I have been pondering this question since I saw a documentary on Bushiri/Mboro/TB Joshua.
I think it's because humans seek SIMPLE answers to COMPLEX problems.
- A short thread.
Why am I not financially successful?
Complex solution:
- Maybe I need to develop more skills.
- Maybe systemic (country-wide)issues are responsible.
- Maybe I need to save more.
- Maybe, I need to start a side gig
Simple solution:
- I need to pray harder (enemies!).
Why am I struggling to hold down a relationship?
Complex solution:
- Maybe I need to be friendlier.
- Maybe I need to meet more people.
- Maybe I need to dress better.
- Maybe, I need to have realistic expectations.
Simple solution:
- I need to pray harder (enemies!).
An investment banker went to Bali, Indonesia on vacation.
He visited a small, fishing village and sat down to talk to the fishermen.
He told them about his 12-hour workdays, his six-figure salary, and the prestige of working on Wall Street.
"In 30 years, I will be worth a few million dollars and retire", He added. "After retiring, I will move to a place like this and buy a nice house and fish all day and sleep whenever I feel like sleeping and wake up whenever I feel like waking up and enjoy a quiet, peaceful life.
The fishermen were confused.
They looked at him weirdly and asked, "Why then do you have to work as a slave for 30 years so that you can live our current lifestyle?"
We moved to Lagos, Nigeria to build a startup that would provide virtual education content to students across Africa.
LessonTab was born on October 1, 2011.
We hired a bunch of teachers, recorded hours of Maths, English Language, Science, and Social Studies lessons, and started trying to sell the idea of virtual lesson teachers to parents.
It was a new concept so we had to do a lot of demonstrations.