Everything Precious Is Fragile is an opportunity to collapse the conventions that define the nation in the global popular imagination. VENICE — Still in 2024, inclusion in La Biennale de Venezia remains an honour. It’s a symbol of recognition, legitimacy even,…
Literature
PICTORIAL: Inside the most expensive school in Nigeria
Inside Charterhouse Lagos, A newly commissioned primary school in Lekki with its secondary school underway that charges N42m as a fee per annum. Charterhouse Lagos is the first British independent school in West Africa and part of the prestigious Charterhouse…
Nobel Prize in Literature Jon Fosse Is the 2023 Laureate
The Norwegian writer was honored “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.” The prize is awarded for a writer’s entire body of work. The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded on Thursday to the Norwegian…
FEELING GOOD BY DAVID D. BURNS
The Book in Three Sentences All your moods are created by your thoughts. When you’re depressed, your thoughts are dominated by a pervasive negativity. The negative thoughts which cause your depression nearly always contain gross, cognitive distortions. The Five Big…
BIGGER LEANER STRONGER BY MICHAEL MATTHEWS
The Book in Three Sentences “Building muscle and getting stronger requires lifting heavy weights, and doing short, intense sets of relatively low reps”. “Eating enough protein every day is rock–bottom fundamental to building muscle and increasing strength”. “Most everything you…
THE CLEAR HABIT JOURNAL
A notebook based on science. You do not rise to the level of your goals—you fall to the level of your systems. The Clear Habit Journal is a combination daily journal, dot grid notebook, and habit tracker. Tiny changes, remarkable…
ESSENTIAL ZEN HABITS BY LEO BABAUTA
The Book in Three Sentences We struggle with habit change because we have unrealistic expectations of how things will turn out, how others should be, and how we should be. When our expectations aren’t met, we feel disappointed, frustrated and…
THE 22 IMMUTABLE LAWS OF MARKETING
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing Summary Chapter 1: The Law of Leadership Summary: It’s better to be first than it is better. It’s much easier to get into the mind first than to try to convince someone you have…
GRIT BY ANGELA DUCKWORTH
The Book in Three Sentences The secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but grit: a special blend of passion and persistence. Grit is about having passion and perseverance for long-term goals. Gritty people are able to maintain their determination and…