In the first quarter of 2019, I learnt and unlearnt, and relearnt to re-understand.
Ok, that might be a little confusing.
What I simply mean is I've learnt afresh life lessons I knew before, through  a fresher outlook and/or application. In this post, I'm going to share some of these lessons with you . I hope that it helps you too from a fresh perspective as you continue the 2nd quarter of the year.

People Are Usually Not What They Seem:

This is clearly something most of us know.
At least I knew before now.
However over time, I've come to rely on my intuition greatly in judging character and in the past I've been more right than wrong. However this year, I have met and encountered persons who epitomise this saying and it has made me question if intuition can truly be relied upon in judging character. I met a couple of people whom at first seemed like amazing people on the surface but soon found out I had judged wrongly. This made me mindful of the need to be more indifferent when I meet people in future and rather than figure out who I think they are, I let them show me over time. I suggest you do same too in new relationships. Mindfully try not to get too attached to anyone regardless of how impressive they seem at first, until over time they show you who they are as you get to know them better. If you stay aloof internally and not get too attached to anyone new, they will not be able to shock or surprise you, even if they act disappointingly.

Waking Up Early Really Does Help Get A Lot Done:

Typically, I am not a morning person. Thankfully also, I work for my self and have help so prior to now waking up before 7 am wasn't my thing, at all; Except I have an appointment or a deadline to meet. However I stumbled on a thread earlier in the year and decided to challenge myself to wake up two hours earlier, and see then what happens. The result? More productivity and ability to squeeze in more time for things- like reading, reflection, praying, which I used to postpone till later in the day and often times end up not been able to do, or at least as much as I would because of tiredness from the day's activities. The overall impact of waking of early is really profound. The cumulative extra 2hrs, or 1:30 mins after a month, 6 months and even a year amounts to great progress. Truth is I still struggle and sometimes wake up 5:30, or minutes to 6am, but every day it gets easier, even as the consistency accumulates. I also try these days as much as possible to go to bed in good time. 6-7 hrs of sleep for me is key for optimum functionality.

Consistency Is One Of The Major Keys To Success:

I knew this already but underrated it in some ways. Many philosophers and successful people have been quoted to say consistency trumps talent. And a person who is consistent in any activity will over time do better than a person who is talented in same activity but does not work on their talent. In the last sub topic above, I talk about how the cumulative extra two hours of waking up early will amount to great time invested in something valuable like - reading, praying, critical thinking, planning and strategising, reflection, meditation etc, or a combination of activities. The only way the hours can cumulate is CONSISTENCY. Waking up early on somedays shouldn't be the norm, but making sure to do it everyday.

Agreed on some days your body or mood revolts, still show up, in this case wake up early anyway. Now you may not be able to commit two hours like you normally do, but on such days, even 30 minutes, or even 10 will do. The most important thing is showing up, and making effort even when you don't feel like it. In fact, the true test of being consistent is showing up, or engaging in an activity when you don't feel like it in the least. On such days, just making the effort counts. And before you know it, your little effort will start to grow again, and then reach your normal tempo or even exceed it. Using me as an example, I did not feel like writing today at all. But I've recently decided to challenge myself by trying to write for at least 10 minutes daily to flex and improve my writing muscles. What I've found, on days like today is that sometimes what is necessary is the effort. Once you start, you'll find your tempo.

Consistency Without Learning Could Result In Stagnancy:

Without learning, Consistency could breed stagnancy and mentally draining monotonous routines that could lead to diffidence. For consistency to really propel you to success, you must commit daily to ensuring that you are better than the person you were yesterday. Commit to learning, stay curious, ask questions, read books. As much as doing the same thing over and over can be great, without conscious effort at self development and growth, you can become stuck in a monotonous circuitry that can even overtime affect your mental health. So while making effort to be consistent and show up, make effort to to improve in all areas, and get better daily.

