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The cyclic nature of depression
Depression is a mental state that most people would consider linear. In the sense that it’s just there and you love it until one day it somehow disappears. This couldn’t be further from the truth. I’d define it as a cycle.
Why mental health and Psychotherapy, in general, are taboo in Africa?
In African countries where mental health and psychotherapy are taboo, there are often specific reasons for this, such as a lack of awareness or understanding of these issues, or a belief that these issues are not relevant to African culture.
How I built a Kanuri dictionary using machine learning
How I used machine learning to build a searchable Kanuri-English database
Binary thinking
Binary thinking gives us the illusion that we have the answers to all of life's questions when, in reality, we don't know. Engaging in this type of thinking can cause a lot of unnecessary problems in your life.
Les Haineux
Avant-propos: l'article suivant est un essai de Paul Graham que je me suis permis de traduire en français Vous pourrez retrouver l'essai en version originale ici: http://www.paulgraham.com/fh.html
Dunning Kruger Effect: You think that you know, but you actually don’t
The Dunning-Kruger effect, or overconfidence effect, is a cognitive bias in which the least qualified individuals in a specific domain of expertise overestimate their competences.
Faith
I often think about what makes us chase what we want, and what keeps us afloat even when nothing seems to go our way. I came to the conclusion that it is what is so called faith.
The Power of Habit: What I learned, why you should read it
In this book, author Charles Duhigg digs into how the human brain works and how we catch habits wether they are bad or good.
Le problème de l'aide étrangère
Pourquoi les pays accordent-ils des aides et comment pouvons-nous donner un sens à qui donne de l’argent à qui. Les pays ont-ils un moment de culpabilité pour leurs méfaits avant de revenir rapidement à une compétition féroce?
Top 5 books of 2017
I have read on average one book every single week; which leads us to 52 + 1 (novel) books during this year.