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Photo-film Wall DIY
☁️ House parties are so underrated these days! Honestly it's so much more memorable and comfortable to have parties at home.
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“living slowly” and appreciating the small joys- A personal reflection
☁️ "nature doesn't hurry, yet everything is accomplished"
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An attempt at Somali Calligraphy
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‘Atomic Habits’ reflection: Feeling lost is a good thing
For this last section, I wanted to talk about a thought that was sparked while reading this book, even though it doesn't have anything to do with habits. I really recommend you pick up this book if you get the chance, it taught me a lot.
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I feel like I betray my art too much. A thought
I think it’s so funny that artists seem to be their own worst enemy. The process of creating art is suppose to be a place of freedom, but it’s easy to get caught up and trip over your own feet. Especially if you’re trying to make a certain vision come true. For me, because I’ve just started my journey, one my biggest blockages on a personal level, has been the old version of me. It’s really a struggle trying to tug misconceptions or past versions of yourself out of people’s hands. I’d love to be more daring and take more risks, I want to be more weirder and show more…
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As an African diaspora investing my future into Africa, I wonder, what will the growth in the next 20 years look like?
☁️ I reflect on the recent changes of Africa's image and questioning my role as a diaspora
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Atomic Habits part 3: The people around us… what are they doing? How does this affect our habits?
The book says we imitate habits from 3 groups of people:
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The story of how a broken boot, a lost phone, and a bus ticket taught me to put Allah first
I want to share with you a small story that happened to me a couple of years ago, that taught me a valuable lesson.
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Micro-failures are actually wins — What I’ve been learning
I think it can get so discouraging if you are trying to achieve something and you are constantly hit with setbacks and failures. Failures (for me at least) can turn into seeds of self-doubt and can take a huge toll on ones self-esteem. With so much failures it's very easy to want to give up, but we don't want that. #nowayhoze.
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Atomic Habits part 2: Routine > Motivation
This is part 2 of a four part series where I share my reflections on the book, atomic habits. If you are interested in reading from the beginning, here is part one