We live in a world where things are largely judged by appearances. We appreciate a building because it is massive and beautiful. We appreciate a car because it is luxurious and expensive. We appreciate a person because he is handsome or she is beautiful. We appreciate a job because it pays well and has good […]

Information is always general until it is customized by a question. Les Brown says, “Information does not change people or everyone who can download from the Internet would be successful”. Information has no value on its own unless it is applied. But we cannot apply information that does not directly relate to us, so we […]

Asking good questions is a sign of intelligence. A lot of times, we are so preoccupied with providing good answers that we fail to realise that a good answer to a bad question is still unproductive. The quality of the question determines the value of the answer. Claude Levi-Strauss says, “The wise man doesn’t give […]

Ralph sat before Mr. Thompson feeling upset. He was the new Director of Marketing at Linus Communications Company. Before his appointment, he felt his superior, Mr. Thompson, was a little too rusty for modern marketing. He had several “winning” ideas he wanted to pitch to the CEO. He was so convinced that Mr. Thompson’s ideas […]

In a 2010 article titled “The Creativity Crisis” in Newsweek, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman explored different aspects of creativity. They discussed psychological studies that examined how children developed creative skills by looking beyond the obvious. They, however, observed that the level of creativity was dropping drastically among children. Of course, several reasons were identified […]

Hannah raised her hand and the professor acknowledged her. She said, “I have a question”. Muffled sounds could be heard across the room and the professor smiled knowingly. It was the sixth time Hannah was asking a question in a two-hour class. Her classmates seemed to be frustrated every time she asked a question. After […]

In the first part of this article (read here), I told you how Teju Oyelakin started The Teju Babyface Show. Several times, we strategise on the best way to get what we want; whereas, we should rather strategise on the best way to give what we have. The first lesson learnt from Teju’s story was […]

Teju “Babyface” Oyelakin is one of the leading talk show hosts in Nigeria. He first came into the limelight when he played the role of Chidi in Tade Ogidan’s Diamond Ring. However, he had his major break through his acclaimed Teju Babyface Show. He is a United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals Ambassador for Nigeria on […]

Let’s do a little biology, shall we? Hold your breath and count one to ten. I bet that felt like you would suffocate! That’s because you did not allow the carbon dioxide in you to get out. Carbon dioxide is the waste product of your respiration- you inhale oxygen (O2) and exhale carbon dioxide (CO2). […]

Someone once told me that the word “free” is one of the most popular words on the Internet. While I can’t confirm that claim, I can at least tell you that a search for the word on Google returns over 12 billion entries! If the old law of demand and supply still holds, then I […]