INTERMEDIARY vs DIRECT ACCESS

Omoime,

As a Nigerian who appreciates the heterogeneous nature of the country. I said “My friends” in Ishan language of Edo State. It is a great day to reach out to you with our weekly diet. I wished to have ran away (stopping this series) but I found myself in love with it and am glued to writing it.

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CONSUMER LIFESTYLE vs PRODUCTIVE LIFESTYLE

Onoirah,

It is a privilege to come your way again. I greeted you in Ishan language of Edo State, Nigeria, this means, “My People.” I am glad that we have the opportunity of seeing into the future through our positive outlook to situations and event. I also use this medium to sympathize with all those who lost their livelihood to different fire outbreak in the last one week. May the Lord grant you a speedy free start.

Being a Nigerian, I have grown up to know that Nigerians consume a lot. New brand berth in the country annually and in some few years, they are already making profit that exceeds that of their homeland. Unfortunately, before their arrival, Nigerians in the same line of business are not reckoned with or such business goes into extinction. Truthfully, how do we evaluate the lifestyle of Nigerians?

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TECHNOLOGY SLAVES vs TECHNOLOGY MASTERS

Mavor,

I hope your day has started in an exciting way? I wish to get educated daily and I chose to add more words from the heterogeneous lexicon of Nigeria, I asked, “how are you?” in Urhobo language of Delta State, Nigeria. I pray that you will end the day beautifully.

I remembered that in the early 2000s, radical technological changes happened. We were all amazed at the new order most especially in Africa. 15 years after, we have become inseparable from this new order. Every product is now a product of technology; man lives on technology and feeds on technology. Some weeks ago, I was a part of a workshop where I heard the definition of the users of technology and I believe you will also like to learn. Let’s think together, technology slaves versus technology masters.

Technology slaves are those who are addicted to working with technology; they are those who work so long. In order words, they have been sold out to technology. They crave for every new gadget; they want to be technologically sophisticated; they have sleepless nights because they were not online in a day. They want to be response real time, however, life itself, does not offer every solution real time. I looked at the words, “slaves and addiction” but truly, one becomes a slave to whatever one is addicted to. There was a woman whose husband broke the blackberry device, he bought for her because she had abandoned all her responsibility to her children and him; she was always pinging.

Technology masters are those who have the ability to manage their time and increase control of their lives. They are people who use technology when it is available; they are people who can restrain their internet usage. They are people who have the strength to stay sane when they are offline for days. They are people who are not driven by the craze to acquire gadgets.

With these definitions, we know where we fall. In the New Year, there are habits that we need to drop; would you be a slave to technology or be the master of technology. I know that many opportunities abound on the technological space and if it is not seized immediately; it can be gone forever.

Let’s live a modest life and remain masters over all situations.

Have a great week.

Cheers!

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EARLY RISERS vs LATE RISERS

A ku amojuba odun titun,

Yoruba has been humoured as a language that has greetings for all situations. I am saying, congratulations on seeing the new year. As 2015 was ending, many of us went into “holiday mode.” However, it is not a bad idea to encourage ourselves as a new week and a new year commences. Let’s think together on this simple topic, early risers versus later risers.

Early risers refer to those who start maximizing opportunities from the first day of the year. This is not defined by being an extrovert but by an inner drive to attain heights in the new year. Such people are not driven by sight but by conviction that their lives would be different from the onset of the year.

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