Whenever I feel I have something to say, my typical process is to re-read book(s) or article(s) on the topic, make private notes, and keep them away in my Evernote folder until I’m ready to bang out a full-fledged essay (or book).
Recently, however, I made a recommitment to go in a different direction.
I want to start sharing more of my unpolished musings.
This step is inspired, at least in part, by the public, semi-personal log pages maintained by Becky Isjwara and Michael Dean on their respective websites.
After seeing what Becky and Michael have going, I felt I finally had the permission to share many of the various stuff I had been reading or thinking about but did not feel ready to give the full essay treatment just yet.
That is, in a nutshell, what I will be doing moving forward in this space.
P.S.:
For those who don’t know me too well, I am a PhD-level researcher and founder of ‘PROMISE Labs Africa’, a scientific non-profit (more on that soon). With a background like that, you will see me sharing my notes from consuming research. At the same time, I’m also a Bible-believing, spirit-filled Christian and you can expect to see Christian/Biblical themes reflected in my writing. Finally, you will also see me share notes from history and philosophy because, as the writer of Ecclesiastes mused nearly three millennia ago, there is nothing new under the sun.
As you can tell, my interests are quite eclectic. But at the center of everything, I am trying to answer two questions: (1) Why do we act the way we do? (2) How can we do better?
