https://youtu.be/sr7RsvEKqjo Are Cities as Productive as They Seem? I've spent a lot of time in big cities and having done so, you observe the hecticness of it all. People tend to be always in a rush with patience being a virtue that is not as common as it would be elsewhere. Now it certainly lends …
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https://youtu.be/a08f_5SuqRM What if You Need Their Help in the Future? Burning a bridge is generally unwise, which we discussed some time ago that one should simmer their bridges. There will always be individuals that you don't really need or perhaps dislike for whatever reason. But telling them off or blatantly severing connections is not advisable …
Continue reading ‘When To Burn a Bridge’ Kingston’s Journey #156
https://youtu.be/_I8Y1dOF8u8 Telling people what's what feels good. It's a release from all the pent up restraint and a riddance of hiding behind a facade. However it could be said that we are all faking it for other people. When attending a job interview, we put on a suit and tie as well as altering the …
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https://youtu.be/F8Cg1o4n0Wg 'Do Unto Others' But They May Do You In The good book says to do unto others as you would unto yourself. I'm not debating that, at least not this time. What I am saying is that though you may be free to treat others as you would want to be treated, don't expect …
Continue reading ‘The Wolf & the Merchant’ Kingston’s Journey #154
https://youtu.be/olPwMjZduaQ One Needs to Reciprocate There is always a quid pro quo. The essence of this term is you do something for me & I do something for you. It's a matter of pooling resources to advance common interests. Like a pot luck, everyone eats, but I may like fish and you may like chicken. …
https://youtu.be/LMOAUvMqnVY The Bookstore Says All Our brain power is limited, therefore it is only natural for us to want to limit the usage of our finite brainpower. And before I get any deeper into this, think of it as walking into a bookstore. In order to find the information that we need, we need to …
Continue reading ‘Why Talk To Taxi Men?’ Kingston’s Journey #152
In An Ideal World, There Is Order Now there are rules, rules for a reason. They help maintain peace, ensure a degree of stability and maintain order. This is all good and fine for building civilization for the good of the whole, in fact it can be argued that it is needed for the development …
Continue reading ‘Where There Is No Rule of Law’ (Thoughts on Chaos) Kingston’s Journey #151
https://youtu.be/DU4iOAgiuys Where Destiny Has Brought Me At 150 entries in and close to 30 countries in the world, I wonder how I ended up in one of the most destitute part of the world. Nigeria, where people are quite often hateful, in such an impoverished part of the world that is West Africa. I have …
Continue reading ‘Coming to Terms With Hatred’ Kingston’s Journey (Sesquicentennial) #150
https://youtu.be/Vq00OxbZtDI Those That Turn Sour Some men turn old and bitter. The term 'grumpy old man' has been used frequently. Now as I have some time before reaching that stage. I won't comment on those individuals. What I will say rather is that everyone makes choices with the information best available to us. Therefore, sometimes …
Continue reading When the Road Narrows (Choose Wisely) Kingston’s Journey #149
https://youtu.be/poUup8N4mXk I Think Therefore I Am Cogito ergo sum, coined by an old philosopher long dead. I think, therefore I am. It can be argued that it is this cognitive ability of being able to work towards an abstract goal that has led us to become far more advanced then any other known creature. In …
Continue reading ‘People Live, Thoughts Die’ (Problem Solving) Kingston’s Journey #147
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