October 6, 2026
Imagine what Leonardo da Vinci would have accomplished if he had lived today with all the productivity tools available to us. If he achieved so much with the limited resources of the 15th century, what more could he have done with tools such as the internet and artificial intelligence?
June 20, 2026
I’ve reached a point in my life where I’m ready for a serious relationship, but finding one has been far harder than I expected. I don’t meet many women in my day‑to‑day life, and the few I do meet rarely spark the kind of attraction I’m looking for. After years of trying (with little to show for it) I found myself…
June 3, 2026
To apply logic to matters of the heart is to misunderstand love entirely. Our feelings do not always obey reason. Sometimes we are surprised by the people we fall for. We may know they are not right for us. We may even believe we deserve better. Yet our emotions cling to them anyway. Love is full of contradictions…
May 24, 2026
Original ideas are rare. Most people go through life without ever having one. Others have a few, but they’re useless. Very few people come up with original ideas that actually work.
March 30, 2026
I’m an avid listener of the podcast My First Million. I enjoy the banter between Sam and Shaan, and they share inspiring stories and lessons on entrepreneurship that expand my business knowledge.
September 19, 2025
Have you ever asked someone for advice? And when they gave it to you, did you actually use it? The truth is, most advice, solicited or unsolicited, ends up falling on deaf ears. In fact, giving advice can often feel like a waste of time because the chances of someone following it are close to zero. But that doesn’t…
August 16, 2025
A few days ago, I stumbled upon a reddit discussion where a user asked the question: which one is more painful, a breakup or unrequited love? I’ve thought about this question a lot, and here’s my take on it: unrequited love is more painful.
August 9, 2025
Jealousy is not the same as envy, but most people treat them as if they are. The simplest way I can distinguish the two is: jealousy asks, Why does it have to be him or her? Envy, on the other hand, asks, Why can’t it be me? This is a very important distinction.
July 12, 2025
When I was 10 years old, my Sunday school teacher said something that didn’t sit well with me. It wasn’t because what he said was wrong, but because it was right, yet it felt unfair.
June 10, 2025
When my AirPods stopped working, I felt frustrated at first. I had been using them constantly for over two years. They were my companions during morning runs, my focus tools during work, and my escape during long commutes. I immediately went online to order a replacement pair.
May 12, 2025
Yes, you read that title correctly. I know it sounds a bit weird. I thought so too when I first heard it from David Foster Wallace.
May 7, 2025
Which would you rather be?
May 2, 2025
The other day in the library, I noticed a teenage girl — probably in high school — reading a book. But she wasn’t just reading. Every few lines, she glanced at her phone and started scrolling. One moment with her book, the next with her screen. Back and forth. Paragraph, scroll. Sentence, swipe. It went on like this…
April 20, 2025
We often accept motivational quotes from the internet as universal truths without questioning them. I’ve been guilty of that too. But occasionally, it’s worth pausing to think critically about these messages before embracing them.
April 14, 2025
As a teenager, I had a habit of over-researching everything before I took the first step. I believed that the more I knew in advance, the more prepared I’d be. I thought that preparation would guarantee success. But what it actually did was paralyze me. If I didn’t feel like I knew “enough,” I simply wouldn’t start.…
April 12, 2025
Beauty isn’t just surface-level. It has power. It draws people in, holds their attention, and even changes their behavior. A well-designed product, a visually striking slide deck, or a thoughtfully arranged space – all of these can spark emotional reactions that words alone might not.
April 9, 2025
I fear not the man who has practiced ten thousand kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick ten thousand times.
March 20, 2025
Imagine playing the game of life on an even playing field. That’s about all you can do—imagine it. The game of life will always be uneven despite our attempts to make it even. So, if you’re waiting for life to be fair in order to be happy or successful, you’ll wait for eternity.
March 16, 2025
Everyone working on a personal brand today claims to be authentic because it’s fashionable to say you are. Authenticity is a buzzword, and everyone jumps on it, left and right. Don’t get me wrong, I know it’s great to be authentic and I like dealing with authentic people. However, I fear that many people today…
March 14, 2025
Would you want to live in a world without pain?