Time Really Is The Most Valuable Thing There Is:

If you value money, then you should value time more and spend it judiciously.
The last sentence above you just read, did it make sense to you?
Yes? Good.
Because the few seconds you spent reading it is gone forever and can never be recovered. So if you had spent those few seconds reading or doing something meaningless, that doesn't add value to you in anyway it's gone too.
The biggest problem many of us have is that we don't fully understand the value of time, and the fact that that it is worth way more than money. Everyday, minute spent draws us closer to our death date. And when we postpone things and procrastinate, we are pushing forward those things to a time when we could do other things. Of course this is not to undermine the role of God's timing in things or the fact that somethings are destined to be done at a latter date, the point is just to emphasise how important and valuable we should see time, and treat it as such. If you lose money in say a business deal for instance, you can make that money back, and even more. But if you waste or lose time in doing something meaningless, that time is gone forever and cannot be recovered.
No doubt we have all at one or the other lost valuable time on something, but going forward consider carefully and keenly what/what takes your time and if it adds any value to you. Remember also that you are not promised tomorrow so taking advantage of the time you have now is key to making the best of your time here, and making effort to leave your footprints in the sands of time.

These are so some of the key lessons I've relearnt and put into better perspective this year. I hope it helps you as it has me, and propels you to improve the quality of your life and do better.

https://www.mojidelano.com/2019/04/my-biggest-lessons-of-2019-so-far/

This made me mindful of the need to be more indifferent when I meet people in future and rather than figure out who I think they are, I let them show me over time

A good point right here..

Time is indeed the most valuable thing.

The older you get, the more this reality hits you.

Being dumped by someone you love can make you watch TV for 5hrs without volume���

My biggest leason so far in this first quarter of the year came when an overzealous Nairaland moderator banned me for a week. Within that lucky week, I read five books, including The Secret.

It was a miracle.

Putting God first remain the key. Committing all you do into his hand should be on the list also.

By strength shall no man prevail.

F2F only

Nice lessons

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Be a Smart Employee[/center]
If your boss compliments your work, don’t just get blushed/bullish, just say, “I just did what I thought you would do. This is your best way to get a raise or promotion in two weeks’ time.

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Starting a career or let’s say, preparing for an interview is not just all about lying or fine-tuning your “resume” by entering “automated job application keywords from Google search engine”. It is more than that.

What if you go native in order to see what you might expect at the end of the day? What can you do? This is it.

When going for an interview make your 2 or 3 friends to sign up for an interview as well and tell them to give the stupidest interview ever.
This would-be stupid task could be your deal breaker to mastering the environments you would expect in your interview. Hope that helps.

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Vacation & Medical Report[/center]

Tired or want some time off your job? Can you get a medical report for it? I mean, a certificate to confirm your health status? If yes, then I’ve got a piece of good news for you.

When you go to the doctor for your medical report you can triple the duration of your certificate by telling the doctor that you’re having diarrhea. Will it work? Come on, have faith and don’t be a jerk because it works like charm only if you are not a dumbass to say it’s “headache”. �
What if? I mean the consequence. � Hear me out.

After a decently bad bicycle crash a couple of years ago, a man, I call him Jass, was told by a doctor that it was important that he take at minimum the next 3-4 days off to monitor his concussion symptoms. Due to the strictness of his boss, he told the doctor that he was wary of his boss allowing this and he wouldn’t likely let it work out.

As a professional, the Doctor said “Your boss sounds like a total jerk” to which he agreed, and he promptly wrote and handed him a note to give to his boss which read that he was “under his care and that it was imperative that he miss the next 7-10 days of work to monitor a serious potential brain injury.

Good news? Yeah, for Jass, but was with a benefit.

When his boss got the medical report, he said, “Oh shit Jass’s retarded. I better find a replacement quick”.
What? You better find a replacement quick? Immediately Jass got the feedback of his boss, he quickly was made whole without medical attention. After all, who wants to lose his job?

So before you go on an unworthy sabbatical, it should be worth it, right? Like real diarrhea. � *Bullseyes*.

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Having your way[/center]
Having trouble getting out of a crowded bus or train? Hold your mouth and make gagging sounds or as if you want to vomit. People will soon move out of the way. Yeppi.


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visijo:
Being dumped by someone you love can make you watch TV for 5hrs without volume���

Eeyah! Take two capsules of chill pill and rest you will be fine

nice

Alot.... i mean alot just in few months!... If you love someone just say it rather than beating about the bush and letting that person use or friendzone you.... if they say YES you flow , when they say NO you relate with them as friends ....just friends


Learning how to say NO will save you a whole lot..... there are no Mr Nice guy in the jungle , a man without standard is useless


Give people the benefit of doubt just once... kick them outta your life the next time.

