Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome affects people of colour in more ways than one. The disturbing images about slavery and the brutalities that engulfed it might cause you to cringe, especially when you know that those things were done to your great grandfathers, and your grandfathers- people whose blood runs through your veins. The horrors mightContinue reading “Post Traumatic Slavery Syndrome: Finding Healing through Understanding”
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The Hypothetical Experiment on Beauty
Think about a room full of different people, each one told to choose a favourite colour (they’re not allowed to interact, just choose). There’ll be several choices wouldn’t there? Blue, Lemon Green, Peach, Red, Yellow, Black… Up a Notch What happens when we release a pseudo result and claim that 99% of the people presentContinue reading “The Hypothetical Experiment on Beauty”
Why you should definitely read more books
A lot of people have come to associate reading with education and sadly after college, a large number never read another book to completion for the rest of their lives. This is especially sad considering the knowledge that books carry. Words are powerful. Like magic waiting to be summoned, it comes to life from theContinue reading “Why you should definitely read more books”
Stop doing these two things and the quality of your life will improve
There’s a fact about life you already know: The quality of your life will improve when you take active steps to see it happen. Not when you dream about it, not when you talk about it, and definitely not when you spend all of your time daydreaming about it. Consciously or subconsciously, you have alwaysContinue reading “Stop doing these two things and the quality of your life will improve”
How do you get back on your feet when you’re down?!
We all have our downtimes. Times we grow numb to the world. Times when nothing seems to make sense and the world is dipped into a fuzzy pool of gray. What do we do in these times and how do we get out this state? Over the last week, I was in that place asContinue reading “How do you get back on your feet when you’re down?!”
Dealing with Colour at the workplace
Admittedly, the workplace can be a really tricky environment. With people from all works of life, there is every tendency to play the cards wrong and intentionally or unintentionally foster colourism. But just how do you deal with colourism your institution? Let’s find out! The Colour Difference Colour exists for identification. It is a pointerContinue reading “Dealing with Colour at the workplace”
One man can change the world
In most people’s opinions, it sounds too much like a cliché but the fact is when something true has been stated too often, it doesn’t make it any less true. To others, it sounds so much like a farfetched possibility. Lol! How can one man change the world?! How narcissistic do you really have toContinue reading “One man can change the world”
Managing your Personal Finance as a Young Adult
There are quite a number of subjects I wish I was taught in school. At the very top of the list is financial literacy. How do I manage my finances when I start to make money? How do tailor a lifestyle to suit my income? What proactive steps should I take to put myself inContinue reading “Managing your Personal Finance as a Young Adult”
The Most Healthy Ways to deal with Anger
Anger is a natural emotional response to unfavourable events and circumstances. It is an impulsive reaction. For sure, at some point, every single one of us have gotten angry. When a driver crosses into our lane in traffic and cuts us off, when our spouses, or parents do things that we find completely inconsiderate andContinue reading “The Most Healthy Ways to deal with Anger”
Win More Games in Chess and Life: Practical Lessons from the Art of War
Recently, I discovered Lichess, an online platform that allows you to play with other people and so far, I’ve learnt two things. One, you really can’t say you play chess until you play consistently with other people. Two, the first chapter of Sun Tzu says a lot more than anyone might have thought about tacticalContinue reading “Win More Games in Chess and Life: Practical Lessons from the Art of War”