February 21, 2025
The singer Drake has a line that says:
February 19, 2025
When it comes to knowledge acquisition, teaching is undoubtedly one of the most effective hacks I’ve come across. I’ve discovered that when I learn something for my own use, I often only understand it at a surface level. It’s only when I aim to teach it to someone else that I truly grasp the material.
February 15, 2025
Have you ever noticed that you almost always come to your senses when things go wrong? There’s something about being in trouble—when things aren’t going your way—that forces your brain to think critically and apply logic to the situation. Bad times have a way of making you recognize the errors in your ways.
February 3, 2025
If you wrote your Grade 12 exams last year, you’ve likely received your results by now. If they’re strong, you may be considering studying abroad—a goal shared by many young Zambians. Given that tertiary education in Zambia leaves much for improvement, it’s no surprise that students look for opportunities elsewhere.…
January 26, 2025
I grew up in a shanty compound and went to primary school in the ghetto. Most of the kids at my primary school were not book smart. They didn’t care about education and were only there because their parents wanted them to be.
January 18, 2025
In 2014, as a young teenager, I watched The Social Network for the first time. I know the movie had come out four years earlier, but that’s beside the point. The point is that I was psyched—like most teenagers who watched the movie. I, too, wanted to learn how to program computers so I could make millions of dollars…
January 3, 2025
I haven’t lived in Zambia for many years now, but I grew up there. That’s why I feel a deep sense of connection to the circumstances of young people there, particularly students.
December 17, 2024
The challenge of the modern world is to live a life of purpose. Many people today live their lives on autopilot. They give very little planning to their day or the activities they do. But planning must be at the core of everyone’s life because:
December 16, 2024
This is meant for people just starting their careers or holding junior positions. Navigating work life can be challenging, especially when you want to make an impact. We all want our hard work and accomplishments to be acknowledged and rewarded.
December 14, 2024
A few days ago, I had the privilege of attending the last LP call hosted by the Acquired podcast. For those unfamiliar with this podcast—what planet are you from? But seriously, it’s a masterpiece. I highly encourage you to listen to at least one episode; you’ll be hooked.
December 6, 2024
Jeff Bezos rarely gives interviews, but whenever he does one, I drop everything and listen. So when the YouTube algorithm showed me an interview of him with Andrew Ross Sorkin, you know exactly what I did. Yes, I dropped everything and played the interview.
December 4, 2024
Anyone who has experienced pain in any form never misses it when it’s gone. Pain is one of those unavoidable aspects of life, even though we dislike experiencing it. However, just because we don’t enjoy it doesn’t mean the pain is entirely negative.
November 28, 2024
If there were a perfect human, that human would do no wrong. But since we’ve all done wrong things knowingly or unknowingly, it follows that none of us is perfect. And it’s okay not to be perfect until it isn’t.
November 12, 2024
Having spent some time thinking about how the world works, I’ve come to believe there are three groups of people.
November 5, 2024
Tony Fadell is a well-known figure in Silicon Valley, but what really put him on the map was the invention of the iPod. If you’re into entrepreneurship, specifically product design, he’s a good person to follow.
September 10, 2024
Zambia is unquestionably a beautiful country, but it is poverty-stricken. However, my aim in this article isn’t to state the obvious. I want to make a contrarian case that some people will disagree with and find somewhat offensive.
September 3, 2024
We all have 24 hours in a day, yet some people accomplish more amazing things than others. What is it with time that makes it an obedient servant to some people and a disobedient servant to others? Is it biased towards certain kinds of people? Are we even in control of our time, or is time in control of us?
August 25, 2024
Last week I visited my friend in Chicago. I hadn’t seen him since we left university. It was also a convenient excuse for me to explore the city.
August 21, 2024
The classic mistake most entrepreneurs make is attributing the growth from offering their service or product for free to having an effective business strategy. Freemium as a business model doesn’t work because sooner or later you will need to have revenue to run your business effectively.
July 22, 2024
Getting started is the main thing most people complain about when undertaking a project. Intellectually, they may understand the significance of that project but somehow or other, actually doing it takes a lot of effort. Yet one thing we all know for sure is that:
July 21, 2024
While the idea of running a business by yourself and pocketing all the profits in your big fat pockets sounds appealing, it’s worth noting that such an endeavor is more likely to work in theory than in practice.
