chima

Geologist. Tweets my own. Always resilient in the face of adversity.

[chima @graniteme]

Pleased to announce our evaluation of water adsorption in shales. We use a suite of experimental techniques and molecular simulations to observe inorganic, and organic carbon controls on adsorption. I am grateful for Dr. Fischer's simulation mentorship.
https://t.co/AHVi2ZmuFC

[chima @graniteme]

@dolapospov Unemployed from March to mid September last year. Applied at a rate of 10/day I realized that most companies don't use degree titles in their ads and started targeting job descriptions instead of job titles. Got one private and two public offers and chose the former. We thank God

[chima @graniteme]

Except this was meant for someone she hates personally, I find this mindset to be very distasteful. Even if they take the exam one million times, it doesn't matter. Celebrate with them.

[The Air You Breathe 🌬️ @BlehisBack]

You fail an exam 22 times and you’re celebrating that you passed?

Aren’t you suppose to just heave a sigh of relief and keep it moving?

Exam that people have passed all these years, you, later comer, con dey celebrate like say na achievement.

Mtchew.

[chima @graniteme]

This is not always the case. I have since met a few lazy geniuses here in America. They chill too much and always leave it late to do their home work while maintaining a 4.0 CGPA. Companies chase after lazy quants like mad.

[Ugochukwu Madu @UgochukwuCFR]

This nonchalant approach to education won’t get you a 1.00/4.00 in the United States. Here, your 4.00 starts from the very first week of resumption. Finals consist of ~ 10% of the total semester grade.

These nonchalant first class graduates struggle when they come here, get depressed, and some are frustrated to the extent they go back home, and the reason is that the system isn’t built to wait for you to adjust. I’ve been here for 4 years and I’ve seen them come and go.

Also, this nonchalant approach to education is the reason we have so many first class graduates with no deep knowledge of their field. You don’t get grounded in your field by reading and passing 3 days to exam—that’s cramming—and it’s one of the causes of the decay in the Nigerian education system.

[Adedayo Agarau @adedayoagarau]

I created a new page where you can find videos of 2023 APC election violence. It’s important you listen, download and share the audio at the top of the page. Share it everywhere on WhatsApp.

A govt that kills its people does not deserve to rule us:

https://t.co/kITULpJHLz

[chima @graniteme]

Very low IQ take.

[Kalu Aja @FinPlanKaluAja1]

You are worth $7m, Elizabeth

If you sold your townhouse in Washington, you could pay for free lunch for children in a small African nation

Show Bezos how it’s done

[chima @graniteme]

Nope. Historically, America's greatest advantage is immigration.

[Jason Locasale @LocasaleLab]

It’s not desirable or realistic for the U.S. to compete with China on science metric throughput.

China has a much larger population and a system shaped by its history as a manufacturing economy, with the ability to rapidly scale and mobilize around defined metrics like publications and citation output. Once those become the targets, they can drive them efficiently.

That’s not where the U.S. advantage lies. Historically, American strength has been creativity, risk-taking, and scientific ingenuity. Competing on volume and metrics is the wrong game.

The focus should be on enabling innovation, not trying to outproduce on paper.

[chima @graniteme]

@SirJarus Nigeria does not pity the jobless. Grab a remote job that pays low, return to an expensive and safe gated community of successful pensioners in Abuja, and chill out. The remote job will keep you mentally active in the midst of the chaos.

[chima @graniteme]

@FinPlanKaluAja1 You're saying that global warming is not real?

[chima @graniteme]

Very well said.

[Elizabeth Adewale @elizaego]

Can I say something? Instead of seeing horniness as something to “combat,” see it as a part of your body’s natural design and something that should be acknowledged without shame. The more you try to fight it, suppress it or pretend it isn’t there, the more intense it can become.

Here are a few things that can help:

- Remove shame. Desire is natural not sinful.

- Know your triggers and avoid them. Could be boredom, loneliness, exposure to certain “explicit” content online, being alone with your partner, etc.

- Find non-sexual ways to release the tension like taking a walk, exercising, doing creative work, writing, trying out hobbies, etc.

- Don’t be idle. Stay occupied as much as possible.

- Have an accountability partner. Silence makes it worse.

[Elizabeth Adewale @elizaego]

If for any reason you’re shy to buy condoms or emergency contraceptives at the pharmacy, you can order online and have them delivered discreetly to your doorstep.

