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The Internet sphere of Cameroon has experienced a surge of viral content on social media over the past couple of weeks. Most of the viral content serve to stir up emotions or create an alert and with such content, people don’t question what they are told simply because emotions are involved. It is really simple; because it feels true that makes it true. The question on the minds and lips of everyone is; “ How do I know what is true online?” Social Media is a very fertile ground for conspiracies, propaganda and hoaxes. So much information is being circulated and made available on social networks and this nurtures the phenomena known as confirmation bias which is the urge to believe only things that only confirm what you already believe to be true, among users of these networks. We human beings have a very strong inclination to believe what favors us, even if it is clearly unrealistic. We just may ask: “Why spoil a good story?” In the social media era with conspiracies...

Let me ask you this, why do people complain ?   This article originally appeared on AfroHustler   People complain as a defense mechanism to validate why things aren’t going right in their life. People complain as a form of therapy. Truth is, a lot of people complain because they are hurt, confused, frustrated or scared. They can’t reason effectively with the reality of the circumstance or see an opportunity in adversity. Whining and complaining is now a lifestyle for most of us. We complain just about anything and everything. in our music, our arts, our writing, our daily conversations (maybe in our food as spices) and right now I am complaining about people complaining all the time. We complain because of the frustration, pain, and confusion we are in thanks to “society”. We are full of potential to be the best because we are blessed with the curse of hardships. Olusegun Obasanjo says “ for strength in life, we need a bit of adversity” and we have enough adv...

Yesterday is dead and gone with all the good and bad memories created by you and me. Today  is right here with us whether you accept it or not. The fact that you are alive in the new year 2017 is one of your greatest opportunities yet. It is a blank slate for us to write the next and better chapter of our lives here on earth. Now is the time to make the rest of our lives the best of our lives. There is this trite tradition of making New Year’s resolution and many people don’t take it serious because of its trite nature. I make one or two resolutions at times and i try to follow through. At times you might even forget what your new year resolution is when you are mid way through the year. though the future is full of uncertainties, the best way to predict it is to plan it today so lets begin. We create the future by outlining goals for the future right now. Goals are just wishes if we dont have plans to ensure we attain our goals. And in setting goals, we need to set SMART g...

Hey, former Carl, You are in your final year at high school. Your mum insists, ‘son, this is the most critical stage of your life.’ And when she asks what you’ll read at ‘versity’, you’re kinda lost. However, there’s some magical – almost fascinating – thing about medicine production, so you tell her, ‘I’ll choose Pharmaceutical engineering.’ It’s June 2010. The fever that takes you is no disease. It’s exam fever, precisely GCE A-levels fever. Chai! Man, you were terrible at those exams. You drank some acids while pipetting during chemistry practical. The formulas of Pure Math Paper 1 bashed you so hard that you gave up. And even Abeng Martins’ sweet words didn’t succeed to convince you to keep hoping during those exams. Exams are over, boleh. Don’t you have a career in pharmaceutical industry to make? Oya, you start preparing for the concours to join the prestigious Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences of University of Douala. Because you’re taught by such a st*...

Be a Goal Digger. https://nkwaincarlson.blogspot.com We are in the dawn of a new year and we could use these early days to make the rest of our lives the best of our lives.   The best way to predict the future is to create it today. So how would you want 2017 to look like? Would you want to ride you own Car or have the HP Pavilion 15z like me or experience business and financial growth. The best time to ensure that happens are in the next couple of days.  Make the rest of your life the  best of your life by taking time out to fantasize about the perfect next year. Transform those fantasies to wishes and develop your wishes into concrete goals. The tips mentioned in this post would be very helpful in setting goals which would guarantee success if you are committed in getting them. Hard goals are SMART goals in that they must be Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time bound . To be Specific, I want an HP Pavilion 15z next...

How to get paid for travelling.  Travelling for most of us is like a sweet dream and most of the times the fantasies and sweet dreams are rudely interrupted for one reason or another. We are all aware of the various discomforts involved in travelling no matter how short the distance is. Let us take the next 2 minutes and think about our miseries of travelling for the last time for there is a solution to our woes . We all know how painful and frustrating it is to go to the park and the seats that are available are those small and uncomfortable seats in middle aisle or those seats on top of the tire. All these seats reduce the fun and comfort of travelling and even making the journey longer than normal. Another frustrating experience would be you paying for a comfortable seat and you are prepared to enjoy your journey, then you are joined by this fat traveling companion who would have to borrow part of your seat by squeezing you. And with that not being enough, snores all t...

