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Let me ease your Social Anxiety...

2020-01-27T06:45:00.003-08:00

Remember those moments when you're late for class, but when you finally get there everyone begins to stare at you with those judging, prowling and disgruntled eyes? At that moment it seems like you're the centre of attention and everybody is out to get you or everybody hates you-- so to speak. You just want to disappear or you just wish there wasn't a situation like that or you should have woken up earlier so you won't be late for class and all these thoughts of "I Wish", "I should", "If only" begin to flood your mind.

Believe it or not --although I'd rather you do-- this is a very common situation with lots of people especially in a school setting. It may look so fictional and unreal at the moment but the actuality is often not so lenient. This is what we all picture today as Social Anxiety. The feeling that you don't fit in society or the feeling that you're not welcome. Well, let me tell you a little something-something about this topic in today's post. Please do enjoy.

Allow me to disclose some of my weekend activity. We've all come across people on social media who talk about their mental illnesses{I know I come across them}. They narrate different scenarios of how they discovered they had the disorder and I found one thing to be ubiquitous among all of them. It was the fact that the stories were one-sided. As I read through similar posts, I continued to ask myself "How do the people aside from this main character feel about these types of situations, how exactly did they react?" This led me to some research about the topic.

Now I went on Google and typed the most logical way to research this topic, 'Why exactly do people have Social Anxiety?'. Precise and straight to the point. After reading various articles from Mental Health blogs, I came about a phenomenon known as the Spotlight Effect. It's a situation in which people tend to believe they are being noticed more than they really are. Right there and then, I knew I had struck gold. It would also make for a juicy article on our blog. I spent some more time reading and digesting the topic.

Then I came to the conclusion that "We are just in our own heads". If you understand what the spotlight effect means, this should ring a bell. I also concluded that because of that effect, we think that we have just made a fool of ourselves when in reality others just happened to notice you at that particular point in time. Most times they don't even remember. It's almost the same with a fly passing directly in your Line of Sight, wouldn't you react? Picture yourself as the fly and picture them too. You were simply noticed. No need to sugar-coat further.

Let me also point out that this effect could also be as a result of an egocentric bias in how we assess our actions and appearance to others. We’re the centre of our world, which deludes us into exaggerating our importance. To many others around us, what we do is largely a non-event. It’s highly likely that they’re caught up in their own spotlights.

It also makes sense since no one else follows us around the clock and so they don’t see the same things that we do. But we’re so used to seeing things from our own perspective, we struggle to accurately judge what other people’s perspective is like.

Second, there is what psychologists call the illusion of transparency. Here’s an example they provide:

“In particular, witnesses to a potential emergency situation typically behave in a nonchalant manner that masks their underlying concern to avoid looking like an alarmist. Yet these same individuals are willing to conclude from the apparent calm of others that there really is no emergency. Why? Why don’t individuals view the apparent calm of others the way they view their own apparent calm — as a “front” that masks their true concern? In part, we have found, it is because people are prone to an illusion of transparency.”

In simpler words, we assume incorrectly that much of our concern leaks out and is available for all to see. We think others can see and sense how we feel. But short of our faces flushing red or our hands trembling with nervousness, nobody can tell that we want to hide in a hole after a social gaffe.

Going through this, it's so funny how we overestimate situations thinking we are the centre of attention not realising that almost everyone's feeling the same way and we all just want to escape from our minds.
But more importantly, there's no need to be obsessed with what others think of us. The reality is that everyone has greater concerns —themselves. So speak your mind. Take risks. Be the man in the arena.
Whether people are watching or not, you'll be better off for it. Last but certainly not least, STAY HYDRATED!

Marketing today

2020-01-23T09:38:00.000-08:00

How business has grown. We went from selling to our families to selling to our neighbourhood, then to other communities, evolved to trading across states and finally began to trade all around the world. Business sure isn't the same anymore. The game has changed completely and all this is due to technology. Gone are the days where we had to carry our products manually to customers. We have delivery agencies now. The tables have turned drastically with advertising. Fewer newspapers, fewer fliers and more digital usage. Taking advantage of the mobile value and turning it to sales.

You can find basically everyone on the internet. That's why it makes sense to advertise there.

But what exactly is today's post about? Well, I am here to tell anyone involved in sales and marketing that you are shooting yourself in the foot if you're not taking advantage of this technological evolution. You would be doing a great job if you share this to anyone you feel it may help. I would be talking about how the rich actually get rich, what you are missing from not taking the same opportunity and why you should focus on the want of the customer to actually make sales.

