A Forgotten Superpower?

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.” – James Baldwin In my early campus days, I was introduced to the concept of fallacies in the critical thinking class. One of them, namely ad hominem, particularly intrigued me. […]

Genuine Concern – The Lifeblood of Relationships

“Our passions are ignited when we set out to advance a cause greater than ourselves.” – Simon Sinek Towards the end of 2023, the firing of OpenAI’s CEO (the company behind ChatGPT)caught the tech world by surprise. Of course, less than three days later, he was reinstated to his position and life moved back to […]

The Bigger Deal

“Be the reason someone believes in good people.” This is one of the notable quotes which oftentimes grace our social media handles. And quite unexpectedly, I met its fulfillment just a couple of weeks ago, an experience that’s worth reminiscing about and drawing a couple of lessons from. As any visitor frequently does while visiting […]

Facing our Mortality

“With life as short as a half-taken breath, don’t plant anything but love.” – Rumi We’ve heard of people who claim to have ‘cheated’ death, haven’t we? Probably, one was supposed to have taken a certain flight yet they slept over their alarm and missed it. Unfortunately, the plane never reached its destination safely. It […]

We need each other!!

“We need joy as we need air. We need love as we need water. We need each other as we need the earth we share.” – Maya Angelou Ever recalled or re-read a piece of advice you gave to someone in times past only to stand amazed by the kind of wisdom you spewed? Perfect […]

Beware of passing clouds!

The grass is always greener on the other side of the road. Or is it? I have been around for quite some time to conclude that this isn’t always true. I have observed masses who turned out to vote en masse, dethroning an incumbent despite their evident track record; for they supposed a newbie would […]

The Myth of Hard Work

If you feel that you’re putting in the hours and not achieving the desired results, increasing your efforts may not be the answer. Think about it… Is your hard work rightly directed? Could you be putting in too much work for things that have little impact? The problem isn’t hard work, but where the pains are directed.

How to turn the halo effect to your advantage

“Don’t judge a man by where he is because you don’t know how far he has come.” – C. S Lewis, 20th-century British writer I guess it is fair enough to call it one of humanity’s worst foes. Its name? The halo effect. And undoubtedly, we have both been its culprit or victim from time […]

Stay hungry, Stay foolish

“Everyone for himself but God for us all.” This is a common saying accepted and lived out by many around the world. Indisputably though, this brazen and antiquated belief is partly responsible for the coldness and callousness exhibited around us. To put this in context, consider a company setup. At the slightest incidence of an […]

Men, An Irrelevant Species?

“We can be passionate about women’s rights and compassionate toward vulnerable boys and men… We need a pro-social masculinity for a post-feminist world.” – Richard Reeves. Deep within every human is a desire to feel needed, useful, and resourceful. This intrinsic inclination mostly determines the kind of relationships we forge and the type of vocations […]