Short Note on Self-Discipline To achieve any form of success, discipline plays a critical role. This is, of course, outside your skill, talent, pedigree, or whatnot. I like how Wikipedia defines it. “Self-discipline refers to the practice of self-restraint, controlling one’s emotions, and ignoring impulses. It is about creating new habits of thought, action, and…
On Plans, Hardwork & Purpose. It is easy to make a plan or draw out a wishlist. However, it is one hell of work to get the plan in motion. “I want to be a better writer” is nothing but a wish. The hardwork is to start writing. We are usually stuck on making plans…
Quality and Quantity I recently stumbled on the question, “which is more important between quality and quantity?” on Dunmola’s status, and I thought to give an answer with this post. The quest for quality often limits us from producing and throws us into an unending need for consumption. While this is not necessarily a vice,…
Mental Masturbation – The Act of Doing Nothing I used to have a lot of talks with people to hear them talk and share their ideas with the hopes that it would get them passionate enough to implement them. But I stopped! Why? Barely anyone went on to do anything meaningful. It was draining me,…
Xenophobia: The Fear of the Unknown You might have heard the word “Xenophobia” in time past, especially during the South African discrimination against people of other colors or from other places. As such, xenophobia is the fear of strangers or foreigners. However, a good study of the word will mean something slightly otherwise. It is…
Childhood Trauma Disguising as Love Languages. I have been wondering of recent the correlation between our childhood trauma and our Love Languages. Could our love languages be a product of unresolved childhood trauma or neglect? While our trauma might be passed, traumatizing experiences tend to linger on with us and become a significant part of…
Ambiguity Effect – The Known vs. Unknown Would you rather bet on the known vs. the Unknown? 90% of the time, we’d go for the known not because we know it is the best option but because it is what we are familiar with. This is what is called the Ambiguity Effect. In making decisions,…
Choice Overload: Why Making Good Decisions are Hard It is one thing to make a good decision. It is another thing to make a good decision from various options. This is what choice overload is about. Ideally, we think that we will make better decisions when we have more options, but that’s hardly true. For…
Bounded Rationality: Making Better Decisions Bounded Rationality is an economic term or bias visible in our daily decision-making process. Here, we try to seek satisfaction rather than optimization. To put it better, we are naturally wired to take a decision that is good enough rather than take the best possible decision. I’d give you an…
The Paradox of Choice We often think the more choices, the more likely we make better decisions, but that’s far from the truth. The more choices, the less likely you’d make the right choice. In a world where FREEDOM is the buzzword alongside overwhelming options of things to choose from, it has become increasingly difficult…