Now I am no marketer or economist or anything like that but let me tell you how the rich actually get rich and maintain those riches. They took advantage of the internet. There was an opening and they went in it. Literally, just as simple as you've just read. They were smart about it too so it wouldn't seem like they were copying each other when in fact they actually were. The internet is like cancer as it would not stop growing. It grows every single day and all they simply did was attach their own diseases {products} so they would all grow together. A very open attack that was deemed too stupid yet extremely effective.

Yes, you absolutely are. IF you're not already doing it.

This brings us to the next part of the discussion. "What you're missing out". Kindly answer this question for me. If you have a product, and you spent all your time refining it and making it the 'best' version of itself. What's the use if you cannot properly put it out there? Speak to yourself about that. You need to jump unto this digital train if you don't want to be left behind. There is almost no guarantee the usual method still works but on the bright side, look at the potentials the digital world holds. There are almost no limits, you can target your audience with a simple interface plus it highly affordable depending on your target. Everything is calculated for you {I bet all this talk must have got you thinking about the price}. Seriously though, what have you got to lose? The only catch is you need to know how to target the audience you're selling to. And surprise! Some sites can teach you that for free. Even Google has a free course on Digital Marketing. A highly educative, juicy and engaging course completely free. Now, who wouldn't want something this valuable for free? And the best part is it only costs your time.

Last but not least. Probably the most important part of our discussion today. How to actually make sales. I took my time on this one because I studied our "successful" men today and what all their businesses all have in common. I also read a book called "How to WIn Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie that helped me affirm this. My conclusion is to Focus on the Wants of the Customer. This is how these people get you to buy from them. They study you, the customer and look for what you want, then when they finally make the product, it is presented to you in a very attractive way. I have just exposed how business in the 21st century works in a nutshell. The reason why they do this is that we all have wants and even if we don't necessarily need it, we would still like to have it. They capitalize on this and sell to us. We wouldn't feel like we are being sold because it's what we want. We go for it.

So why not use such an effective method. It's not cheating because you are simply giving them what they want. Some people try this and fail because all they want is money without caring about the customer. You also have to care about the customer to keep them coming. Once they sense your Genuity, they would like to be with you and feel it's money well spent.

That is how Marketing is done Today. You focus on the want of the customer and think from the customer's view. Would you want to buy it if it were being sold to you?

That's it for today guys. I hope I was able to pass sufficient knowledge about how marketing has changed in today's world. Please don't forget to practise as much as you read, share the knowledge further and have a very nice one. Until next time and as always, STAY HYDRATED!

Why the complications?

2020-01-06T07:32:00.000-08:00

The 21st century. The rise of the technological age. It’s also the pinnacle of marketing and businesses. People are quitting their jobs now and working form their homes. Absolute legends. Every day on the internet we see these ads or these motivational videos on Instagram where the world’s richest men give you “the secrets to success”.

Warren Buffett

Elon Musk

Bill Gates

They all seem to say similar things. Be disciplined, be focused, your health matters {It really does. Stay hydrated princess}. Why don’t we ask them why they don’t have the same ideas or businesses? The answer is simple, their visions defer. Each of them using the same sort of mindset has a different vision unique to themselves. Now let me burst your bubble honey-bunches, there is no secret. That’s just media trying to get your attention because naturally, we want to see what is hidden. The mind thinks there must be some sort of value on something for it to be kept away from the rest of humanity like some Indiana Jones whatever. But what if nothing was kept secret in the first place?

Sadly.

There is no secret. There is no golden key or treasure or whatever. It’s just you!

You are you and that’s truer than true. There is absolutely no one that is 100% like you, even your doppelgänger. So why compare yourself? Why are you shooting yourself on the goddamn foot? Bill Gates himself said it: "One of the greatest mistakes anyone can make is to compare themselves with another person". Now I may not have quoted it perfectly but you get the gist.

A while back, I said in a blogpost that life is a “trial and error” and that we needed to know ourselves best and go with it. I couldn’t have stressed it any further than that because that’s it.

I feel like we need to stop listening too much to these influencers or motivational speakers only for one reason; no matter how much they advise you, you can never fully understand the value until you are questioned with it on your journey. How do you think they learned it, by binge-watching Netflix or something? They went out there and owned it. They made something matter to them and now they’re telling their stories. What stories will you tell? Strive to become the best version of yourself, not another version of someone else. No one truly appreciates a duplicate.

Never Ever!

Take the risk, fail, try again, fail less hard and keep moving. Don’t be defeated by excuses or those Jedi mind tricks telling you that you can’t do it. No one can drive you crazy unless you give them the keys. It’s just you, girl, guy, woman, man, whoever is reading this. Stop looking for what’s not hidden and do something —anything really.

A pristine one.