Here: https://t.co/28ZGj2Gk0A

[Chief Ene 🏳️‍🌈✊🏾 @_Ojonya]

Hi hello, my name is Ene Oteikwu, a senior SEO content writer (7 years experience), executive assistant (2 years experience) and a community/ project manager (4 years experience).

I’m looking for job openings to apply to this new year, and I’m open to on-site roles within Abuja, hybrid roles in Lagos, and or remote roles anywhere.

Please send a DM for my CV/Resumé.
I promise to bring the best of my expertise to your organization. Thank you!

[Michael Taiwo @AskMichaelTaiwo]

One of the most bizarre things I observed at Shell was how someone would spectacularly fail at a $$$ project, and instead of being demoted or fired, the opposite happens. They get transferred to manage another high-visibility project or even get a promotion!

It took me a long time to understand this but when I did, it changed everything for me.

You see, performance is measured in most companies on two prongs: the what and the how. The “what” is the actual result: did you or did you not strike oil after drilling that well? The “how” is the behavior you displayed during the entire process.

I was too focused on the actual results but I later found out that leaders rate behaviors higher. Hence, a project might fail in that it did not meet its stated objectives and yet the project manager might come out a winner because of how he carried himself through it all.

So what are the behaviors highly cherished by the higher ups?

First is daily updates. Forget weekly reports. Tell your boss and other key stakeholders about how the project is going at least once a day. When I say “tell”, I mean “tell.” Don’t rely solely on an email or a tool. Find a way to get in their face daily even if just for a min or two to verbally articulate the status of things. The pros at this put a standing 5-10 min meeting on their calendars and they come prepared to discuss the highlights and issues that need addressing. Which leads me to the second point.

Second, involve your superiors in solving the problem. Don’t form James Bond or Jackie Chan, trying to do it all alone. Any issue that will lead to a delay or cost overrun or any other wahala should be brought up asap to be discussed. Much easier to do if you talk with them daily. It is hard for them to blame you on the outcome of a project they have been integral to.

Third, conduct a “lessons learned” session where you perform an autopsy on the dead project. Share these lessons far and wide. You will be hailed as a sage. Suddenly you are now the guy helping the company become better by spreading wisdom gained from the school of hard knocks. This act alone has landed many people their promotion.

Bottom line: you can secure victory from defeat. The high flyers in your company do it all the time. If the project succeeds, they win. If the project fails, they win.

Be like them.

[Oreoluwa Bukola, CFA. @BukkyOA]

Watch this 👇

[inqilāb @tastefullysaucy]

PSA: if someone ever edits your photo with Al or Photoshop to create a nude photo, go to https://t.co/jjw3PScNjH and submit the original photo & the edited photo. they’ll take it down. If you’re a minor go to https://t.co/hxC8FdY5M2 or https://t.co/ttZuaSKtET

[Lord Commander of Qin Dynasty Archers @General_Oluchi]

📌

[chima @graniteme]

@samoalfred Exactly!!!!

[chima @graniteme]

@samoalfred 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[✨️Oluchukwu✨️ @kaziyamungu_]

There's this girl teaching makeup on tiktok, she's always shouting at us😭, but wallahi it's entering😂

[chima @graniteme]

Agreed with some of your takes but, you are wrong here. There will always be envy. It is human nature. The point is to celebrate the discovery itself, not where it was published. People will always sneer at those they deem their competition. That is not the fault of @mbeisen

[Jason Locasale @LocasaleLab]

When I was at Duke, senior colleagues regularly bullied me for publishing in high–impact-factor Cell Nature and Science journals and for having papers that drew a lot of citations. They’d make comments that anyone publishing in CNS must be dishonest or exploitative, and they’d insinuate that I must have done something untoward to get the work accepted.

Much of that script came directly from Michael Eisen and his followers on social media. His framing became a ready-made narrative that faculty and administrators absorbed uncritically. Many of my colleagues looked to Eisen as their intellectual leader, repeating his talking points in meetings and even in conversations with students. It became a way to mask their own jealousy and insecurity behind the authority of someone else’s rhetoric.

So yes, metrics aren’t perfect. But I’ve seen firsthand how quickly the absence of standards gets filled by gossip, cronyism, ideology, and professional jealousy. That experience is why I push back so hard against the idea that we should abandon metrics altogether.

[chima @graniteme]

Offered me an Associate Prof position and my own lab to continue the work I started at Penn State. He was sad when I turned him down, and is now happy seeing me move on from academia. Bless him.

[Michael Taiwo @AskMichaelTaiwo]

What was the nicest thing a boss did for you?