Day: November 21, 2021

Clarity

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Today, I got a call from a friend who has been living in the United Kingdom for some years now.

He has no change in his accent.

I got curious and asked him about his circle of friends. As anticipated, he was basically still living in a Nigerian ecosystem .

We shared jokes about a lot of ways people change when they move into new cultures, and how the change always seems subtle to the individual, but dramatic to the onlooker.

I challenged him to explore connections that diversify his circle a little more. He was not having it.

In his words, “the friends I have bring me so much joy, I am unwilling to experiment with new ones.”

I am thankful for people who are clear on what they don’t need.

Cue 152 – If You Have Writer’s Block, Maybe You Should Stop Lying

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If You Have Writer’s Block, Maybe You Should Stop Lying

“I find that this is an overlooked source of writing difficulty. I find that people often believe they have a writing technique problem, when, actually, what they have is a sincerity problem. They think that writing is onerous, when, actually, they mean that writing as if they’re someone else is onerous. If you’re not the kind of person who actually cares much about writing an epic fantasy novel, then no matter how much you think you ought to write an epic fantasy novel, it won’t feel good. This doesn’t mean never tailoring your writing to your audience, it just means that you should shape who you are into a palatable format, rather than gussying up who you’re not.” – Sasha Chapin

Travel

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Humans are perfectly designed to travel.

Even those who hate to travel, still have minds that travel.

In almost all of history, the tribes with travel ingrained into their way of being, always outpaced other tribes in development.

Travel uses the tangible to expand the intangible. As you explore new spaces your mind expands to create new spaces. New spaces in the mind are the playground for creativity.

As humanity moved from hunter-gatherers to farmers, many think we moved from travellers to occupiers, unwilling to travel. But that is inaccurate.

Farmers also travel is search of more fertile land. If they don’t, they will die of hunger, because the earth will stop birthing produce. The earth requires you to move in order to renew itself, and nurture you.

Travel is not a luxury, it is a necessity for being.

Travel is not expensive. Do it enough and you will find you need less than you think you do. Staying put in one place makes everything look bigger than it is.

Travel is not a sign of being unsettled. It is a sign of confidence that you have a home.

No one appreciates home, or what they have, like the one who travels.

Let’s go there.

– Osasu Oviawe