Most importantly, make sure you’re happy with it. Whatever decision you make should bring you actual happiness, not the one that’s attached to money and what money can buy. It should be an attraction. A genuine attraction. You should feel at peace with it. Have the delayed gratification and witness the booty later. The roots of success are bitter but the fruit sure is sweet. Look within yourself and discover who you really are. May take you days, weeks, months or even years but it’ll be worth it.

Find yourself!

Drawing the line between “Love” and “Lust”

2019-12-31T04:09:00.001-08:00

Teenagers. Thirsty young adults. All we want to do is hit it, get intimate or anything that involves being another gender sexually {at least those who do actually. Trying not to generalize}. We need to break down the differences between love and lust. They are two entirely different feelings but one does tend to overshadow the other.

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The reason why this topic is of concern to me is that you find this almost everywhere these days, even in the most unexpected places. We are either still doing it, have stopped it after realizing the danger in it or are even planning to do so because we think it’s good and wants to get some of what they’re having.

When you feel like you love someone and all you can think about is having sex with them, or making out in the movies or just nothing pure whatsoever, then be absolutely clear that it’s Lust. And this often gets confused with “liking” someone or Love, simply because that’s what the world has made it be. When you’re in that state, you will try your best or even say things like “I love you” just to remain in that state just because of how good it feels. You release a ton of Dopamine, also known as the feel-good hormone literally. I like to call it the “blinding hormone”. The reasons are clear.

A regular heart image would be cliche.

Contrary to the paragraph above, if you think about someone and all you feel is comfort, ease of mind and pure genuine interest or attraction, then you may consider it as Love. I used “may” because of it actually quite different across individuals. Some people tend to get nervous around those who they are attracted to, you may even act differently. If you just feel a cool and natural attraction, it’s completely normal. The best way to know if you actually “love” someone is when your mind is idle. What kind of thoughts do you have for that person? The reason why I said this is because:

The image says it best!

1. The devil tries to play with your mind in this state. So if he cannot give you bad thoughts, it’s almost safe to say it’s genuine. Think about them while your mind is idle and note them.

2. I have used this method with a lot of people I felt a connection with. It’s very effective for me although it may not be effective for you. You need to know thyself. When I ask myself what really attracted me to the girl in the first place and all I remember is her physical features, I draw back immediately and leave such a feeling. Not that it’s bad but that can’t be all right? Bear in mind again this is my method so you may try it and if it doesn’t work then maybe you should try other methods or even make up your own.

Now I want to clear up some misconceptions people have about “Love”. I took some time to research into this so I may or may not be correct. It only matters if it makes sense to you. They are very common things that we hear on social media or just random conversations relating to this topic. I feel it's important to also spout them while we are here:

1. You CAN actually fall in Love at this age. The only down-side is that younger people are often confused about this feeling, so they just go about lusting thinking they are falling in love. No offence to Romeo and Juliet. I also feel like most adults don’t believe it’s true, but seriously who sees what’s in your mind apart from God. They may only see some behaviours that demonstrate a similar feeling. The fact is adults just have a better understanding of the feeling {most times actually, some can be suckers for love}. And it only makes sense because they must have felt it multiple times.

2. “Love at first sight” is a thing but it’s extremely rare. It's natural to have a sudden connection with someone even if you just met. It may not always be love, could be a simple click. But in most cases, it’s just boys/men lusting about a vivacious female. Completely natural but unsafe. But on the rare occasion that it does happen, it’s like a connection that’s beyond earth {if you got the metaphor}.

3. Love doesn’t have to mean Relationship. You can fall in love with someone and the person may love you back, but a relationship between you two would be catastrophic. The reason is simple, your personalities aren’t tolerable on both sides. It’s as if somehow unlike poles of a magnet don’t attract. Relationships delve deeper than just the surface and it involves more profound interactions. You may see each other that way but becoming a thing would just not be possible.

This is probably the longest I have talked about a topic. I don’t even blame myself because of how confusing and destructive the whole concept of love is. It has even far deeper levels but hopefully, I drilled just enough to evoke some sense.

I want you to take this away when you leave this page. Don’t confuse Love with Lust. There will be plenty of time to be intimate with your significant other, you just have to wait. As singular as that is, it’s extremely difficult because of all the hormones and changes. And I’m no different, I also get these feelings but I love to think before I proceed. Please do not waste your time or the time of another person. Think about it just beyond the surface and be honest with yourself. Lusting will only take away the time you were meant to use in doing more productive things. Let’s draw a fine line between “Love” and “Lust”. Thank you for your attention, much appreciated and as usual, STAY HYDRATED!

The Environment, Our Environment

2019-12-29T04:48:00.002-08:00

Currently, in today’s world, everyone wants to “make it”. Everyone wants to be “successful”, even though success is an extremely relative topic in the sense that it’s completely up to you to define it no matter how small or how big. Basically, most individuals are looking for financial breakthroughs and not that it’s a bad thing but it shouldn’t be held to such high esteem {at least that’s how I feel about it}. Just look how crazy we’ve become over money.

