When our trainer showed us a beautiful website and said we would learn to make something similar, or even better, within a few months, I could hardly believe him. I couldn’t imagine knowing how to create it myself. However, a…
My dad died in 2021, and I haven’t had a moment of despair. I haven’t even been able to shed a tear, perhaps because I don’t think he is fully gone. When I was much younger, we watched a lot…
A few years ago, before a trip, I went to make my hair. I wanted my usual Ghana weaving style, but with a twist, and I explained exactly what I wanted to the hairdresser. Halfway through, I realised she was…
You know, there are people who not only endure, but are prolific at jumping from one toxic relationship to the next. People who endure insults, cheating, and even being beaten. But what the hell is wrong with us who have…
People try very hard to change: Some change their sect or religion. Some change their wall paint or address. Some use cosmetics or get surgery. Perhaps you too have tried to change one way or another. I know I have.…
From relationships to career, the need to make the right decisions can be overwhelming. But much of the difficulty comes down to how we approach them. There’s a story about Plato and Socrates that captures this. In the story, Plato…
A friend forwarded me three troubling videos. In the videos, a woman was filming herself having sex with children. The children were said to be hers — making it both paedophilia and incest. She kept looking at the camera, soliciting…
Can a person truly change who they are — not just their looks, location, or outlook but their identity? The answer is yes. But the process is not always dramatic, smooth, or instant. It doesn’t happen because of some mind-shifting…
There is a mathematical reason most people never marry their crush or soulmate. And that reason is called the Stable Marriage Problem. Way back in 1962, two mathematicians named David Gale and Lloyd Shapley proved that in any matchmaking scenario,…
WhatsApp Status has an option called Hide. It makes sure new status updates from specific people on your contact list stop showing up on your status feed. I use it often, as I don’t necessarily want to block or cut…
