Documenting 2025

It's day 211 of documenting 2025. Hey 👋🏼  How's it going? I hope it's all good where you are....and if not, remember that things could have been worse, but they're not. Still on the blackout countdown... Update: It seems everyone in my area already knows about the power outage situation. All are adapting...but things might get expensive. On my end, it's all good. Everyone is adapting as well. Power banks are out of their break now...as they're constantly used. Mine especially 😄 When the power was still predictable, I wouldn't use it but I would just wait till the power was restored. It ain't like that no more... Things might not be as bad as they seem tho.... Before now, I would spend up to 8 hours on my phone...a luxury. Now, I'm considering ways to reduce those number of hours. Like reading an actual book instead of a PDF, taking a walk instead of chatting with AI, singing out loud instead of listening to music.... Things like that. It's ev...

It's day 204 of documenting 2025. Today was my day off. The day before the party tomorrow. I enjoyed it actually....or I'm still enjoying it. After a long, hard nap in the morning....I took a walk with my sister and got home...to lounge again. While doing the habits on my routine, of course. It was good...but hopefully, tomorrow will be better. Today is actually my friend's birthday. I refer to him as PK whenever I mentioned him in former posts. He's the most wonderful person I have ever known 😊 I haven't communicated in a while....which is bad on my part. But I'm giving him the shout-out that he deserves, for being such an amazing friend. Happy Birthday PK 💜 I wish you nothing but the best of all good things to come. Long life, prosperity and extraordinary blessings 🎁 I'm sorry I haven't messaged you in a while...and I hope you got the letter I sent explaining why. I'm doing okay over here...and I'm sure you'll be fine too. Take care of y...

It's day 197 of documenting 2025. OMG! 😲 I just realized that it's 3 days to day 200! Amazing! I've really come a long way...from the day I started writing this blog. Day 50...Day 100...and Day 150. These are the milestones of this documenting journey. And I've been documenting offline as well. Month by month, I write down certain happenings or "highlights" of the month...as well as how I can do better. Well, until then... Let's keep moving, yeah? So we start with Highlights and later on, we borrow some wisdom from Marcus Aurelius. Sounds like a plan 🙂 365 Days With Self-discipline  📌 On Eliminating a Negative Attitude  "I will eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, and cynicism, by developing love for all humanity, because I know that a negative attitude toward others can  never bring me success." Quote by Napoleon Hill All but a few enlightened individuals engage at least periodically in behaviors and emotions like hatred, sarcasm, ...

It's day 190 of documenting 2025. Mid-week? Not yet. It's just Wednesday. And the day has started running, Like I am from the truth. Man! 🥶 Have I mentioned how cold and gloomy it has been lately? These days sunny moments have been just a few of them. Kinda like how I feel on the inside. (It's me admitting it...) Let's just check out the Highlights for today. And I could share a fiction story of our favorite character, Ursula. 365 Days With Self-discipline  📌 On Being Specific About Your Resolutions "Instead of saying “I’m never going to cheat again,” say, “Today, I’m not  going to do that thing that makes me feel weak and shameful about myself again.” Quote by Neil Strauss When setting a new resolution, be specific about it, and particularly about the way a certain behavior you want to give up makes you feel. For example, saying “I’m not going to eat pizza anymore” isn’t going to be as visceral as saying “I’m not going to eat that thing that makes me bloated, ob...

It's day 183 of documenting 2025. No power! 😭 This outage is getting to everyone...and it's getting worse. I couldn't charge my device and the power bank is on its last legs. Word is, the problem started when two officials were beaten because they came for bill payment verification. That's enough to piss them off. Well, I'm not sure if the story is true. I'm just hoping the issue gets resolved, whatever it may be.  Anyways, life goes on. I may consider leaving my phone at home instead of bringing it to school. That way, I can save the battery. But there's a problem. We usually use my phone to play the song for the cultural dance presentation in my school. I wonder how I can navigate that 😐 Don't worry, I'll figure it out. Time for highlights...and then a fictional story. The first of it's kind on this blog. 365 Days With Self-discipline  📌 On Shocking Your Body “Your body needs to be shocked to become resilient,” Eric explained. Follow the sa...