This thing here drives us nuts!

That been said, Hello and welcome back to Daily Dose of Sense where we discuss off-the-wall topics and tackle the rash norms of the society. Feel free to comment, subscribe, share and if you're new, your presence is much appreciated. This is a wide-open community. The holidays are coming to an end but they aren't over just yet. Please make sure to enjoy the remaining part of this break, rejuvenate and resume all your activities as usual. Now without further ado, let's get right into the topic.

I am going to be addressing the fact that we are using our energy on rather unnecessary pursuits such as the ones we find all over social media, instead of developing ourselves and the environment we inhabit most especially, for the better.

Take this thought quite frankly, do you think that it’s all about fixing or evolving the economy? Or do you think that having a lot of money and then giving it out is the only way to actually “give back” so to speak? If the physical surface we use to perform these activities is not safe enough or reliable, tell me just how much money you can make. Simply put, the environment is just as important if not the most important asset we possess. Without oxygen can you breathe? Without Carbon dioxide can you be vegan?

You simply can't.

I really love the initiative that valuable and influential men such as Elon Musk, MrBeast on YouTube, Leonardo DiCaprio and a very particular one, one of the world’s youngest global activists today, Greta Thunberg have taken to spread awareness on the significance of our environment. Most of today’s type-up would be in conjunction with what these blessed people believe and value.

Our planet is dying ridiculously fast yet incredibly slow at the same time. It’s almost unnoticeable and that’s because of how massive our planet is. We are facing more heat than usual, cutting more trees without replacing them and using crude oil-based fuels for our vehicles which is one of the most prominent reasons for these climate changes. Some people don’t even care about all these things besides wanting to “drip”. This may also be because the climate changes we see today are almost too inconspicuous when you compare them. I just pray to God to help us when a huge disaster hits us on this climate thing because it’s coming and you know it!

I just pray.

Another thing I wanted to point out is our use of plastic. Seriously why are people still making that stuff? It’s like sweeping foam outside on a windy day, it is a complete waste of time at this point. The world is already looking for alternatives that are less harmful to both humans and aquatic life especially. That economy is projected to fail in years to come so you might want to start migrating. The production of plastic itself is very non-environment friendly talk-less of the aftermath which is plastic straws, plastic cutlery, plastic cups, etc. And where do they end up after we are done with them? In the ocean, so I wonder if you would like more pictures of dead turtles and fish on your recommended page.

Seems pretty sensible to me.

What I have been touting throughout these past few paragraphs is the fact that we should all be environmentally conscious and we should take decent steps to make sure our surroundings are suitable enough for living. Not just for our benefit but for the benefit of future generations. I believe the greatest form of charity is knowing you may not benefit from your actions immediately but still go ahead and make it happen. That’s elegant!

I believe today’s post gives you enough reason to share this post so you can raise awareness. Keeping short, simple and visual while still trying to pass the message. Comment down below your takeaways, objections and other things you would like me to address relating to this post. Be safe out there, spend the holiday with your family and friends, save our world. Thanks for reading you absolute legends and remember, STAY HYDRATED!

Grace is dangerous

2019-12-22T05:04:00.000-08:00

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Some say that the flapping of the wing of a butterfly may cause a typhoon on the other side of the world, this theory is popularly known as the butterfly effect. This post is not about butterflies, neither is this a physics class for obvious reasons {looking at the image above}. We are going to elaborate on the fact that Grace is Dangerous. Stick with me as I crunch this topic ;)

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If you remember in one of my former posts {which I doubt you will}, we talked about how the universe rewards you for a good deed. But when I went back to it, I realized there was something hidden in that message and it was so inconspicuous it took me weeks to see it. This is what drove today's topic, grace! Simply put, grace is your reward for being good. Allah(SWT) says in Chapter 55 Verse 60: "Is there any reward for good other than good". With this point, it's pretty clear that grace is goodness/wellness. This is just perfect sense. Why do you think when you help someone, another person helps you too. When you give, someone else will give to you and so on. It's because you have been granted grace for your good actions or even more so, for your good intentions.

Now you may be thinking: "Where is he going with this?" I'll quench your curiosity in just a moment. Have you noticed that more privileged people tend to be more misbehaved than those who are just about average? Why do you think this happens and how does it relate to grace? Well, the logic is: those who are more privileged tend to take it for granted {at least those who actually do}. They have seen so much booty that they believe they no longer have anything to be grateful for. This very much relates to grace in the sense that, we have had so many good things happen around us that we become lazy and feel like we shouldn't do any more good, we feel like we've done enough. We have avoided so many punishments, accidents, difficulties, etc. those things no longer matter to us. It could also be the reason why people who were saints become demons who whisper into the hearts of others. We take Grace for granted and that's exactly why it is Dangerous.

