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Geotechnical Engineering in Uganda Series (020)_Consistency vs Intensity

  Culture of SADRiNE As part of our culture at SADRiNE https://sadrineinfrastructureservices.com/blogs/, we always have aerobics in the evening to keep our body and mind healthy but also for team building. Over time we have observed some colleagues who are very active and efficient in the first fifteen (15) minutes of the one hour. Thereafter they …

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Geotechnical Engineering in Uganda Series (019)_Father and Son

Paul and Timothy From the Bible in the book of 2 Timothy 2:1; we come across Paul calling Timothy “my dear son”. You may think Timothy was a biological son of Paul. Please no! Timothy was from the Lycaonian city of Lystra or of Derbe in Asia Minor, born of a Jewish mother who had become …

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Geotechnical Engineering in Uganda Series (018)_Copy and Paste

Copy and Paste In the initial years of my academic journey at Makerere University http://www.mak.ac.ug, I completely utilized the notes and slides of my mentor Prof. Denis Kalumba at the University of Cape Town http://www.uct.ac.za. This was done under his permission and supervision. I had no idea where to start from in relation to coming …

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Geotechnical Engineering in Uganda Series (017)_Good vs Bad

https://www.pinerest.org/newsroom/articles/good-person-or-bad-person-blog/ Good vs Bad In my life time, so far, it has been a privilege to attend two great universities. That is Makerere University http://www.mak.ac.ug in Uganda and the University of Cape Town http://www.uct.ac.za in South Africa. In both universities I have observed the existence of at least one universally labelled ‘bad’ academician (lecturer/professor) by the …

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Geotechnical Engineering in Uganda Series (016)_Activity vs Productivity

  Once Upon a Time For a long time (probably eight years from 2010 to 2018), I was teaching in more than one university in Uganda. At one point, I was teaching in four universities. I found myself running from one class at a certain university to the next class in another university. One of …

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Learning to extremely become productive without feeling over worked and overwhelmed (EP004) – 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management

https://www.youtube.com Time management – What if a few new habits could dramatically increase your productivity, and even 5x or 10x it in key areas? What if you could get an an hour a day to read, exercise, or to spend with your family.   Time management is one of the key factors for success to …

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Learning to manage your habits to achieve a better life (EP003)– 30 days challenge to creating new habits

10 Hacks I learnt from atomic habits that changed my life – and are going to change your life too.   Habits – What are they? According to James Clear author of “atomic habits”; Habits are behaviors repeated enough times to become automatic. Habits are small decisions you make and actions you perform every day. …

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Learning to manage bad child experiences (EP002) – 10 Ways to Stop Being a Victim of Bad Childhood Experiences

https://medium.com/personal-growth/dealing-with-the-victim-mentality-in-others-a9d6f2270f72   “What makes some people hold onto being a victim and others choose to improve their lives?” – Dr. Laura Schlesinger says that is  “Control”.   When you are a perpetual victim of bad child experiences, the past is in control of your present. As a conqueror, the present is controlled by your choices, …

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Geotechnical Engineering in Uganda Series (015)_Refresh, Restart, Reset

Frozen Many times I have encountered a web page freezing from nowhere. A frozen state is when the web page appears to have stopped. Nothing on the screen seems to move hence no response. This is a very frustrating situation especially if it happens in the middle of an important action. The situation tends to …

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Learning to manage time (EP001) – How I have Enhanced Productivity at my Workplace

https://www.inc.com/john-boitnott/6-effective-ways-to-enhance-workplace-productivity.html Workplace productivity is the efficiency in which tasks and goals are completed for the company. By creating a productive workplace, benefits such as profitability and employee morale will be more  discernable.https://opensourcedworkplace.com/news/what-is-workplace-productivity-how-to-increase-and-why. The following are the steps I have taken to be productive; 1. I don’t start my day with chats but instead focus on …

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