Murphy's Notes

In today's note, I share a valuable lesson I learned when I lost a 100-day streak. Humans are naturally obsessed with likes and streaks because these things make us look good on the outside. But addiction to appearances is often what holds us back from real growth.

Learn why being 'deaf' to negativity might be your superpower. Through the inspirational story of a deaf frog, we break down 5 crucial lessons about success, personal growth, and following unconventional paths. Essential listening for entrepreneurs, dreamers, and anyone challenging the status quo.

For centuries, people have asked the question “What is the essence of life?”. Why do we have to keep struggling to make ends meet even though they never meet until we leave this world? What’s the point? In today’s note, I share some thoughts on this.

If you’ve watched the movie “Back to the Future”, you’re familiar with the concept of how a tiny distortion in the space-time continuum can lead to a completely different chain of events that create a whole new universe. In today’s note, we explore the inches that define our lives. The seemingly little things that have far-reaching effects.

If you're seeing this, there’s a good chance you have over 20 to 50 tabs open on your browser. The question is why? You keep telling yourself that you’ll go back to those things and six months have passed. In today’s note, I share five things I do to stay sane and productive aside from closing browser tabs.

Last week, in the middle of my workday, I had a “friendly” conversation with a scammer over the phone. It was not the first time I received such a call but I picked up a few lessons from the encounter and that’s what I share on today’s note.

This title is not a parable; I mean it literally. Take pictures no matter where you are now or what is happening in your life. You’ll need them.

“If you have everything you need before you start, you started too late!” Our natural instinct is to be fully ready before we begin, but there’s a thrill that comes with tackling challenges as they surface. You may never start if you wait till you have all the loopholes covered, and focusing too much on the big picture can get overwhelming. Trust your gut, start, tackle what is right in front of you, and keep going step-by-step till you reach the finish line.

The best way to learn business is to be in business. Today, we wrap up our three-part series on the utopian school system as we talk about an educational paradigm that upholds the three pillars that we talked about in the last note - The Igbo Apprenticeship system. This is a a traditional economic model originating from the Igbo ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria and is globally recognised and talked about in world-class institutions like the Harvard Business School. Are there components we can draw from here to make up the utopian school system? Find out!

Which is more important? The school of books or the school of life? Formal or informal education? They may not be equally important but both worlds have strengths ans weaknesses. How about we take the strengths of each system and create a new one that works better for everyone? In today’s note, we talk about three key pillars of the utopian school system - individualised learning, practical projects, and apprenticeship.