Today we explore and deconstruct how to learn and master hard skills, the quantity vs quality dilemma, the importance of doing the grunt work and getting your reps. In this field, your ability to master complex concepts and skills will be highly rewarded, you become...
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Systems and routines for better work habits
Systems are repeated patterns used to complete regular activities. Routines are the activities maintained and done on a regular basis. In Today’s episode we focus on how to be more intentional about our routines and systems for developing better work habits. Systems...
Year-End Routines and plans for the New year
In today’s episode we talk about Year-end routines and plans for the New Year. What did you experience this year? What have you learned from them? In learning from what happened in the year, it is less expensive and most effective to learn from what happened to...
The Either-OR Fallacy
In today’s episode we focus on the Either-or Fallacy, also known as false dilemma or false dichotomy. This is a type of logical false belief where a said situation has only a limited number of alternatives. But in reality, it can have more. For context, the thought...
Outsourcing Work
In today’s episode we talk about outsourcing work. There are a number of things that are going to make demands on your time and mental resources every single day. There will come a time when delegation and outsourcing is going to be the easier route for some tasks. If...
Rejection vs Failing and how to handle them
In today’s episode we talk about rejection and failing. Rejection isn’t failure. Most of the time, advice around dealing with rejection and failures can feel cliché and disconnected from reality. Resilient plans, will help you adapt. A support system is also...
On being thorough and the pursuit of Excellence
In today’s episode we focus on being thorough and the pursuit of excellent! Being thorough is not perfectionism; it is paying attention to details. Not caring enough about what we do is also mediocrity from another point of view. Care enough about what you do, that it...
People and Social Skills for Creatives
In today’s episode we explore people and social skills. We also talk about how and why people do what they do and more. To thrive in relationships and work; people and social skills is needed. Understand yourself first, learn basic good manners and other tenets of...
Game theory for Career advancement
Game theory is a mathematical approach to studying decision making that can help explain and address social problems. It tends to focus, most often, on the choice between competition and cooperation. Since games often reflect or share characteristics with real...
Technology advancement and the future of work
When you hear this doom and gloom predictions, bear at the back of your mind that these are not new and our hit rate is really minute. We are horribly bad at making predictions. This is not making a case for complacency though, be diligent and always adapt to changing...
Demanding Reforms in Policing and government
Today’s episode is a continuation of the #EndSARs episode.One thing that this protest has shown is how excellent at organizing young people can be with a single unifying purpose. The way donation channels were set up, the way medical and legal services were setup is...
SARS Must end and reform the Police
We are tired of the usual banning and dissolving of SARS that never gets implemented. We want actions that yield result. We know that this is an expression of a deeper problem, but today we stand and lend our voice to this movement to bring lasting change and...
Second Order thinking for CREATIVES
Failing to consider second- and third-order consequences is the cause of a lot of painfully bad decisions, and it is especially deadly when the first inferior option confirms your own biases. Never seize on the first available option, no matter how good it seems,...
Tips on Preparing Your Portfolio
Today we will be focusing on tips and strategies for putting together a portfolio. It might be tempting to just Cram everything you’ve ever done into your personal portfolio, but most employers would be looking for specifics, today we will focus on how to showcase...
Making Career Changing DECISIONS
Throughout our lives, there will always be moments when we’re faced with making big decisions from choosing what school to go to, which long-term options should I explore? Should I Move to a new city for a job opportunity, Should I quit my job? Which of my offers...
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