The concept of culture, defined as "the beliefs and customs of a particular nation or group," dominates many societies from Asia to the Americas, Europe to Africa. In addition, it informs why societies do what they do differently than the rest, how they respond to change, and how they behave in different cultures. For many… Continue reading Culture, Gender, and Education in South Sudan
Author: Matai Muon
๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ซ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ – S = (DA)
Robert Kiyosaki simplifies the meaning of 'success' when he says that โ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐จ๐ช๐๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ข๐๐๐จ๐ช๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐; ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐๐ข; ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ.โ For success in life means different things for different people, what counts is not the kind of success… Continue reading ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ซ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ – S = (DA)
On Language, Culture and Ideas
"๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฃ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ฌ๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐บ๐ข, ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ถ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ข ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ฃ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ข, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ด ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฃ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ด. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ญ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด." ~ ๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ At the end of March… Continue reading On Language, Culture and Ideas
Pinker Says, Wait a Minute; The World Is Wrong, We Are Better Today than Ever Before.
One of the greatest enemies yet, and indeed, the most worrisome issue to modernity and progress now is not about affordability โ accessibility debate. It is the defiance of scientific progress and the doubts that come with it, coupled with humanityโs irrational fear for progress. Fathom this little hypothetical experience for a second. You live… Continue reading Pinker Says, Wait a Minute; The World Is Wrong, We Are Better Today than Ever Before.
#On Choices
In The Millionaire Fastlane, MJ Demarco, one of the most decorated practiced entrepreneurs tells us that 'Your choices are made in a moment but their consequences will transcend a lifetime.' James Clear stresses this point explicitly in Atomic Habits when he says: "Every action you take is a vote for the person you wish to… Continue reading #On Choices
Pinker Says, Wait a Minute; The World Is Wrong, We Are Better Today than Ever Before.
One of the greatest enemies yet, and indeed, the most worrisome issue to modernity and progress now is not about affordability โ accessibility debate. It is the defiance of scientific progress and the doubts that come with it, coupled with humanityโs irrational fear for progress. Fathom this little hypothetical experience for a second. You live… Continue reading Pinker Says, Wait a Minute; The World Is Wrong, We Are Better Today than Ever Before.
Sankalp Africa Summit 2020: My Experience
The Value of Networking. "Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen." -- Brene Brown. Brief about the Sankalp Forum Since its launch in 2009 Sankalp Forum โ an Intellecap Initiative โ has created an ecosystem of global entrepreneurs, investors, corporations, multilaterals and policymakers who are committed to furthering the cause of development… Continue reading Sankalp Africa Summit 2020: My Experience
The Paradox of Satisfaction
"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing" declared Plato so many centuries ago. The paradox of satisfaction suggests that the tools we employ to increase our satisfaction of choices โ filters and recommendations โ may be unsatisfying if they diminish the power of our… Continue reading The Paradox of Satisfaction
South Sudan: The Untold Story from Independence to Civil War – Hilde F. Johnson
In all honesty and deeds, there are fewer international experts in South Sudan than Hilde Johnson. Her writings on the countryโs becoming and unbecoming status are not only informed by a wealth of experience but also by her objective voice. She is a gifted wordsmith with a flair of intellectual and political richness, analytically… Continue reading South Sudan: The Untold Story from Independence to Civil War – Hilde F. Johnson
Becoming: A review
BECOMING: A Tale by Americaโs most Honest, and Inspirational Woman of all Times ย Review by Matai Muon Sometimes, we go to a bookshop to discover the latest story available for consumption, or if you are like me, browse the web to find the latest reviews for the good books as recommended by FANATIC… Continue reading Becoming: A review
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