“Father of light and life, though Good Supreme!

O teach me what is good, teach me Yourself!

Save me from folly, vanity, and vice,

From every low pursuit; and fill my soul

With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure;

Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss!”

I am very thankful and grateful to have made it through the past year, which was a really special one personally and professionally. I learned to open myself up more to friendships. I read a lot more books, had my first flight ever and more importantly, I suffered two very humiliating & ego breaking failures (may write about this later) Today I turn 29.  If we consider the day-year principle (employed in prophecies), then my living days would be compressed fully to the month of February, my birthday month. Now I am entering that twilight zone prior to thirty. How should I end my 20s? Let me hear your thoughts in the comment section below. I have stuck to much of what I outlined in “Thoughts on Turning 28 Today” and the grace of God has been sufficient to me. This day finds in my last day at a Job I’ve held for 2.5 years and now I must move to the next phase of my career, research and teaching. And thus tomorrow I start my work at Technical University of Kenya. 2017 was the first time I flew on a plane, and as everyone who has can tell, it is usually very exciting. It was also the year when I got a major side job which led to the mentioned flights above. Few thoughts below.

Health.

I have tried to improve on sleep. At least 7 hours consistently. This has proved to be a very helpful practice. Very few know this, for the last three years, I have been taking only two meals a day. The results are unimaginable.

Work|Business.

I can call myself a pro when it comes to electrical designs for building services. I have learnt a lot. Employment wise I have decided to jump into the academics and teach what I have learned. This decision is also somehow influenced by Nicholas Nassim Taleb philosophies. As an engineer &practitioner, my thinking is now rooted in the belief that it is far much worth it to go from practice to teaching, from problems to books but not the reverse. A scholar should not be a library’s tool for making another library. I have decided to learn copywriting skills from marketing gurus and concentrate on the various things I’m working on. This skill is invaluable. I have also decided to start offering pro-bono services on electrical designs, web design and even marketing. Check this page.

Learning

I make sure I read daily.  I read diverse materials touching on business, advertising and marketing, psychology, culture. For a list of the best books I have read in the last 3 years, click these: 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015. Now in my 2^nd year of MSc Electrical Engineering, I’m striving to finish my proposal and hope to defend my thesis by 2019. Still improving my programming and design skills.

Relationships

Well, single & searching. Made a couple of new friends (male & female alike.) I don’t how but I’ve been led to this book titled “Great Philosophers Who Failed at Love.” And their opinions are as amusing as they are serious.   Thank you to all of you on this journey with me. I am imperfect but trying my darndest, and I’m lucky to have friends and colleagues doing the same.