It's day 176 of documenting 2025. Some things we'll just miss As new events occur Be it joy or bliss Or the past that doesn't reoccur. Pretty good, right? I just formed it now. It still needs a little fine-tuning to clearly show the theme 🤔 No...I think it's okay. Anyways, on life updates (which is not a section by the way), I'm stopping some online work I started two months ago. I mentioned in some particular posts that there was some new development that I couldn't say. Well, it was the online job I got. And juggling online work and teaching at a school really takes a lot out of me. Dozing off mid-sentence is a new thing now. I hope it doesn't get to narcolepsy 😪 For some time, I loved the idea of a double identity. Duon Ada, Teacher by day, content writer by night. Similar to those expressions used to describe superheroes with double lives. Honestly, I planned to go at it for 5 months. But God had other plans. My exam is on the way,...

It's day 169 of documenting 2025. Yesterday was tough. Real tough. I almost broke my writing streak. But I had to learn a very important lesson. Not so much into detail....but my phone was taken away from me. For the whole day. I couldn't come online...and I definitely have work piling up fore to finish up. Yep! I went to school...came back and wasn't given the phone until after a difficult conversation. Lesson learned:  Character will always take you places and lack of it will downplay any blessings you might get.... Make them less valuable. It wasn't so bad tho.... I was able to do some crochet and teach 2 enthusiastic students a particular crochet technique. Besides, a fellow teacher was ready to acquire the beanie we were creating...when it was done. In addition, I was able to engage in conversation to a few more students about choice of school, university, courses...and all that. One thing I got out of it all is that parents should be more supportive of what their ...

It's day 162 of documenting 2025. Wednesday... Already giving out mid-week vibes. I'm still chilling tho 😉  #midtermbreak So yesterday, I read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Some of what I read were unclear...and I had to read again. I'll share one of them...one that really resonated with me. Before the sections for today, I just want to say a thing or two on direction. Ahem! (clearing my throat, pretending I'm about to give a speech...) Once, I asked two guys a question as part of a random Q and A session. I was still going to the tutorial center then... So, I asked, "where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?" Guess what? They gave the exact same response. "Let me think about it...I will get back to you". Seriously! It's not a good thing...that some people in my age group (at least the ones I've seen!) don't have a sense of where they want to be. It seems they're just drifting through life. Waiting for the next free class on h...

It's day 155 of documenting 2025. Wednesdays 😇 Umm....that's it. I don't even know how to start today's post. If you've been reading my posts, you'll notice that I'm not so good in introductions. Or beginnings. But I try, don't I? It's the 6th month already and it still doesn't feel like I've been writing for the past 5 months. It feels like I just started. Don't know if it's a good or bad thing... I'm just saying 😌 Anyways (after awkward introductions, I can now flow...), today is the last day of test week at the school. Thank God! Yesterday wasn't as frustrating as Monday.  I got quite tired tho...and had a good nap as the rain brought in cool breeze. Tis the rainy season, my friend 💧 I watched something interesting last night. It was a 4-minute YouTube video by Robert Greene on the importance of reading books. This was my thought pattern after watching the video: Success starts in the mind 🧠 Expanding our mind greatly...

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 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?...

It's day 134 of documenting 2025. Late post, but there's a reason. (More like an excuse!) I could've scheduled today's post...but I was already too tired to type it out. So, I decided to go realtime. This s probably going to be a Wednesday to remember. I'm officially a teacher 🙂 As I type this, I'm in a class but there's no lesson going on. I'm just observing all the students and trying to get the flow. Man! It's a rowdy bunch. I think I can handle them. Today is the first day. I didn't come early enough tho... Or put on the proper footwear. I'll adjust by tomorrow. That's all about that. More details in the next post. For now, let's do the usual two sections. 365 Days With Self-discipline 📌 On Staying Congruent "Immediately prescribe some character and form of conduct to yourself, which you may keep both alone and in company." Quote by Epictetus "If there exists a “hack” for quickly embracing self-discipl...