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Yh in that phase right now, pay is small, but surely gonna be a stepping stone for me AMEN!

ScofieldBello:
What's the latest?
What's up with Schlumberger?

Na you dey get all the info da yr na

Ok

A silver bracelet with his /her first name on it

Strife and sorrow tins

achiphet:
Where the chats dey naa?

Taken down for obvious reasons

cruzita:
singing *suffering and smiling

Leyelanre:
To the staker, every upset is a fixed match

Nah. was just watching the game. no urgency 4rm madrid whatsoever

kolamilan:
MADRID

pool/fixed match

E get one girl 4 dis thread wey i dey suspect get brain tumour

nowadays people are more concerned about the word "church" than the word "christianity". . . why is that?

Cutehector:
has shell called?

No, they have'nt

So much flawed reasoning here. its quite amusing i must say. i see nothing wrong with what the OP said,stated her opinion clearly with evidence. sadly the kind of comments i'm seeing here makes we wonder, but then again i'm sure every1 here justs wants to have fun

Was checking through some of my old stuff and i found two pictures of my ex-girlfriend(the very first i had of her from 3.5 yrs ago), a fancy notebook she gave me , had mixed feelings. I really never wanted it to end, had massive future plans. i guess its one of those things. Title of the thread inspired by lyrics from the script's "for the first time"- we smiling but we're close to tears,even after all these years, we just now get the feeling that we meeting... for the first time..

Thread gone cold?

I wud consider myself 70 percent introvert 30 percent extrovert. ive learned certain secrets to living, i can fit in anywhere and my "introvertive" tendencies still intact while being consolidated by some "extrovertive" qualities. it feels so good being able to read people and still having this shroud of mystery around you.

its really annoying at times. no matter what one's perception of another,there must always be respect. when i get to the top i will ensure this crap stops. check my signature

croSStodds:
I suppose you made a mistake quoting me right?

Not at all, i'm just expressing my shock over the lady's comments. read my post again lol

croSStodds:
Mtcheew!lame

but wait o...the way the lady just dey do am as if na by force 4 a guy to be manipulated. i just tire 4 d matter sef. the lady that quoted u shud b careful sha cos u shudnt underestimate the psychopathic tendencies of human beings, cos all these talk on nairaland wont save u from raipe, acid, knife or ritual. just a thot sha.

I salute the lies in this thread sha. its so beautiful *sniffs nose* i'm almost crying*sniffs nose again* please continue...please..

Sheikwonder:
Good stuff...work on your spellings though...

Hehe. you suppose knw say na freestyle stuffs and i dey rush plus my fone screen is bad so i'm using bluetooth mouse to type and all that, so i really dont have much luxury.

Memory

Mental maths 5

Mental maths 4

Mental maths 3

Square of numbers close to 100
Example 104 squared
First we find the difference between 104 and 100 (our base) which is 4...
We then add that 4 to the number.. 104+4 to give 108
Then we need to append 2 digits since 100 square has 5 digits
So we know its 108_ _

To get the last two digits we just square the 4 which wud give 16 and append
Answer will be 10816

Easy right

For a case like 108 squared
Answer will be 116_ _
8 *8 =64
11664

112 squared
112 + 12 = 124
124_ _
12*12=144 then we carry over the 1
We get 12544


For numbers close to but less than 100
Battery lowww
later

Mental maths 2
Multiplying numbers close to 10
Here we can use a clever trick
E.g 13 * 12..first pick the second digit of the second number ( 2) add to the first number to give (13 + 2 = 15) then multiply the last digits of both numbers (3 *2 =6) and append to the first 15 we got to give 156
By append i mean just write it after the 15
This whole process shudnt take more than 3 seconds

E.g 2
14* 16
This is a lil different
Obviously we know it wud be 20_
To get the last digit we multiply 6*4 to give 24...the 4 stays and the 2 carries over to the 20 to get 224
Hope it's easy enuf?

Now assuming the numbers where close to 20 and we use 20 as a base
The process is the same but with a slight modification
Example
23 * 21..we add 1 + 23 to get 24 as done previously.. But because we are using a base of 20..we multiply by 2 first before appending the last digit
That is 24 *2 to give 48, last digit wud be 3*1 to give 3 after appending we get 483
If it has a carryover we just treat as we did before


Shey its simple enuf

These skills would be invaluable in aptitude/job tests

Mental Arithmetic
Basic addition, multiplication, subtraction and division can be used to solve seemingly complex calculations in record times, there are a lot of tricks here and there, so we'll jump into them right away

By now you shud be able to give answers to any multiplication from 1*1 to 12*12 in almost an instant.. As these are the ones we were used to from when we were growing up (back of exercise book stuffs and all)

1. Multiplying numbers by 5
A simpler way of doing this wud be to divide the number by 2 then add a zero behind.. Or multiply by 10
e.g 128*5 = 128/2 * 10
I.e 128/2 is easily 64 theb add a zero to it 640..way better than mentally doing long multiplication and stuff

Another variant for numbers that aren't easily divisible by 2...just look find the nearest number below it that even.. Divide by 2 then instead of adding 0..add a 5
Example
289 *5
We go with 288/2 which is easily 144 then add 5 to it... To give 1445..this shudnt take you more than 2-3 seconds.. Practice till you get better.. Remember! Challenge yourself!!