Do not get blinded by grace. There is always going to be a reward for good and that is more good, but it should not stop you from doing more. Remember it can all be taken away by the will of your Creator as easy as "Be!" and so shall it be. And if you're in a bad situation or you think you aren't seeing enough mercies or grace, just remember you are alive and you can make efforts to change that.

That brings us to the end of today's discussion. I intentionally didn't make it verbose so that the point isn't lost and that's most likely how my posts will be. Precise and straight-to-the-point. Thank you so much for your time and your interest. If you would like me to talk about any topic, please don't hesitate to reach out to me. Love you absolute legends and until next time STAY HYDRATED!

It's either "Yes" or "No"

2019-12-18T04:18:00.001-08:00

In a world that is growing ever-rapidly, we grow to have new wants and interests. Some of which may be as risky as changing our career or creating a business. It could be some Big Hairy Audacious Goal which seems impossible to achieve. The question is "Do you actually want it?"

A very huge question mark in fact. Don't complicate things for yourself. It's either a big fat juicy "Yes!" or an unattractive "No!". It's literally that simple. If you want it, go get it, and if you don't want it, don't deceive yourself because that's the only person you CAN deceive yourself! Don't even try to stay in the grey area. You can't go around moping, saying things like "I can't do it", "I am indecisive". Make a decision quickly and stop wasting your damn time!

Stop worrying whether you're gonna be right or wrong, just do something and move on from there. After all, Failure has never been a bad thing. You will even end up smarter than you were last time. Do anything really. No one has ever been 100% sure of themselves, there's still gonna be some doubt or hindrance to whatever decision you make. And honestly, I don't even think it's about the decision itself, it's about how you treat the situation. You must have heard of people who made presumably a very good decision at first but down the line, they realized they actually messed up. A good example would be people who got rich and decided to abandon their family and friends to face their business squarely, only for them to realize that riches are not permanent and they needed something more beneficial. So the same with certain individuals who completely turned their lives right side up. The iconic best rapper of all time by many sources "Eminem" went from 'drug addiction' to being 'withing hours of death' to the man we all know him as today. He absolutely changed the face of rap music.

You know you can't eat your cake and have it right? Once you've eaten it, it's GONE. So the same with choices and decisions, you just have to take a bite or risk losing your cake. No excuses, no catch, none of that. Either you get on the train or you miss it. I can keep going on and on, making sensible clauses {pun intended} but that would make our discussion lose its spice. Just take the leap of faith, except this time you're most likely not going to have to jump off a building like our friendly-neighbourhood Spider-man did.

That said, a gigantic and amorous thank you to those of you who've read today's post. I sincerely appreciate your time. You're also gonna doing me a huge favour by sharing this. Feel free to comment down below what you didn't understand clearly and I will try my best to point you in the right direction. Be safe you incredible homo sapiens and lastly, STAY HYDRATED!

Embrace The Cringe

2019-12-16T02:48:00.000-08:00

There's a certain word that is breaking the internet today. From YouTube videos to Tweets and memes to Blogs. It's a really influential word I must say, so I decided why not talk about it here.

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We've all had unbelievably embarrassing moments, moments, where it felt like our reputations, were shattered forever {I couldn't help but laugh at the irony}. Some of them are very relatable like shitting your pants in school, cursing during a family meal, awkwardly speaking to a girl or tripping over and losing a tooth {or even half of the tooth}, while some are completely individual and those are the ones that haunt you the most. Over time we grow from those situations but they somehow find a way to wiggle back into memories leaving us like.....

Thank God people can't read minds perfectly.

The reason for this is because we never lost those memories in the first place. Most people try a lot to forget them and it only comes back worse. Some might even have sequels of that disastrous incident. The more you try to push them away, the more your mind assigns importance to it. Sounds crazy? I know. It's like your brain thinks you're tripping and is doing you a favour by keeping the memory hidden then brings it back later on. This brain self! {permit my unprofessional writing here}

Over time I realized that you shouldn't try to forget these moments, they are bound to happen so why run away from the inevitable? After all, you're not perfect. Instead, you should learn to embrace it, accept it, simply because there's no other choice. It's not like you're in a cartoon where some random mad scientist invents a hat that would wipe that memory away from your head. Welcome it with open arms and laugh at yourself. Realize just how imperfect we are, yet remarkable creatures who achieve the impossible.

You know how the quote goes, don't you? "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em".

Thank you for reading this far, you're such a beauty! Have a great day you absolute legends and remember, STAY HYDRATED!

