Documenting 2025

It's day 151 of documenting 2025. Last day in May What shall I say? None but God's praise, I'm alive today! Happy Weekend my friend 🎀 Another week's gone, And a new month approaches. Can I say ' Happy New Month In Advance "? I think I can... Yesterday, I marked another milestone...150 days of writing this blog. I decided to create a survey to get your feedback on this Documenting 2025.  See it here. After 7 simple questions, you're free to keep reading. I haven't gotten any response yet...hopefully, I can get yours. Thank you for your time ☺️ The recent single by Rachel Platten and Lindsey Stirling (my top violinist) is lit! 🔥 It's called, "Unfolding" . The lyrics are inspirational... The beat coupled with the violin sound is surreal. You should listen to it....you'll see what I mean 🎻 And yes! I finished with chapter 4 of "The Ultimate Focus Strategy" by Martin Meadows. That is, after reading 365 Days With Self-discipline...

It's day 150 of documenting 2025. Another milestone crossed 🎉 150 days of writing in a row! I should probably sing, 🎶This girl is on fire 🔥 Cos I'm on a roll, baby! In today's section of Blast From The Past, I'll share a quote each from day 50 and day 100. Looking forward to the next milestone...day 200. Before I go into the usual sections (yes...we're still doing em'), I want to talk on the last 50 days. Speech mode activated! Let me clear my throat....although it's perfectly fine 😄 The last 50 days have been tough, my friend. Full of challenges, silent tears and struggle...mainly with myself. But they've also been beautiful and hopeful.  What we think may be far away might actually be closer than we think. And if there's any wonderful gift I've received from them, it's my reconnecting with Aisha. Somehow, the universe wanted it to happen. She's busy...so am I. She's a final year student in the university....can't imagine wha...

It's day 149 of documenting 2025. It's another day for Focus Series. Yep! I said it! Err.....scratch that 😐 It's just Thursday. Ignore the silly start, my friend... The beginnings are sometimes messy, aren't they? But it gets better, surely. I finished the third chapter of another book I'm reading, The Ultimate Focus Strategy by Martin Meadows. I finished the last section after reading through day 149 of the usual read. Highlights on that later... I take 10 minutes to read section of the two books. How I know? I set a timer for 10 minutes only. Ten minutes of reading daily usually compounds, doesn't it? Besides, the usual read is what I call a consistency companion for this blog. It's how I tell myself, "Heads up, Duon! It's time to write!" Tomorrow will mark 150 days since I started this blog. I mark a milestone every 50 days. The next milestone is day 200. But tomorrow, I want to try something different. Anticipate!......

It's day 148 of documenting 2025. I chatted with Meta AI yesterday, After a while. What we chatted about? A few things.... Don't worry, my friend I'll share the whole chat in a bit. Before that, a heads up! It's the chat, Highlights and then Blast From The Past. It might be a bit long, so brace yourself 🙂 The Chat With Meta AI Me : What does one do when there are so many activities to carry out and so many things to do? Meta AI: Feeling overwhelmed? Prioritize tasks based on importance and deadlines, then break them down into manageable chunks. Focus on one task at a time to regain control and momentum. Me : How does one prioritize tasks? Is there a specific method to use? Meta AI: Prioritizing tasks involves evaluating their urgency and importance.  One popular approach is the Eisenhower Matrix, which categorizes tasks into four quadrants: urgent & important, important but not urgent, urgent but not important, and not urgent or important. This helps yo...

It's day 147 of documenting 2025. Happy Children's day! 🎉 Whatever your age, I hope today is as playful and fun for you as when you were a kid. Adults need play too...😏 It's easy to get so serious with life... Sometimes avoiding any form of fun for the meantime is important to achieving your goals. But today, give yourself some slack. And by slack, I mean... Watch those cartoons you used to as a kid...even if it's for 25 minutes. If you can't do that, just think back to your childhood memories...and laugh at how silly you were then. If there's a chance, spend some time playing with a kid you know...or don't. Make them smile. Your inner child will thank you. Inner child? What's Duon talking about again? 🙄 My friend, you may understand the concept of an 'inner child' or you may not. Think of it this way: you never really grow up. What? 🤨 Your body ages...sure. But the spirit you had as a child is still a child. Why do you s...

