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    Read with me: Julius Nyerere & the concept of “Ujamaa”

    December 23, 2020 /

    ' I share my reflections on the life and work of Tanzanian's first president, the great Julius Nyerere.

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    As a Somali, This is what I’m learning from Rwanda

    June 5, 2020 /

    ☁️ a small lesson I took from Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills

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    ‘Atomic Habits’ reflection: Feeling lost is a good thing

    April 22, 2020 /

    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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    Atomic Habits part 3: The people around us… what are they doing? How does this affect our habits?

    April 15, 2020 /

    The book says we imitate habits from 3 groups of people:

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    Atomic Habits part 2: Routine > Motivation

    April 8, 2020 /

    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

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    Atomic Habits: Why even bother?

    April 1, 2020 /

    I really can’t emphasize how much I learned from this book. You can tell the author is speaking from experience; the points are very articulate, the examples are very relatable, overall amazing book. My blog posts will in no way do justice to the chapters, I’m just sharing the points that resonated with me. If you liked anything I spoke about, I really recommend you pick up a copy if you can. If you couldn’t tell from the title, the book is about developing habits to improve the quality and performance of your life. The book is basically an advocate for developing small habits, and makes the great argument that…

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