I vividly remember being well beaten for being a destructive and stubborn kid. And the more I was beaten, the less I felt the pains till it reached the moment I felt no pains but irritations when I was beaten. I guess my pain receptors were dead. I am sure present day bacteria would tell a similar story in regards to antibiotics for they have been exposed to all sorts and grown immune to them rendering treatment ineffective. Antibiotic is the medical term to describe drugs used in treating diseases caused by bacteria. They play a very important role in reducing the presence and burden of diseases such as pneumonia, cholera, TB and sexually transmitted diseases like gonorrhea (call them communicable diseases) which are very much alive and active in our communities. With such a crisis like antibiotic resistance, treating people with HIV/AIDS would be difficult. We cannot blame the bacteria for being resistant to antibiotics because adaptability is a natural process for them....

Our love of social media seems to have grown and grown in the past decade, but recent studies show the trend may be turning for some platforms, with young people in particular ditching Facebook. The main question is; Would quitting Social make you happy? Yes it would and here 6 reasons why you should: 1. You feel like your own person . You live life fully and on your terms rather than trying to shape it into what looks good online. You get the opportunity to live an authentic life. 2. You get the chance to increase your productivity. You save time surfing through an ocean of irrelevant content. You are free from the tremendous noise, distraction and temptation of Facebook. You actually have time to do something more resourceful and worthwhile. Related: What does it mean to be happy? 3. You spend real time with real friends. You are free from the detractors of Facebook and you could actually catch up with your friends. You also have the chance to distinguish your real fr...

In a world that is moving fast, life is passing by whilst everyone is living in the moment. Those dream crippling moments will come where you wish you had prepared more properly, accomplished something, wanting to feel more accepted, perfect; intelligent, skilful and complete. The truth is you have to grind and hustle to make it where you want to be. We have come to learn that there isn’t perfection but life will give you another meaning. Let’s put some drive into life. Prepare both mentally and physically to activate that inner power. Eventually limits will be broken by keeping at hand tools that will provide you with relentless form of energy in pursuit of your dreams. Welcome to beast mode. Here are 6 ways to activate beast mode: 1. Stand tall and make your declaration Seeing is believing, so make it reality by committing to your goals so that you won’t be going through life aimlessly. The majority of people do not do this and thus dreams become abandoned so always aim ...

Lots of people want to start a business. But not everyone has what it takes. The proportion of those who merely  want  to be entrepreneurs will always be higher than that of the few who actually  start  a business. The simple reason is that not everyone is cut out for the rigors of entrepreneurship. So, you may be thinking about starting a business. But can you? Check out the following signs that you are not cut out for the entrepreneurial life. 1. You prefer following orders The world is made of followers and leaders. Which one are you? If you're committed to being a comfortable order-taker the rest of your life, perhaps entrepreneurship is not for you. If, on the other hand, you feel a twitch of desire to make some decisions and give some orders, that may be the spark of entrepreneurship. 2. You prefer working to fulfill someone else's dream Businessman, investor and philanthropist Farrah Gray wrote, "Build your own dreams, or someone els...

Do people view you as a leader? In the movies, amazing leaders can frequently be seen making life-changing speeches — sometimes whilst riding a horse back and forth before a mass of armored, sword-wielding soldiers. In real life, leadership is a much quieter trait. In fact, you may not always even realize that others see you  as a great leader. Here are some signs that people view you as a leader : 1. Everyone seeks out your opinion This is probably the most obvious sign that your peers view you as a leader. Whether or not you're the boss, you're a fixture in the office when it comes to giving insight and opinions. If this sounds like you, then your coworkers clearly value your wisdom. 2. You're a good communicator People won't think you're a great leader just because you've got good ideas. You've got to be able to communicate those ideas too. "There has to be a sense that the person themselves believes in the project or idea," leadership ...

Cameroon being a young nation is seeking development and growth, and it is said that the youths are the future of the nation.This implies that the future of the nation depends on the energy of the youths and on the wisdom of the old. But we are face with a supposed sad phenomenon in that we have a drunken and lousy generation of youths, commonly known as the “Android Generation”. Worth noting is that Cameroon is ranked high in the global classification of alcohol consuming nations. With such a generation, the development of the nation seems farfetched. So the question here is this; Can a drunken and lousy generation of youths drive the development and growth of the nation up the charts? Leggo. Normally, the youths were never conceived and they were never born drunk. Circumstances which may or may not be within their control should have influenced this generation going bananas nad astray all thanks to alcohol. One of these circumstances triggering this could be the social life...