Communication
And why you should too—unless something changes I hate instructions. I mean, I don’t really hate instructions, but I am suspicious of them. And I might hate the way people write them. Because let’s be honest, most instructions are written for people who really don’t need
Humour
If you follow my writing, you know I talk quite a bit about humour. It’s a little weird, I know, considering I’m (a) not a comedian, and (b) seldom the funniest guy in the room (on good days I’m number two or three). Still, in my defence,
Communication
Hint: it’s not just for communicating I mentioned in my previous post that I learned Hausa during my year in the north. That’s not the entire story, though. You see, from the start of my time in Gombe, I set out to learn Hausa. Right from orientation camp,
Communication
And a major reason children learn faster than adults I spent my national youth service year in northern Nigeria and managed to pick up quite a bit of Hausa, the lingua franca in that part of the country. And by “a bit,” I mean, I started off needing an interpreter
Communication
I don’t much like cooking. I like cooked food, mind you. And I like the sweet smell of food that’s cooking. It’s just the act of actually doing the cooking that I struggle with. I mean, think about it. You spend thirty minutes—sometimes even all of
Communication
Writing often strikes me as rather like having kids. (Not that I’ve ever had kids, but being a doctor does give you a vague idea.) It starts with you conceiving these seeds of ephemeral ideas that drop into your mind. You carry them around within you for days, sometimes
Christianity
In some ways, a reality without God would be easier to deal with. If matter is all there is, we at least know what we're dealing with, even if it might sometimes seem bleak to think that all our loving and wanting are just the cumulative effect of
Communication
I’m afraid there’ll be an end of listening. I’m worried we’re no longer listening to people we disagree with. And it won’t matter how strong their arguments are… We won’t listen. It won’t matter if there’s truth in they say… We won’
Communication
When someone says they want to give you “feedback,” you know it’s lion-feeding time, and you’re dinner. And when they ask for feedback, you know what they’re really saying. “Tell me you like my stuff, and that you think I’ll go places.” We’ve gotten it
Humour
Knowing the difference can make you a better person If you want people to laugh at your jokes, you need to have a reputation for being funny. No, I didn’t write that backwards, even though it looks that way. It’s just how it is: it’s not simply
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…and discovering a superpower, and how to make space I grew up loving books. I read every chance I got. I read while walking on the road, when I did house chores and during classes in school. In my first year of secondary school, a teacher caught me reading a
Christianity
At least not for me, upfront. Here’s my story. Faith in God is often described as a source of great comfort by we who hold it. Some would even say, a crutch. In my experience, though, it didn't begin that way We speak of turning to it