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How Our Furry Friends are Saving the Economy, One Paw at a Time! — Hey there, animal aficionados! Buckle up, because today we’re diving headfirst into a wild and wacky world where our four-legged friends aren’t just cute and cuddly companions, but economic powerhouses in their own right! Join me on this pawsome adventure as we explore how our furry buddies are taking the…

“The graveyard is full of ‘irreplaceable’ and important people” — There are rare moments when a hard truth stops you in your tracks. The other day I read a Reddit post titled “20 Years from Now, the Only People Who Will Remember That You Worked Late Are Your Kids.” I began to tear up. I instantly began to think of…

I may have defeated a lifelong struggle with the post-lunch slump. — Fifteen years ago, my afternoons were agony. I was doing my Ph.D. in computer science. After lunch, I was useless: tired, stiff, and unfocused. Coffee, walks, stretching: nothing helped. But since I started working from home, I’ve been tinkering to design the perfect day. It now includes an over-optimized nap. …

Nigeria recently removed subsidies on petroleum. Unfortunately, this fuel subsidy removal has caused a massive increase in fuel prices, affecting millions of people and businesses nationwide. As fuel costs triple, employers and HR managers must adopt proactive measures to mitigate the impact on their organizations and employees. This article explores…

In May, I was made redundant from my role at Microsoft. This was the first time being made redundant so naturally I didn’t know what to think at first. The news came as a complete surprise and knocked me off guard. It quickly became apparent that I was not alone…

Today I am going to answer a question from a reader. Artificial intelligence services such as ChatGPT are a hot topic. Do you think that translator jobs will disappear in the future? To what extent is AI being used in the translation industry currently? I have a fairly long career…

The year was 2020 yeah, that one. I had hit a proverbial wall in my freelancing career, and I thought I could use some stability. So, while 2020 was the year most people started freelancing and working remotely, it was the year I decided to get a 9–5 job. Getting…

It Takes a Nation of millions to hold us back but when your boy reach a billion it’s a wrap. Jay z This is my first article here and I don’t think I have much to say. I’m just here to tell you, persist. Persist my friend. …

Cross the boundary of your comfort zone to think about an idea to its extreme without mental guardrails to put it down. — Strategic thinking is such a critical skill in life, and yet a lot of us hear about it for the first time in our lives through our managers “You are great at execution, but you need to start thinking strategically.” Now a corporate mumbo jumbo, strategic thinking wasn’t a popular…