Decision making, Life
Making Predictions
In 2006, Andriy Shevchenko was the best striker in Europe. His exploits at AC Milan and the champions league made him win the Ballon d’or.…
Life
On waiting to be picked
During the national reed dance, thousands of young Eswatini ladies line up half-naked at the king’s palace hoping to get picked by King Mswati to…
- March 10, 2021
Life, Politics
Transference
Transference is a concept espoused by the great Sigmund Freud about the tendency to react to other people as though they were our parents. Now,…
- March 3, 2021
Life
Why did the chicken cross the road?
This is a common riddle that we have come across at some point. I don’t know who asked it and why it was asked. But…
- February 4, 2021
Life
The call to adventure
Long long ago, when wishes were horses, there lived a beautiful princess. She was so beautiful even the sun blushed when it shone on her…
- January 27, 2021
Life
Ideas, genes and viruses
The Corona virus does not want to kill you. Not exactly. It wants to survive.All living organisms are innately designed to do one thing. Survive.All…
- January 3, 2021
Life, Love
Via negativa
Via negativa is a concept in theology that attempts to describe God in terms of what He is not rather than what He is. The…
- December 8, 2020
Life
The Pareto Principle
The Pareto principle or the 20/80 rule is a concept developed by Vilfredo Pareto who noticed that 80% of the land in France was owned…
- November 23, 2020
Life
We are all average
Most of us think that we are better than the average person. Research shows that 90% of drivers think that they are above average drivers.…
- November 13, 2020
Life, Love
Reliability vs. Variability
One of the paradoxical human conditions is that we desire reliability but also crave novelty. Something new, something different, every once in a while. We…
- October 22, 2020