July 20, 2024
Keeping track of every aspect of your business can be difficult. Sometimes it can feel like the business is running you instead of you running it.
July 19, 2024
In the olden days, you could run a business without worrying about building a brand. Today, having a brand is a requirement to run a successful business.
July 18, 2024
Easy come, easy go applies to money more than to anything else. Money earned with your blood, sweat, and tears is spent wisely. Money handed to you is spent carelessly.
July 17, 2024
For someone like me who’s been working very hard to be successful, it can be very frustrating to realize that you are in your late 20s and have yet to achieve a modicum of success. You could be reading this and thinking, “Well I’m in my 30s or even 40s and have yet to see any success.”
July 15, 2024
Sometimes, it’s not the best person who wins, but the one with the best timing.
July 14, 2024
If you want something done then go, if not then send.
July 13, 2024
I’m a huge fan of the podcast Not So Standard Deviations. Hilary, one of the hosts, has mentioned the TV show The Americans several times. Of course, I had heard about the show elsewhere but I didn’t know what it was about. So, when Hilary added that it was about Russian spies pretending to be Americans, I knew I had…
July 12, 2024
It’s easy for smart people who have made it in life to forget about those who are struggling. This is common among smart, successful people who started from the bottom and now are at the top Why? Because they feel they deserve their success and that those who aren’t successful are just lazy.
July 11, 2024
Most people have business ideas, but few have businesses. People with only business ideas are convinced that what’s standing in the way between their idea and it being a business is money. Even worse, they expect prototypes of their business to be funded.
July 10, 2024
The media loves rags-to-riches stories because they capture a lot of eyeballs on TV, the Internet, or in newspapers and magazines. The reason they capture many eyeballs is that we enjoy these stories. We fetishize any headline that reads: “Self-Made Man” or “The Woman Who Started from Humble Beginnings”.
July 9, 2024
I downloaded baby names from the US Social Security database and thought creating a chart showing the top 10 popular names in a decade would be fun for my Technical Tuesday post.
July 8, 2024
In a world where everyone constantly seeks attention, getting people to pay attention to you has become very difficult. We all feel the need to be noticed.
July 7, 2024
It’s not impossible to run a business alone but doing it with others makes it much easier.
July 6, 2024
In business, many things are beyond your control. Sometimes the best product doesn’t sell the most.
July 5, 2024
Let’s face it, no one wakes up in the morning saying, “I’m looking forward to failing more today!” It just never happens. But even if we don’t like it, failure has a way of finding its place in our lives.
July 4, 2024
Being different scares a lot of people. Think about the time when you were in middle school. Being different from your peers was the worst thing to happen to you.
July 3, 2024
A few weeks ago, I participated in the Posit Table contest where I submitted this table. I was proud of the work I did. Two days ago, the winners for various categories were announced. I wasn’t one of the winners, but I received an honorable mention here. That means a lot to me!
July 2, 2024
It’s said that the world can be divided into two groups of people. Those who see the glass half-full and those who see it half-empty.
July 1, 2024
It’s okay to have expectations but don’t keep them too high.
June 29, 2024
If we all waited to have the motivation to do something, none of us would do anything productive.
June 28, 2024
In eighth grade, a senior student gave me advice that has been living in my head rent-free ever since. I was standing next to the notice board, enviously staring at the names of students who had passed to go to tenth grade.
June 27, 2024
Don’t stop doing the work to wait for your chance to come. Don’t make whining about things not going your way a habit.
June 26, 2024
Daniel Pink said that to sell is human. I don’t disagree. The question is how can you sell successfully? To be successful at selling, you must consider the following points.
June 25, 2024
Are you afraid of taking action? Do you usually wait for someone to tell you to go ahead? This is a common situation many people find themselves in.
June 24, 2024
It’s perhaps the most underused punctuation in the English language; the semi-colon has fallen out of favor. Fewer and fewer people use it mainly because most people don’t know how to correctly use it.
