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On Travels and once in a lifetime experiences

When people say - "you only live once, why not try dare devils when you visit new places Not me! No, noppity nope! 1. When I travel, I want to visit their museums, historical sites . I want to know their origin story. Get obsessed and imagine their way of life. Their culture. Their evolution. Their uniqueness. 2. I want to eat their food . Different foods. Push my taste buds. Can never go wrong with tasting food. 3. I want to visit their modern infrastructure. State of art architecture. Go for some concerts of the biggest stars. Or even, a local band concert, at some bar. Bask in the ambience of a small audience.  A road trip/hiking is an amazing experience  4. I want to interact with locals. Get a few penpals/acquaintances I'm not about to experience cliff-hanging, or high-lining (walk along a thin line on air) cos I wanna experience life. Achọghα»‹ m, biko I can make do with parasailing, snorkeling and skydiving (hooked to a guide), but that's the end of it.

On Remote Working

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  Remote working is the future of majority of jobs. Of course, we still need physical meetings. They are important to brainstorm and all. But I forsee a 2 day work week, and other times remotely Emphasis on flexible work schedule. A dream for introverted folks like me. And also allowing us to travel, be with family, be present for the kids, and enjoy high income salary (without motigbeshona speakers yapping about Being your own boss) And also for the companies: saving cost of electricity, WiFi, etc.  A win-win in all situation How do you think Kuda and Standard Chartered bank afford free charges? It's cos they don't have to up 5 physical banks in Nigeria. It's remote, now and always 

On Opportunity Cost and finances

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  Last month or so, my interest was in Behavioural evolution and Biology Now, I'm leaning towards Microeconomics. Talk about interdisciplinary student - innit πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ But jokes apart, the professor said something that struck me. That one of most important concepts that businesses utilize is "Opportunity Cost" and this plays out predominantly during scarcity And I'm immediately drawn back to the first time I heard the term - "Opportunity Cost." It was in my senior secondary school - Economics class I'm reminded that opportunity cost is the backbone of my spending habits. From my JSS 2, when I mostly forfeited going to the tuck-shop (canteen), so I could save money for pictures. Opportunity cost is the guiding principle for my expenses. So when I budget to spend "A" for this month, and something springs up. I weigh both options - always. This is also where "wants" and "needs" play vital roles. I'd hardly buy a want, if th

On Rachel Joy Denhollander and bravery

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  I was watching Anatomy of a Scandal and remembered the most inspiring rape victim I've ever heard of Rachael Joy Denhollander. She was harassed by the National Women's gymnast physician. And she quit gymnastics. Went to law school. She came back 16 years later, and accused the physician of sexual assault.  And because of her, up to 200 gymnasts came forward stating their experience at his hands (including Simone Biles). During the trial and eventual conviction of the rapist guy, she gave the concluding statement as follows -  *"How much is a little girl worth? I plead with you (the judge) to impose the maximum sentence under the plea agreement because everything is what these survivors are worth. Thank you."* The rapist was eventually sentenced as follows -  Federal : 60 years in prison, lifetime of supervised release State (Ingham County) : 40 to 175 years in prison State (Eaton County) : 40 to 125 years in prison Not to playdown on victims who seek closure their o