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Here’s a piece of advice to guide you amidst the cruellest type of uncertainties. “When you are confronted with choices amidst uncertainties, say yes to as many options as you can. Since you are uncertain, what you should be optimizing for is regret minimisation, not efficiency optimization. And minimising regrets comes with knowing that you […]
I want to share with you some helpful advice to help you lead a great life. They are simple and effective. They ensure you have a great relationship and become the best version of yourself. Be a Learning Machine Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger are two great delights to watch and learn from. They have […]
Let me do a quick reflection that’s just for me as it can be for anyone who may read this later. Since joining my new company, if there’s one lesson I have learned that determines a lot of your success, it’s the importance of seeking help and feedback early. We work in a fast-paced environment […]
Leadership has always been dear to my heart. Can’t remember how that grew but I know it has always been there. The first attempt I made at bringing people together far back in the University was when I created a group on Leadership. It was after I have taken a course on edX on Inclusive […]
When the crypto market started plummeting earlier this year, I and together with a host of others (I believe) thought that it was just one of those short-term market pullbacks. In fact, I remember vividly how the laser-eyed team of Bitcoin ran pools to ask if people still believe we will see Bitcoin at $100k. […]
A genuine question that frequently bugs my mind is where would we be if everyone believed in the supernatural as a society? I think the answer is not far-fetched. We were once there where you can’t question phenomena that are attributed to the supernatural. And while those times lasted we lived in a subsistence world. […]
Last week, I introduced David Foster Wallace and his ideas to us. Particularly, I promised to share how those ideas can help us have a better career, life and relationship. The overarching idea that came out of the speech was that for a lot of us, we act based on our default thinking state. We do not […]
At any point in time, I have more books in my library than I can possibly read. Often this makes me commit the practice of book adultery. In my local language, it means I am “ari iyawo ko iyale”. Last Saturday, as I wrote in this post, I bought 7 Rules of Power and a week later I am writing a summary/takeaways […]
I received the book during a gift exchange time in my office. I must confess that I discounted the book as one that would have nothing new to teach me beyond what’s common knowledge. And maybe I was right to have assumed what will be entailed in the book will be common knowledge. What I […]
The end of a thing is greater than the beginning. It doesn’t matter the measure of energy you put at the beginning if the end is not pleasant. It doesn’t matter the amount of enthusiasm you show at the beginning if you did not see it through. A slow steady effort that ensures you finish […]
