What’s the meaning of life? I find myself asking that question every other week. Is that a high frequency? Do you ask similar questions? This is a question I’ve asked ever since I was 15: “Why are we here?” It came to a head in January 2002 when I found myself face down in the […]
GM. That’s “Good Morning”, in case you’re not on Twitter. That’s what we in the “web3-nft” delegation do every morning. We wake up and get on twitter to post those two letters. Nothing special. Just a greeting. Sometimes with words of wisdom, daily affirmations, a picture, or some AI art. The replies are similar. GM. […]
“You are A1 material” That’s what my mom told me, standing on the stairwell landing at home in Ikeja, Lagos in 1998. It was a humid morning during my summer holidays – on my way to JSS 3 (9th grade). I was 11 years old and my main priorities had become playing football in school […]
Why is it that achieving things only leaves you wanting more? I remember in 2008, when I got my first job out of graduate school. I was very excited and called my parents to tell them the news. My dad was very excited and then dropped some wisdom on my lap before hanging up. He […]
The machines are about to take over your job. Don’t wait for the robot security to escort you out of the building. Just pack it up and quit while you’re ahead. That’s what it sounds like these days. Everyone is so caught up with Artificial intelligence (AI). The alarmists are at it again. Although it […]
Pay Attention Time is your most valuable asset. So I’m not going to waste it. The inevitable truth is that we are all going to die one day. What you do with your limited time on this earth is entirely up to you. I know. I’m in such a cheery mood. But that’s the truth. […]
Most people do not want to be told what to do, yet we all take orders from people everyday. I remember receiving a notice from my previous manager. “Hey Nifemi, you’d have to go to the site next week. Your colleague has an emergency and we need one person in front of the customer at […]
I woke up in the middle of the night and said a quick prayer, otherwise I thought I would be damned to a lifetime of eternal fire. That was me in my bedroom at 11 years old. I heard something in the middle of the night. “Is someone breaking in?” I thought. Traumatized by the […]
“I have only one job during my time on this planet: to love. This, like the human condition, is a first principle” I read that quote in a recent book that I’m reading and I had to pause and drop the book. “Is that what it’s really about? Is that why I am here?” Leading […]
What if i said you could change your brain faster than it would take to convince someone else to change their minds. Would you believe me? In 2012, I was sitting in a cold control room of an ethanol manufacturing plant, looking at the black, red, and green displays of distillation columns, evaporators, and tanks. […]