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May 13 , 2023 . By TADESSE TSEGAYE

The Elusive Compulsion to Attaining Success

Reminiscing about the past with my friend, he pointed out my anxiety like a caged animal eager to break free- consistently racing as if my life depended on it, with a perpetual look of urgency etched on my face. He was right. My overachieving tendency all started young. The obsession with deadlin...

May 6 , 2023 . By TADESSE TSEGAYE

Algorithms are of Essence in Life Matters

Savouring the nostalgic ambience of a quaint café, my old coursemate and I were in our world. Surrounding patrons were locked in a digital daze, swiping left and right through social media feeds, seeming to have forgotten the value of true conversation. I was suddenly reminded of my previous employer who believed in the need for policies, more Machiavellian than managerial. His policies were nothing more than tools of power, employed to keep his minions in line. It was more of his whim that hinges on his mood that ended up being the company's algorithm—any attempt to cite the policies in...


Apr 29 , 2023 . By TADESSE TSEGAYE

The Fault Finder's Quest to Value Analysis

I sat with a friend over coffee one of the days last week, evaluating the worth of our daily investments. In the midst of our conversation, she called me a 'fault finder' which spurred my college memories. It was a label I had earned from past employers, including the last one where we worked together. But I was not looking for faults in others but assessing the value of investments in time, money, and relationships. I am not a fault-finder, I told my friend. I am a problem-solver. Deep down, I knew my ex-employers needed someone to call out their faults and find solutions to their p...


Apr 22 , 2023 . By TADESSE TSEGAYE

Eminence of Training in Elevating Performance

My neighbour, a recognised physicist for loving weights and measures, accompanied me as I pondered introspectively on where to go, tempted by the potentiality of wandering aimlessly without carrying the weight of my thoughts. Albeit, the slightest reflection of attempting mindlessness made for an awkward internal conflict as my stroll in the neighbourhood commenced. I had missed company for some time. We shared ideas ushered forth about the métier of metrologists, motivated by their dedication to assuring universal standards of measurement across multiple realms - from weight and length to...

View From Arada

Apr 15 , 2023

Offering Hope through Mentorship

As the sun begins to peek over the horizon, I step outside onto a small patch of grass with my dogs at my side. The crisp morning air fills my lungs as I take a deep breath and open the door to their...

Apr 9 , 2023

Digital Education Lurking to Attend the Future

Visiting a bookstore that is located in the vicinity of my neighbourhood, I was deluged with apprehension about the future of the education system. The proponents of introducing new technologies to...

Is Safety Guaranteed with AI?

I stood in awe in front of my house, contemplating whether the realisation of the billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates had started being witnessed. Being very optimistic abo...

Mar 25 , 2023

Implications of Boundless System Failure

I gazed towards the blue sky with its far fiery red ends, on my way to the supermarket, jokingly ruminating if the dusk was looming or the sun was waning. There was a weekend surprise. Encouraged b...

Mar 18 , 2023

Institutions: Living Autobiographies

It was with great pleasure I received the good news from an old friend who had just finished writing an autobiography. Keeping lit the amusement, I went for a walk that was unusual in the morning. ...

Mar 11 , 2023

Integrity in Duty Regardless of Significance

I watched the Premier League last week at a long-time friend's house in the vicinity. My friend and I are staunch supporters of the English premier league club Arsenal. Yet, his keen collection of pi...

Mar 4 , 2023

Translating Pages to Screen  Fikir Eske Mekaber Builds Understanding

Amidst 'umm's, and 'ahh's, while trying to salvage a discussion that turned to friendly banter, making headway to the precipice of never seeing each other, tackling each other's every sentence struggl...

Feb 25 , 2023

Transforming Vulnerability to Opportunity

After being seated and avidly reading for a long while the whole afternoon one of the days last week, my mood swung from the I-can-not-wait-to-go-out scenario to that of deciding whether or not I shou...

Feb 18 , 2023

Acknowledging English Matters Globally

Last Saturday seemed endless as time crept by. As I organized my books and documents in order, a piece of paper with the heading signed and sealed by the translation office captured my interest. It wa...

Feb 11 , 2023

Independent Interaction Through Academics

One of the days last week I had a rendezvous to have coffee with a long-time friend. A routine we have had for years. It was after five o'clock in the afternoon yet an hour before I left my house. I c...

Feb 4 , 2023

Examine the Roots: Elementary Schools

It was amidst the misty and gloomy national school leaving exam result last week, the dismal performance started to run amok in my mind. From the frying pan to the fire, the ramification of what could...

Jan 28 , 2023

Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork

The victory of the Ethiopian national football team against Libya in a qualifier game for the 1969 world cup had stirred pitches from fans that veterans from the former should not be fielded anymore....

Jan 21 , 2023

Spice Up! Gourmets, Businesses

I was engulfed with reflections on what I have been through since Christmas. Nothing could come close to the spirit surrounding holidays here, as the feel of cuisine and praising the virtues of tradi...

Jan 14 , 2023

Mobile Banking Robs Mobility

Last year was pivotal in bringing the final touch to my new year's resolution for the then-upcoming global year, a week sooner than the end of December. I changed almost all my money transactions digi...

Jan 7 , 2023

Rising Above Social Media Obsession

One of the days last week was poised to be a relaxing time free from worries. I had my daily share of skimming through different platforms on social media. I compared the perspectives of two or thr...

Dec 31 , 2022

Skills for Life: Readership Nurture Success, Exams Judge the Means

Last week I visited an art gallery connected to a florist shop close to my residence. My flower order was on standby for delivery by a courteous florist, as I kept my eye on the few paintings on the w...


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