David Elikwu

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David Elikwu

Effective prioritisation: The Eisenhower Matrix (Wayfinder #9)

Welcome back to the ninth issue of Wayfinder, your fortnightly compass for navigating life’s toughest decisions. Ever found yourself putting out fires all day, only to later realise you let the bigger flames spread? Think of your day as a room full of alerts. Some are loud, urgent beeps...

David Elikwu

The Sparrow and the Snake

Sometimes trying to fix a problem only makes it worse. China learned this lesson the hard way in the 1950s. As part of the Great Leap Forward movement, the Chinese government launched a campaign to eliminate four pests that were seen as harmful to agriculture: sparrows, rats, flies, and mosquitoes....

David Elikwu

🧭Should I Stop Pursuing My Doctorate? (Wayfinder #7)

Welcome to the seventh issue of Wayfinder. Wayfinder is about learning to navigate life’s toughest decisions. The choices that keep you awake at night. The decisions that have you second-guessing yourself. The moments when the stakes are high and the path isn’t clear. Wayfinder is designed to guide...

David Elikwu

Put a Pin in it: How to Future-Proof Your Career

In the 1920s, every bowling alley hired young boys to reset the pins and return balls while people were playing. Bowling was becoming incredibly popular, but in order for people to keep playing, someone had to be down at the end of the lane risking their shins and fingers to...

David Elikwu

🧭 Transitioning to Tech: Which Path Should I Choose? (Wayfinder #6)

Welcome to the sixth issue of Wayfinder. Wayfinder is about learning to navigate life’s toughest decisions. The choices that keep you awake at night. The decisions that have you second-guessing yourself. The moments when the stakes are high and the path isn’t clear. Wayfinder is designed to guide...

David Elikwu

Building better gardens

Every productivity system has legions of wounded adventurers who dived headlong into its waters only to find themselves overwhelmed and burnt out. I’m not sure if the simplest summary is that different things work for different people, or that everything ceases to work for anyone when used the wrong...

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