God's Plan

2019-12-13T03:56:00.000-08:00

Do you know there's actually a God's plan? And that subconsciously we spend our whole lives trying to find it. Fighting, working, and at the end of the day, we slowly will realize we need to do what was meant for us {your purpose}.

Now I'm not giving any form of a credit to Drake and this post is not related to music in any way.

But the thing is, you cannot live your life according to someone else's and that's just how it is. No matter how much you adore someone, you cannot be that person even though you could manage to mirror some traits. Everyone should spend their time trying to figure out themselves, their strengths as well as weaknesses not trying to see if what works for another person works for you.

I don't believe we can ever truly know your capabilities because we are just inhabiting a vessel that a Supreme being had created for us. And do you think you'd find out those secrets so easily? You must have figured out by now that some things are not for you. You may like how the concept of it but it's not what your soul can relate to. Reading this you might be thinking: "but whatever the mind can conceive the body can achieve". Well, I'm here to tell you that is not full-proof and the reason is simple: "It's not meant for you, Period!" Try something, fail at it, that's good. If your heart doesn't hold onto it then maybe it's not for you. But if the case is reciprocal, then you would quickly realize that there is a light in it you need to tap into.

"Life is simply a trial and error! Quote me anywhere!!".

That's why failure exists, that's why we should embrace failure because it is the best when it comes to teaching you what is for you and what isn't. If you attempted something and you can't anticipate the failure in it then your eyes haven't opened yet. We all have a God's plan, we all have something we were made for and I'm no Oprah Winfrey but its common sense darling, there's no escaping it. It's a trial and error all the way.

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Look for less, not more....

2019-12-12T02:21:00.001-08:00

We all want to be satisfied right? That’s why we get these things that please us. All the expensive shit and whatnot. But how come after all these things we are still not satisfied, we still want more. Sometimes the case may be that you’re already tired of the ones you have already so you’re on to the next one. The answer to this rather puzzling question is to Look for less, not more.

Reason with me here. Don’t you think appreciating what you have now would save you all the stress and energy from looking for more things to keep an eye on? It gives you fewer things to give a fuck about and that’s brilliant because that means you can focus on more important stuff like your business, family etc. Doesn’t it disturb you that you may be in work or in class and you have to worry about someone else stealing your jewellery or removing the tires in your Ford Mustang GT?

I don’t know about you but it’s frustrating having to worry about those things—and no I don’t have jewellery or a car—we have things we hold in high prestige and we want to keep it safe at all times. The lesson here is not saying “I won’t buy anything again with my money”, it’s saying “I’ll buy the things I need so I can save my energy caring for them”. It’s easy to say but difficult to do, but if you’re tired of worrying about many things all at once this shouldn’t bother you at all.

Thanks for reading. Love you, you absolute legends, and remember to stay hydrated!

Don’t Stress...Find your balance

2019-12-10T01:04:00.002-08:00

You wanna get that car. You wanna get those six-pack abs. You wanna get that iPhone 11 pro max{what a name} You wanna get the MONEY. And you wanna get it fast! Sadly, you can’t get it fast, and you may not even get it at all. So why the stress? why do you slowly kill yourself because you want something that will leave you? I know I said you should go after what you want but not so much that you slowly lose the essence of life. No matter how badly you run after something, you still need a break. “Why?” you may ask, it’s because we are humans, not engines. Jokes on you engines to need rest at some point or they risk breaking down. So the same if that engine is not being used, it slowly depletes in value. We need to find a way to balance out all these things, we need to be moderate. Not too much on one side that it causes a lack on the other. Take a good look at the image above, you see a woman crying in her own house. It is an empty house, but at least she has a roof over her head. Look at her, let’s say she’s filled up that’s why she doesn’t have space in her body. What I’m trying to bring out is there is no balance in her life. She has almost all she needs but she’s still not okay. She still feels empty. She is so stressed out she cries. I may be wrong but this too I look like she was going after the worldly things and now she’s lost them. A wise man once said, “The first secret to success is to know thy self”. In my words wise or not, “Know your balance!” Find out what goes for you and how you can work with it. Take your time and savour every moment, it may be your last! YOU READ THIS FAR RIGHT? I LOVE THAT. DON’T FORGET TO COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE BECAUSE YOU MAY HELP SOMEONE WITH THIS. YOU ARE AN ABSOLUTE LEGEND, STAY HYDRATED!

Why do grades matter?

