Category: Relationships and Community

Relationships are one of the most important aspects of our lives. People who are more socially connected to family, friends, or their community are happier, physically healthier and live longer, with fewer mental health problems than people who are less well connected.
It’s not just the number of friends you have, and it’s not whether or not you’re in a committed relationship, but it’s the quality of your close relationships that matters. Living in conflict or within a toxic relationship is more damaging than being alone.

On Binge Drinking

June 14, 2021

Binge drinking is a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 percent—or 0.08 grams of alcohol per deciliter—or higher. For a typical adult, this pattern of alcohol misuse corresponds to consuming 4 or more drinks (female), or 5 or more drinks (male) in about 2 hours. Research shows that fewer drinks in the same timeframe result in the same BAC in youth; only 3 drinks for girls, and 3 to 5 drinks for boys, depending on their age and size. … More On Binge Drinking

the story of an abusive marriage in an abusive community

The Napolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante

May 30, 2021

The Neapolitan books are set somewhere in Italy, a poor neighborhood in Naples where violence and strife are so normalized everyone is conditioned to either not react to it or react with more violence. This neighborhood could be anywhere in the world, even in Nairobi. … More The Napolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante

Africans’ Money Management & Wealth Creation Skills

May 6, 2021

I have an MBA in finance But I’ve learned 10x more about investing from listening to podcasts than I did in school Here are 24 podcasts that I regularly listen to that will make you a better investor⬇️ — Brian Feroldi (@BrianFeroldi) April 8, 2021 According to World Bank estimates, Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest … More Africans’ Money Management & Wealth Creation Skills