Jan 30ChatGPT — your AI-powered writing assistance“As it sweeps across the land, the wind of change…it leaves nothing too familiar, nothing too strange.” That was a line from a poem I wrote as a teenager. Without ChatGPT. Needless to say, we are on the precipice of change. As the latest AI technology to whip up a…Chatgpt4 min readChatgpt4 min read
Nov 23, 2022How to get back up after the carpet’s been pulled from under youIn a previous post, I spoke about the emotional ways to deal with life’s various setbacks; the end of a relationship, the end of a job, or having to end residence in a country you always called home. Today I want to delve a little bit deeper into the last…Personal Development3 min readPersonal Development3 min read
Nov 12, 2022How to deal with a broken heartI recently went through really bad heartbreak when the person I love betrayed my trust in a way I never imagined possible, and as a person who also went through surgery just a few months back, I never thought that the impact of the emotional fallout would be or could…Personal Development6 min readPersonal Development6 min read
Nov 8, 2022How to take your thinking to the next levelOften times, we think that if we have all the knowledge at hand related to a decision, it’d be easy to make an informed decision. But this assumes that we are rational linear thinkers who will use logic to reach the most optimized solution to problems. We often take for…Productivity3 min readProductivity3 min read
Oct 25, 2022It Takes Courage To Say, “I Need Help”The other day, I picked up my journal from 2013 and started reading the words bleeding on the page. My first reaction was, “Wow. That girl really needed therapy.” My anxiety spirals were all over the page, ruminations repeated over and over again, anger and resentment carried over unresolved problems…Mental Health3 min readMental Health3 min read
Aug 26, 20227 Ways to Renew your EnergyI know it’s been months since I… -Replied properly to messages and calls. -Posted anything here. -Gone out for a social event. I’ve been single-mindedly focusing on my health. And when that is your primary focus, you don’t need to be an expert on the first law of thermodynamics to…Mindfulness3 min readMindfulness3 min read
Aug 5, 2022Who Needs Big Brother When You’ve Got The AuntyMeet The Aunty — she’s the embodiment of the collective voice of society. When people try to deter you from doing something by using the phrases, “What will people say?” or “Log Kya Kahenge?” they are actually referring to The Aunty. She’s judgmental. She’s well-connected. News reaches her when someone…Dreams3 min readDreams3 min read
Jun 1, 2022Where is “Home”?A couple of days ago, I passed by Dubai Airport as I was transiting from another country to Kenya. I couldn’t help but think, “For 30 years, this used to be the airport I’d land in when I was headed ‘home’.” Though returning to Kenya for good eventually worked out…Home2 min readHome2 min read
May 12, 2022“You are missing 50 % of your life.”“You are missing 50 % of your life.” That was how the book, Peak Mind, started, and from that page on, I was hooked. The book discusses how attention solves one of the brain’s biggest problems: how to deal with the constant flow of information from the environment. Attention is…Neuroscience2 min readNeuroscience2 min read
Apr 27, 2022How to practically mute the noiseThe response in my DM from last week’s post was overwhelming, which shows that I struck a chord. Riding on that wave, today I want to answer a common question on the topic. “How do you — practically — deal with society’s expectations?” 1. (Physically and emotionally) remove yourself from the toxic environment. When I came back to Kenya for…Productivity4 min readProductivity4 min read