, which has unarguably become a rare commodity in our world today (You probably don’t have to own an iPhone to understand this). I did a will-power experiment, scored myself Read More
How can we influence and persuade others into doing the things that we want? This is a popular question among diverse groups: from politicians, to marketers, to managers, to students, to even parents raising a child. Here is one important lesson I learnt from my book of the month, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Read More