2019-12-08T03:55:00.001-08:00

Why is intelligence measured by grades? A student who is "not doing well at school" is classified as Low-performance. We set up grading systems to identify the smart students and those on the other end of the scale. And then the 1st in the class is then regarded as the smartest. This doesn't make sense to me {no pun intended}. I was the 1st in class at some point so I'm probably not in a place to be typing this. But I later realized there was no reason for the competition all along. I began to notice that there were some things better than being smart- as classified by western education. You can be smart and be a complete douche-bag like I was in the past, passing all the subjects, get all the praise but people don't value you. That's a lot of bullshit. Whereas some of my classmates performed averagely and had people back them up, they had people support them and it was just too clear why that was happening. Nobody cares about your intelligence if you can't carry people along with you. There needed to be a balance between people and the school. Now back to the topic, GRADES ARE POINTLESS. Ever heard of the Savant syndrome? it's a mental disorder usually found in people who are autistic {in other words, unable to learn correctly}. These people tend to demonstrate a lot of extraordinary abilities like vast memory tapping, musical and artistic prowess etc. The most fascinating fact is that most of them have low IQ levels and I'm talking levels as low as 50-70. Tell me how these guys are not intelligent despite their IQ levels, also tell me how grades are implemented here. To me, grades are just used to classify people which should not be simply because we are different and nothing is going to change that, so why spend years attributing alphabets to determine how intelligent a person is? There can be a school so we can learn certain skills but why the grades though? PLEASE COMMENT, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE TO MY EMAIL LIST AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE TO RECEIVE MORE RELATABLE CONTENT. THANK YOU FOR READING TODAY'S POST, GOD BLESS AND STAY HYDRATED!

Look for the bigger picture

2019-12-06T01:19:00.000-08:00

Every day we are flooded with all kinds of news, gists and don’t forget the gossips. We love hearing these things. It’s almost as if we instinctively want to stay updated on everything that happens. And truthfully it’s the ‘Make of Man’ to want to know something, just the slightest detail pleases us—but most times we don’t look further than the tip our noses. We don’t want to know the source of that information, we just gulp it all up like vacuum cleaners. These days people don’t even want to know what’s true or not. Some just hear, lock up in their memory and throw the key away, and that’s how I picture people who believe everything they hear. They want to have all the latest news for whatever reason. I feel like there’s a need to confirm what we hear and if you don’t want to go through all that stress, don’t be an INFO-JUNKIE. Darling, you cannot know everything so pick some and go from there. I simply cannot stress this enough but we need to Look for the bigger picture. Put some effort into getting the right stuff even though it’s completely a matter of choice. You are you, so you choose what matters to you or not. But one thing I can tell you is not everything can matter to you. Some things are just not worth your time. Beware of false news! Now if you read this far, it shows you consider me worth your time and I really appreciate that. I value you too. DON’T FORGET TO COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE BECAUSE YOU CARE. THANK YOU, YOUR AN ABSOLUTELY LEGEND. READ MORE POSTS AND STAY HYDRATED!

"Good things come to those who wait". Not in my opinion!

2019-12-05T03:33:00.000-08:00

Standing at the bank of the river, no fishing rod, no bucket, not even a worm and you expect fish to come flying at you like some sort of snack? You are wasting your time just standing, just WAITING. You need to take initiative, you need an ACTION to get a REACTION, according to Newton’s Third Law of Motion and if the motivation is your excuse, I have an equation for you. Coined from “The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck” by Mark Manson, the equation goes:

Action>>Inspiration>>Motivation

“If you lack the motivation to make an important change in your life, do something — anything, really — and then harness the reaction to that action as a way to begin motivating yourself” ~ Mark Manson. The quote explains the equation, he calls it the ‘Do Something’ principle and minds you, it’s not just some straight-line equation. It is a cycle.

In terms of fishing, you must bait the fish to get the fish and I believe the same goes for life. You need to put in a good amount of effort in other to see results. Funny enough, this principle works regardless of your intention, good or bad. Armed robbers must have targeted a certain place, gained some pretty decent information before going in for a hold-up, they may also have visited it a certain number of times if it’s a store. Anything less would be plain stupidity.

My point here is you simply cannot wait for something, thinking it will appear out of thin air. You need to have momentum, even a little force could be Planning, then you move on from there. Bring out your fishing rod, attach your hook, pin a beautiful, juicy worm unto it and cast into the water.

Now we wait patiently. We have justified ourselves by putting in a considerable amount of effort, then the universe rewards us with one hell of a fish. LASTLY, STAY HYDRATED!

Let's Talk About Value...