You may not really like what you or work for now..... but equip yourself with skills..... i mean invest in yourself till you see results.

Family comes first, niggers cum next, ladies come last.

Never betray a loyal friend!

Always help strangers everyday... you never can know when you help an angel... i mean little things counts.. buy a cheap shirt for that beggar, pay transport fare for those students, crack a joke to that guy with a heavy heart

Do not strive for success because you wanna revenge people who treated you bad.... rather strive because your family deserves a better life!

visijo:
Being dumped by someone you love can make you watch TV for 5hrs without volume���

I See

Mine is buhari we knew before is still d same incompetent and clueless fellow we all knew him to be.no changes at all.get ready for next level.e no go easy.another one is voting in Nigeria is useless cus they will still rig d whole thing

I will go easy on arguments. Discussions? Yes. But arguments achieve little.

Smoke2015:
In the first quarter of 2019, I learnt and unlearnt, and relearnt to re-understand.
Ok, that might be a little confusing.
What I simply mean is I've learnt afresh life lessons I knew before, through  a fresher outlook and/or application. In this post, I'm going to share some of these lessons with you . I hope that it helps you too from a fresh perspective as you continue the 2nd quarter of the year.

People Are Usually Not What They Seem:

This is clearly something most of us know.
At least I knew before now.
However over time, I've come to rely on my intuition greatly in judging character and in the past I've been more right than wrong. However this year, I have met and encountered persons who epitomise this saying and it has made me question if intuition can truly be relied upon in judging character. I met a couple of people whom at first seemed like amazing people on the surface but soon found out I had judged wrongly. This made me mindful of the need to be more indifferent when I meet people in future and rather than figure out who I think they are, I let them show me over time. I suggest you do same too in new relationships. Mindfully try not to get too attached to anyone regardless of how impressive they seem at first, until over time they show you who they are as you get to know them better. If you stay aloof internally and not get too attached to anyone new, they will not be able to shock or surprise you, even if they act disappointingly.

Waking Up Early Really Does Help Get A Lot Done:

Typically, I am not a morning person. Thankfully also, I work for my self and have help so prior to now waking up before 7 am wasn't my thing, at all; Except I have an appointment or a deadline to meet. However I stumbled on a thread earlier in the year and decided to challenge myself to wake up two hours earlier, and see then what happens. The result? More productivity and ability to squeeze in more time for things- like reading, reflection, praying, which I used to postpone till later in the day and often times end up not been able to do, or at least as much as I would because of tiredness from the day's activities. The overall impact of waking of early is really profound. The cumulative extra 2hrs, or 1:30 mins after a month, 6 months and even a year amounts to great progress. Truth is I still struggle and sometimes wake up 5:30, or minutes to 6am, but every day it gets easier, even as the consistency accumulates. I also try these days as much as possible to go to bed in good time. 6-7 hrs of sleep for me is key for optimum functionality.

Consistency Is One Of The Major Keys To Success:

I knew this already but underrated it in some ways. Many philosophers and successful people have been quoted to say consistency trumps talent. And a person who is consistent in any activity will over time do better than a person who is talented in same activity but does not work on their talent. In the last sub topic above, I talk about how the cumulative extra two hours of waking up early will amount to great time invested in something valuable like - reading, praying, critical thinking, planning and strategising, reflection, meditation etc, or a combination of activities. The only way the hours can cumulate is CONSISTENCY. Waking up early on somedays shouldn't be the norm, but making sure to do it everyday.

Agreed on some days your body or mood revolts, still show up, in this case wake up early anyway. Now you may not be able to commit two hours like you normally do, but on such days, even 30 minutes, or even 10 will do. The most important thing is showing up, and making effort even when you don't feel like it. In fact, the true test of being consistent is showing up, or engaging in an activity when you don't feel like it in the least. On such days, just making the effort counts. And before you know it, your little effort will start to grow again, and then reach your normal tempo or even exceed it. Using me as an example, I did not feel like writing today at all. But I've recently decided to challenge myself by trying to write for at least 10 minutes daily to flex and improve my writing muscles. What I've found, on days like today is that sometimes what is necessary is the effort. Once you start, you'll find your tempo.

