Life in First Principles – Cybernetics

Imagine learning how to cook your best meal, say jollof rice. Your first attempt might not come out as planned. The second, slightly better. Maybe a third and fourth attempt might get your there, but one day, you’ll discover you nailed it. What changed? You simply adjusted over time. That quiet process sits at the […]

The Gift of Focus

Today, I explore an unexpected moment of gratitude inspired by meeting someone who uses blinders on their glasses. That encounter opened my eyes to the quiet genius of the human brain – how it filters distractions, manages our senses, and helps us focus without us ever noticing. This post is a reminder to appreciate the invisible systems within us and the often-overlooked gift of simply being able to focus.

Law of Levers

Archimedes was an extremely brilliant scientist; some of us may know him from his famous “eureka” exclamation after he discovered buoyancy, but one infamous principle that rules life is one he discovered when he said “Give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth”.