It's day 146 of documenting 2025. Monday is for poetry Do you agree? ( Zip it, rhymey 😒) Pardon my unusual quip, my friend I'm just a bit excited today. Is it the fact that there will be no school tomorrow? Maybe... Truth is, I'm committed to my personal development...now more than ever. Because my future depends on it. That truth hit me last night. I had a talk with my dad about a particular matter...nothing serious. My dad then went down the advice lane...and this time I didn't roll my eyes and say inwardly, " yeah Dad...I know!" What he said resonated with my thoughts." Very soon, I'll be on my own. No Dad to scold me or siblings to drive me crazy...just me and God. What I do now.... The standards I set now... Actions I repeat now.... Will go either make or mar me in the future. And PK (my closest friend) also brought up the point of people with seemingly "good" intentions trying to associate with me...but they have ulterior...

It's day 145 of documenting 2025. A new week approaches. In the meantime, we're still in the weekend. Happy Sunday, my friend ☺️ Today, we'll finish what we started in yesterday's post. Part 2. But first, lemme just say a few on how yesterday went. I did a bit of crochet... And finally finished a beanie I started months ago. At first, I listened to Lindsey Stirling's tracks in a playlist while I crocheted. Then I had to charge my phone....but I finished the last part in silence. The best part was that I focused on it for 30 whole minutes. Without the violin music. I realized something. The process to finishing a project one starts will always be boring. And repetitive. Sometimes frustrating. But the joy one feels when the project is finally complete is priceless 💎 To be honest, there are still unfinished crochet projects in my stash. I started them....but then I just came up with an excuse to drop them. I lost interest in the process. Picking ...

It's day 144 of documenting 2025. Happy Weekend, my friend ☺️ You may be reading this post late...or early, depending on where you are. I'm typing this now...by 9:55 am (Nigerian time). I just have 45 minutes on the clock Shoot! 😐 I haven't read today's note from the usual read! Guess I have to pause the timer. Be right back! (6 minutes and some seconds later...) I'm back! I finished reading through day 144 in 365 Days With Self-discipline. A book that has a note for every day of the year. It's what I use for highlights....a section of the post where I share quotes and give my take on them. Alright...back to what I wanted to say. Oops! Gotta resume the timer! ⏲️ There...done. (The timer will probably ring before I finish typing...but it's cool) Now let's continue. It's the rest period...for most of us working a job. Although I think some jobs require you to work on a Saturday. Mine isn't included. I'm at home now chilling...and a...

It's day 143 of documenting 2025. It's a Friyay! 😸 Another week has come and gone. Am I the only one feeling like time is running quite fast? Hmm... Perceptions. Anyhoo.... Something remarkable happened yesterday. I reconnected with a school friend of mine. Yeah...I said friend. In yesterday's post, I mentioned how I thought I didn't make any friends after graduating from high school. Well, I thought wrong. Aisha was like a sister to me.  More than a classmate for sure 🥰 She messaged me yesterday. I'm very happy to reconnect with another school friend of mine. So, a little about Aisha... She's a Muslim. She has a twin sister that was also my friend in school...although we weren't close. She's in my age group...in her twenties as well. Aisha is a wonderful lady and has the kindest heart ❤️ Although it's been long since we were last in contact, I know that much about her. We have a lot to catch up on tho... Big girl talk. Truth is, after...

It's day 142 of documenting 2025. "Another day, another...." Yeah, I can't think of a good opening for today's post. All I know is, this one's scheduled. I hope it's all good where you are, my friend ☺️ You're probably reading from Nigeria...or the US...or Ireland.. (says the analytics report 📊 You may be visiting for the first time or you've been following every post. Whatever circumstance, you're truly welcome here. Lemme tell you about something I discovered yesterday. I was on Facebook and I came across this particular ad. It talked about an app where writers can literally cash out from their writing. In my mind, I was like.... " Here we go again with these schemes 🙄" But I was more curious than sceptical. I decided to download the app it led me to...with the mind of deleting it if it doesn't make any sense. Guess what? The app is still on my phone. After signing up and exploring the app for a while, I rea...

It's day 141 of documenting 2025. I collapsed again. After I came back from the school yesterday, I didn't even look at my lunch. The bed called out to me...and I answered immediately. Two hours later, I woke up. This teaching job is really stretching me. That's good. I will never complain because I signed up for it. Besides, I notice that the students relate more with me than the other teachers. It's not really a thing to brag about. Okay, I'm going to brag a little 😄 Maybe it's because I'm using techniques that the other teachers don't use.... They probably haven't had a teacher keeping names on a list. All they've seen is a cane in the hand. I've never held one in any of my classes so far. Honestly, I don't intend to. They can be naughty sometimes... They may want to misbehave. I give them warnings...and most times, they stop. They probably don't want to get on my blacklist. (Do I have a blacklist?...