Consistency Without Learning Could Result In Stagnancy:

Without learning, Consistency could breed stagnancy and mentally draining monotonous routines that could lead to diffidence. For consistency to really propel you to success, you must commit daily to ensuring that you are better than the person you were yesterday. Commit to learning, stay curious, ask questions, read books. As much as doing the same thing over and over can be great, without conscious effort at self development and growth, you can become stuck in a monotonous circuitry that can even overtime affect your mental health. So while making effort to be consistent and show up, make effort to to improve in all areas, and get better daily.

Time Really Is The Most Valuable Thing There Is:

If you value money, then you should value time more and spend it judiciously.
The last sentence above you just read, did it make sense to you?
Yes? Good.
Because the few seconds you spent reading it is gone forever and can never be recovered. So if you had spent those few seconds reading or doing something meaningless, that doesn't add value to you in anyway it's gone too.
The biggest problem many of us have is that we don't fully understand the value of time, and the fact that that it is worth way more than money. Everyday, minute spent draws us closer to our death date. And when we postpone things and procrastinate, we are pushing forward those things to a time when we could do other things. Of course this is not to undermine the role of God's timing in things or the fact that somethings are destined to be done at a latter date, the point is just to emphasise how important and valuable we should see time, and treat it as such. If you lose money in say a business deal for instance, you can make that money back, and even more. But if you waste or lose time in doing something meaningless, that time is gone forever and cannot be recovered.
No doubt we have all at one or the other lost valuable time on something, but going forward consider carefully and keenly what/what takes your time and if it adds any value to you. Remember also that you are not promised tomorrow so taking advantage of the time you have now is key to making the best of your time here, and making effort to leave your footprints in the sands of time.

These are so some of the key lessons I've relearnt and put into better perspective this year. I hope it helps you as it has me, and propels you to improve the quality of your life and do better.

https://www.mojidelano.com/2019/04/my-biggest-lessons-of-2019-so-far/

Gbam

keeping this spot to post mine. it shall be a good lesson, Amen

Uhm.. Am learning.

nice piece. u write well dear kudos its motivating and encouraging thanks

So on point!

visijo:
Being dumped by someone you love can make you watch TV for 5hrs without volume���

I don't know why, but this got me crackling out loud

l learnt getting a job or changing jobs isn't as difficult as we've been made to think,you just need to be smart about it and know where to look

Brilliant thread for productive people. I will state

Procrastination is the natural assassin of success.

Avoid unnecessary distractions

Being highly organized will take u further cos u will do more with ur time and cut out idle time.

At every point in time we must appreciate those who have made sacrifices to ensure life has been easier for us. We often downplay their efforts because they are parents, siblings and "close friends". What we fail to realize is that they could choose to be indifferent and no one owes you anything........

Best lessons!

kennygee:
Time is indeed the most valuable thing.

The older you get, the more this reality hits you.

Exactly

ok

Insightful thread. We learn everyday.
Forget about being extremely kind to people; most of them will turn around and hurt you at some point.
When you're doing something for someone, don't think about what you'll gain in return.
Help someone within your means, do not overstretch your capacity.
Money can ruin relationships; if you're going to lend someone money, make sure it's what you can afford to lose because paying back debts is alien to some people.

About such threads, why do we loathe reality? We're talking about life and the thread is just scanty.

stubbornman:
Alot.... i mean alot just in few months!... If you love someone just say it rather than beating about the bush and letting that person use or friendzone you.... if they say YES you flow , when they say NO you relate with them as friends ....just friends


Learning how to say NO will save you a whole lot..... there are no Mr Nice guy in the jungle , a man without standard is useless


Give people the benefit of doubt just once... kick them outta your life the next time.

You may not really like what you or work for now..... but equip yourself with skills..... i mean invest in yourself till you see results.

Family comes first, niggers cum next, ladies come last.

Never betray a loyal friend!

Always help strangers everyday... you never can know when you help an angel... i mean little things counts.. buy a cheap shirt for that beggar, pay transport fare for those students, crack a joke to that guy with a heavy heart

Do not strive for success because you wanna revenge people who treated you bad.... rather strive because your family deserves a better life!

may God bless you for this comment.

its as if you are referring to me.