Why do We Hate Change?
Nature has been teaching us this lesson for ages now, but many people find it difficult to accept and embrace it. For growth to occur, there must be change. For…
The Drawback of Social Media Use
Everything in life comes with positives and negatives, and social media is no exception. Consider this: How do you feel when people click the ‘like button’ on your post rather…
Single and Searching
I met one young girl recently. She scored A1 for all subjects except English (B3) in the 2019 WASSCE Private exams. She lost her father while still in secondary school…
Six Questions to Ask
Simon Sinek gave a great TED Talk titled ‘Start with Why.’ It’s a certified goose-bumps-giver. Check it out. It’s available on Youtube. He talks about Steve Jobs, Martin Luther King…
Marriage Couples are Study Mates
The Ewe word for marriage couples is sr)towo. A literal translation into English will render it ‘study mates’. Spot on. Perfect description for that kind of relationship. Anlo linguistic philosophy…
Why Private Schools Perform Better than Public Schools
I was at a quiz programme yesterday. The Young Intellectual Minds Quiz Championship was organized by the Young Foundation Builders Network and the Keta Library. The quizmaster for the final…
Why we Love Heretics
Heretics hate the status quo. Heretics are truth-seekers. Heretics are truth-seers. Heretics are different. Heretics want to change; most people don’t. They are the ones who know that nature thrives…
Are the Most Religious Nations the Least Developed? Part II
The data shows a correlation between countries that are very religious and least developed, but like one reader said that may not mean causation. I agree. Now, let’s attempt to…
You can eat your cake and have it
The first time I heard the advert, I thought my sense of comprehension was getting impaired. ‘You can’t have your cake and eat it’ is an idiomatic expression meaning that…
The Truth About Weight Gain
Daliso once joked about weight gain on Britain’s Got Talent. He noted that if you see an overweight or obese person in Africa, people don’t tell them to go on…