2019-12-04T02:09:00.000-08:00

Naturally, humans tend to gravitate towards what we value or what we view as "WORTH". We buy luxurious cars because we love the roar of the engines, we purchase expensive, wallet-draining jewellery because we want to slay in an occasion or simply look nice, we get the latest shoes so people can feel the "drip" on our Instagram pages. There's one reason why we would go so far to get these things; It's because we place a high value on them. The value we put on objects can be so toxic that when they are not around us, we are no longer ourselves. We feel empty, we feel incomplete {Notice how I used "we" throughout this post, everyone may be guilty of valuing materialistic things including myself}. And this is almost unavoidable since they're all around us, we just can't take our eyes off them. That's how we were made, but doesn't it scare you that you will inevitably pass away and that all those objects we can't do without wouldn't mean anything again? Now you may be thinking: "If I shouldn't put a value on objects, what should I value?" Value the things that truly matter. The things that truly satisfy our being, our 'human being'. Love, trust, integrity, family, truth and a whole lot of other things that you simply cannot mention all at once. Value the things that will present you as a person. If you have read this far without skipping, it tells me something. It tells me that you value me and my efforts to open the pores of our brains and just for that I love you. PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO COMMENT DOWN BELOW YOUR TAKE AWAY, SHARE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND IF YOU HAVEN'T SUBSCRIBED VIA EMAIL, PLEASE DO SO AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE SO YOU DON'T MISS OUT ON MORE INSPIRING CONTENT. THANKS FOR READING, STAY HYDRATED!

Things Happen in Your Favour

2019-12-03T01:34:00.000-08:00

Ever wondered why apples fall from trees? So you don't have to jump just to get a huge tasty bite. At some point in your life, you may have noticed that after every hardship comes ease. That's the universe's way of compensating you for your suffering{universe used for viewers who may not believe in God}. It's like the universe gives you pity after putting you through trials, and as a matter of fact, it does. We grow by facing problems head-on and solving them. If there are no problems to solve in the world, our minds remain stagnant and we would most likely begin to feel dissatisfied, we will no longer feel the need to value anything. We need something to break us so that we can come back stronger than we were. Hence, we grow more intelligent and then on to the next problem and uglier problem. The problems just keep on coming. Like it or not, life is doing you a favour by giving you tasks and the more you finish them, the harder they become. It's like everyone has their own mini-universe where everything is going the way they want it. But there is an external universe where things happen beyond our control; where we face PROBLEMS. Now if you have read "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho, this post should ring a bell in your wandering memories. And if you haven't I recommend you do right away. The long and short of the book is that when someone truly desires something, the universe{your mini universe} will conspire to help that person attain his dream/desires. A way to connect all this: When you want something, Your mini-universe tries to help you get it through internal forces like motivation, inspiration etc. and then the external universe challenges you so you can properly affirm your desires, so you can be sure if you really want it. The whole universe works in your favour. Thanks, loads for reading this far. DON'T FORGET TO COMMENT, FOLLOW BY EMAIL AND SHARE. AND FINALLY, STAY HYDRATED!

Be Patient

2019-12-02T04:10:00.000-08:00

You are ironing a white silk dress for a party with a naughty pressing iron with stains on it. Already you’d expect to have stained the dress but you somehow manage to keep it clean. All of a sudden an ant falls from the ceiling and tries to get away from the heat radiating from the iron. Now you see this happening while you are already late for the party and decide to iron the ant while it’s still on your dress. Two things have occurred here: 1. You weren’t patient enough to let the ant get away 2. Because of your impatience, You have just smeared ant-butt juice all over your dress and stained the heck out if it. You go “I’m fucked!”. And most definitely you are😂😂 You could not just wait for the ant to walk away and keep on ironing. Do not let your emotions get the best of you. If you don’t control it, life will find away to fuck you right in the ass just because you didn’t. Be patient my friend 🙏🏾💆‍♂️. DON’T FORGET TO COMMENT, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS ON MY LATEST POSTS✌️

PILOT

2019-12-02T03:12:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the Daily Dose of Sense🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️. I post “motivational” reflections on life in my Whatsapp status. But that meant it would only be available to my contact list 🤔 and those who I haven’t blocked😂. I really wanted more than just a few people to see my reflections on life. Posting stuff like that on my Whatsapp would just make me look stuck up🙄. Who wants to listen to some boring asshole anyway🤷🏾‍♂️. My content is relatable and debatable at the same time so it’s pretty engaging for those who keep in touch😎 In so many ways I want to help others see the bigger picture and have minds of their own because we get brainwashed easily these days🥴 but once people realize you are giving away valuable content for free, they do tend to take it for granted🙁. This marks the PILOT {pun intended} of my blog. The Daily Dose of Sense bringing you juicy content on reflections and life🙌🏿. Stay hydrated🥛{it’s milk, I know. The less you think about it the less it hurts🌚🚶‍♂️}. Please COMMENT, SHARE AND GIVE ME IDEAS ON TOPICS I SHOULD DISCUSS. CREATIVITY CAN BE SHARED YOU KNOW😄