26th Eulogy: Sisyphus And Rocks
I am Dick David. As is my tradition, I am reviewing my life this year (2023) in a self-written living eulogy. I hope you enjoy it and also find it helpful. *** I felt like Sisyphus for most of this…
Category Miscellaneous
Here are articles that don’t fit into the main topics of this blog
Don’t Waste 2023: 7 Reasons You Must Start Planning For Your Goals Immediately
Every year, especially on New Year’s Eve, billions of people talk about new year's resolutions and goals they intend to achieve in the new year. But most of these new year resolutions and goals are carryovers from the just concluded year. Roadblocks over the previous year stopped them from happening.
From Selfish to Selfless: How To Raise Compassionate Kids in Today’s World
Children, must be shown compassion if they are to learn. Allow them to observe compassionate actions, empathic facial gestures, and use kind words. This way you will install a lifetime program that would be difficult to corrupt.
25th Eulogy: Love, Trauma, Money, and WTF!!!
I wanted only two things this year: A girlfriend, and a million naira in my bank account.
How Little Littering Causes Titanic Flooding. [The Dark Side of Compounding]
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Climate change and increased rainfall frequency cause flooding, amongst other natural factors. But flooding can also be anthropogenic (i.e. human-induced), and one way humans do this is through littering.
Why We Must Be Grateful To Society (Even When It Is Not Perfect)
There is a strong temptation to be ungrateful to society due to its imperfection, but we must exercise gratitude because society lays the foundation for the order (law, commerce, democracy, etcetera) and whatever privileges we enjoy (including access to clean water, the internet, education, and even the “peace” we enjoy).
You Are More Than A Body; [How To Never Die In Real Life]
"You are so much more than your body because you are connected to the universe and have a soul - and because you have a soul, you can never die (in real life)".
How To Live Happily: A Short Book About Living A Happy, And A Meaningful Life
Your happiness is your happiness – no one should determine it, and neither is it necessary for anyone to understand it, save you. This holds true as long as it is enjoyed within your bonds – as long as it doesn’t cross the lines.
THE KAIZEN PRINCIPLE: The Secret To Staying One Move Ahead In Life
competition is inevitable. There is a dire need to step up, to stay above the water, to survive… And Kaizen is how you do it. Life requires that you stay ahead. Because, if you’re not doing better than the Tigers, then you would be Tiger food. If you are not doing better than the snakes, you would be homeless. Even the rodents are in competition for your food. We are left with only one choice: "stay one move ahead”
6 Reasons Why Chasing Success Sucks [Do This Instead]
If chasing success means persistently working towards achieving a certain level of accomplishment or recognition in one’s personal or professional life, then almost every normal person chases success. And I assume you have some form of success you are pursuing…