While i was in my first year in the university, i was becoming obsessed with the human mind, the possibilities, the endless limits. Read stories of people with Superhuman memory, amazing mental maths skills, ability to learn languages in record time, chess grandmasters ability to see positions and variations 15 moves ahead, play wothout looking at the board and simultaneously too.. All these things amazed me and i sought for ways to really improve my brainpower

I'd like to think that I've always been a sharp kid, inquisitive, creative
I remember back then when dad made me recite multiplications tables and recite ohms law and some other stuff when i was in primary school, i think this really contributed to my brain development. In hindsight i now believe that children learn better and faster than adults and even have better retention sef.. Might be wrong tho

Anyways moving on...

Cognotive ability
Basically the the mental process of knowing, including aspects such as awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment
I love reading, virtually anything, from medicine to law, philosophy, psychology, science etc.
I think this helps in improving cognitive abilities, as reading various subjects gives your Brain more flexibility, since you aren't streamlining yourself.
Read new things, things you arent familiar with, i think there is scientific research to back this up but anyway thats a topic for another day.

Think creatively.. No matter how dumb it may seem, i promise you, it'll greatly improve your intelligence. The fact that you have a problem before you and your brain processes like 5 different approaches in a few seconds is proof that you're a creative thinker.

Do things differently.
Soing things differently can actually create an avenue for improving the present ways of doing tjose things, but it also allows you brain to be flexible and not be limited to the same things over and over again.

Challenge yourself
I remember there waa a point in my life where i wanted to improve my memory, i would be walking from class to my room (University) i would mentally keep track of the light poles, trees, buses and cars as i walk back.
Mentally counting 5 buses, 7 cars, passed the 8th tree, 4th light pole and on some days i would try to mentally and spatially predict how many footsteps it wud take someone walking towards me to get to me while taking into account my own pace too.
Sometimes i would challenge myself to memorise plate numbers of al least 5 vehicles as well as colour and make, at an instant because they are in motion and try to recall when i get home.
The most audacious I've had was buying recharge card looking at the pin just once, throwing it away and loading it like 30mins or an hour later. Lolz
While in sec sch 3i memorised every single phone number i knew (bout 100 of them or so) cos i had no phone..still remember some of them today that even the original owners have thrown away and forgotten sef


I think you've gotten the point by now.. Challenge yourself.. Stretch your brain.. You wont know how far you can go

Network with people, talk to people, learn from people..

Will write about mental arithmetic soon..

Alright, truth is i haven't actually planned the thread but i just want to kickstart it anyway.
Will just learn as we go along.
I don't claim to be a guru, I'm just here to share knowledge i gained over the years, and also some personal experiences.
I really hope people can benefit from this

lovethchioma:
This Is an Interesting one @op.
Let me talk about GIVING
I remember when I was serving, I had to cater for my younger ones with my NYSC allowance. I had to manage and sacrifice so that the money would be enough.
This didnt stop me from also contributing to any project that was ongoin in NCCF because I was part of that family. I always love to give if am in the position to do so.
Despite all the responsibilities, I never for once slept hungry during my service because God always provided.

*fast forward to after nysc. I expected that, I wont look for Job for long because I always give, not minding how I was going to survive. But till now, i'm still job hunting.
I even applied to NITDA scholarship for my M.SC and I went for the exam too. Since the Job was not forth coming maybe I should just further my studies. The only way for me to further is through scholarship because I don't have the money to sponsor myself now. But I didnt get the scholarship.
I became fustrated and depressed. I have people looking up to me. I have responsibilities to take care of but no finance to do that. Most times I ask God questions.
But, i have learnt a lot in this waiting period. Which are- patience, to never loose hope and trust in God.
*I have never regretted giving the little I had, even though I was not sure what life after nysc holds.

Would I still give and help others should God bless me today? Oh yes, because I find fulfillment in doing that.

Now, I am writing this to give someone hope out there. You not alone. Just hold on. Things will become well again.
Do not get involved with crime. Just to make ends meet. There's dignity in labour.
I believe God is bringing helpers my way soon.
Btw Shiloh starts tomorrow. Make sure you attend. Your miracle awaits. Remain Bless.

Its great to see people who still have such mindset as yours... I'm also in your shoes too but i am super certain that before long things would work out very well in my favour.. Wish you all the best

One of my major strengths is my emotional intelligence and empathy.. I am a helper and a giver, its been a way of life since i was a kid (i thank my parents for that). Most times when i do things, i think of tomorrow, how it could affect me and that guides my actions.

Not many people understand life and the secrets to it.. I'm glad to have understood at quite a young age
I'm not blowing any trumpet here o.. Noone knows me.. I'm just saying things as i see them

God bless all yall

I believe the story is incomplete... Not right to hit a Corps member like this tho