Archives for August 2015

Why You Should Work in a High-Standard-High-Pressure Workplace

Prologue Sigmund Freud it was who propounded the doctrine of pain and pleasure. The pleasure principle says that we will seek immediate gratification of needs, for which our bodies reward us with feelings of pleasure, while the pain principle propounds that we also seek to avoid pain. This may be true but it is definitely incomplete. Can we not be motivated by things that do not fit squarely under pain or pleasure? Or rather, “What if our definition of pleasure or pain is flawed?” by this I mean to ask, “Is there pain that is welcome and pleasure that … [Read more...]

LAZINESS and CASUALNESS: The 2nd Biggest Problem in Nigeria

The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head – King Solomon After corruption and selfish and clueless leadership, what would you rate as the next biggest problem? Many answers would come to your mind. No doubt, many answers would come to your mind. I daresay most of what would come to mind will be a reflection of the socioeconomic challenges currently facing the nation. But think again about my proposition. The second biggest problem in Nigeria is that loads of our youth are lazy and casual about their … [Read more...]