UncleBen

For the love of God, Family, Friends, Insurance, Football & Golf.

[Geoffrey Mosiria @HonMosiria]

Today, while in Nairobi South C, a resident approached me with a complaint about a neighbour who had allegedly diverted raw sewage into the stormwater drainage system. The resident explained that the situation becomes even worse when it rains, as the sewage overflows onto the roads.

At the time of my visit, raw sewage was visibly flowing into the drainage system, creating an unbearable stench and posing a serious public health and environmental risk.

I immediately engaged the Nairobi Water and Environment teams and directed them to take urgent action. Anyone found illegally directing raw sewage into the stormwater drainage system must be held accountable.

We cannot allow such irresponsible actions to endanger the health of residents, pollute our environment, and compromise our drainage infrastructure. Appropriate action must be taken to stop this immediately.

[UncleBen @onebenten]

@_onlyscott Gareth Bale…

[🧡🧡 Femme actuelle 🧡🧡 @zippoglisia]

There's an elementary school named after Wangari Maathai in aubervilliers Northern France.
École Wangari Maathai 🏫🧡
Pic courtesy.

[A1 Steel Rwanda @a1steelrwanda]

Did you think that was it? Not at all! 🎉

Our groundbreaking ceremony was a celebration so big — with Rwanda’s esteemed leaders, dignitaries & our incredible team 🇷🇼✨
A historic milestone marking strength, unity & progress 🏗️
#Groundbreaking #A1SteelRwanda #StrongerTogether

[Dr Branice Munyasa @Branicemercy]

"If you want a recipe for unhappiness, spend your time accumulating a lot of money and let your health and relationships deteriorate."

James clear

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Jeff Bezos on asking better questions:

I frequently get the question: "what's going to change in the next 10 years?"

I never get the question: "what's not going to change in the next 10 years?"

The second question is the more important of the two.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

In the last 20 years, software ate the world.

In the next 20 years, AI will eat software.

[UncleBen @onebenten]

#ReligiiousBeliefs

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

When I was a kid, my grandfather told me the story of the Blind Men and the Elephant:

(everyone needs to hear this)

Six blind men are brought to examine an elephant that has come to their village.

The first man touches the trunk and says that the elephant is like a thick snake.

The second man touches the tusk and says that the elephant is like a spear.

The third man touches the ear and says that the elephant is like a fan.

The fourth man touches the leg and says that the elephant is like a tree.

The fifth man touches the side and says the elephant is like a wall.

The sixth man touches the tail and says the elephant is like a rope.

Each of the blind men is convinced that he is right and that everyone else is wrong.

American poet John Godfrey Saxe’s version of the story concludes with a simple, beautiful line:

Each was partly in the right, And all were in the wrong.​

So, oft in theologic wars, The disputants, I ween, Rail on in utter ignorance, Of what each other mean, And prate about an Elephant, Not one of them has seen!

The moral of this story is that the information we have about the world represents a tiny fraction of the information available, yet we use it to form a view of how the world works.

The world is always infinitely more complex than our narrow observation windows would allow us to understand.

I'm reminded of David Foster Wallace's famous This Is Water speech in 2005 (emphasis mine):

"The point here is that I think this is one part of what teaching me how to think is really supposed to mean. To be just a little less arrogant. To have just a little critical awareness about myself and my certainties. Because a huge percentage of the stuff that I tend to be automatically certain of is, it turns out, totally wrong and deluded."
You can either choose to (A) cling to the notion that your view is the absolute truth or (B) embrace a degree of humility about your views and open your mind to change.

The goal of Path A is to preserve the notion of our own intelligence. The goal of Path B is to broaden and improve our view of reality by acquiring new and better information.

We should all choose Path B...

"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.” ― Mark Twain

At the end of every quarter, ask yourself what you've changed your mind on recently.

If you can't think of anything, that's a bad thing.

Fighting back against perspective blindness and opening your mind to new ideas is a tried and true path to consistent, compounding growth.

The next time you want to reject an alternative viewpoint without thinking, remember the story of the Blind Men and the Elephant:

The world is much more complex than any of us can possibly understand.

[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

FAITH. KIPYEGON.

That's it, that's the caption.

#WorldAthleticsChamps

[UncleBen @onebenten]

Congratulations @ClaverIrakoze @SinaloCaroline @UmuragePC on the launch of your book. #ParentingWisdom #ProtectingFutureGenerations

[UncleBen @onebenten]

57 days later I get my suitcase back...Thank you @FlyRwandAir You have a superwoman in Grace.

[UncleBen @onebenten]

@FredSwaniker ALU founder urges youth to https://t.co/pBsMTYUKuo

[UncleBen @onebenten]

#Live2Lead2022Kigali
Devote your life to solving problems that you won't live to see the full impact of. @SanlamRwanda

[James Gingerich #B2B #Technology #Influencer @jamesvgingerich]

Great innovative marketing from @NESCAFE. But what ever happened to social distancing during a pandemic? Oops? (GiGadgets)

[UncleBen @onebenten]

100%...

[Patrick Njoroge @njorogep]

Hmm…. Nothing from the cradle of #FinTech? A history of FinTech that does not mention M-Pesa and its other variants, is as balanced as a history of rock n roll that doesn’t mention Elvis. And as for the impact on lives and livelihoods, well, let it go.

[UncleBen @onebenten]

@d_amanya @UsherKomugisha You can't even tell why we use VAR for our African tourneys...if the ref and team can't even use it.

[UncleBen @onebenten]

Seconded....

[Laura Walubengo @lwalubengo]

Can we not see all the death around us, the poverty, the issues, BBI is the LEAST of our worries... it will NOT bring unity because it is not the root cause of our disunity/trouble. #KenyaNiSisi