June 23, 2024
Dressing down is one of the defining features of our time. We see it in Silicon Valley startup founders all the time. Take Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg or Evan Speigel’s Snapchat. These people usually dress in hoodies or just plain T-shirts and jeans. Sadly, many people who are less talented than these guys try to…
June 22, 2024
Selling is an important skill that we must all learn. Most people think of it as a talent; you either have it or you don’t. I did too. Not anymore.
June 19, 2024
There’s no greater validation for your business idea than for someone to remove money from their purse or wallet and pay for your service or product. When a sale happens, you know your idea is working.
June 17, 2024
Failure may be a stepping stone to success, but most people hate it. I do too. Sometimes failure can be so devastating that you don’t know how to recover.
June 16, 2024
If practice truly makes perfect, we would be experts at things we do every day like talking. Very few people speak without using filler words, so we know that the practice we go through by talking every day does not help make us become experts at speaking.
June 15, 2024
In the TV show The Office, the boss Michael Scott had a coffee mug with the words “The world’s best boss” written on it. This, of course, was meant to be a joke, but there’s some element of truth in it. In his workplace, Michael Scott did not create dependency, he created opportunity by allowing employees to dance to…
June 14, 2024
Nike owns the slogan, “Just do it”, but you can use it for your own motivation. Moreover, the slogan applies to more than just athletes. Anyone can use it. I’ve used the slogan many times to better myself and it has worked even though I haven’t an athletic bone in me.
June 12, 2024
Every time you wake up in the morning, it’s a whole new day. You can reinvent yourself into something good or something bad.
June 11, 2024
There is no limit to how much you can dream, yet other people still want to lump themselves with other people’s dreams.
June 10, 2024
We each live our own lives and we like different things. We also encounter different opportunities and the way we prioritize those opportunities differs. What ranks high on my list might be at the bottom of your list.
June 9, 2024
If you’ve never experienced unrequited love, you may be the luckiest person in the world regarding matters of the heart.
June 8, 2024
Having read several books about entrepreneurs and listened to many interviews about business founders, I’ve concluded that if you want to start and run a successful business, you must answer the following five questions.
June 7, 2024
The other day, I watched the TV show The Americans and it made me think about the beliefs we hold on to in our lives.
June 6, 2024
If a bell curve were plotted showing the number of miles each human has cycled throughout their life, I would be on the right side of that bell curve. I’ve spent most of my leisure time on my bicycle because it’s freeing and refreshing. It’s also a good way to rediscover genius in our neglected thoughts – the…
June 5, 2024
You can deal with your past failures in two ways. You can either wallow in regret, reminiscing about what might have been if you had taken that chance or hadn’t done that. Or you can leverage those failures to build a better version of yourself.
June 4, 2024
Cash flow is one of the most misunderstood aspects of business, yet it’s one of the things you need to get right if you want to run a successful business.
June 3, 2024
When picking a career, the most common advice is to follow your passion. Unfortunately, passion isn’t enough to make a living.
June 2, 2024
Running a business is challenging because it involves managing the business’s affairs and managing people.
June 1, 2024
Human beings are funny creatures. Not funny ha-ha, but funny peculiar.
May 31, 2024
In the modern world, working is part of survival. To put food on your table, you have to work.
May 30, 2024
We all make mistakes, which is good because we learn from them.
May 29, 2024
The question: “Are people naturally good or bad?” has plagued humans for ages.
May 28, 2024
Being in charge is attractive to most people because it gives them the power to boss people around.
May 26, 2024
We can all agree that it’s bad to have a resume that does not have links to projects or products you’ve built, particularly if you’re seeking a job in a technical role.
May 25, 2024
When I was a Data Science graduate student, the emphasis, when it comes to making yourself attractive to employers, was having a portfolio of projects.
May 24, 2024
In 2023, I watched The Office for the first time. I know I’m late to the party, but I had to watch it because I was missing out on the references that people I encountered kept using.
May 23, 2024
In my early teens, I had to wear a bootcut to be cool. In my late teens, skinny jeans were all the rage.
May 20, 2024
If you are a genius who can solve complex problems, does it also follow that you will be wise? I’ve always wondered about this question and whenever I ask people, I get varying answers.
May 18, 2024
The TV show Young Sheldon is one of my favorite shows. I especially enjoy Sheldon’s lines which can be funny sometimes and out of context most of the time.
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