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Big ideas from great books in 15 minutes, a proverb every morning, and real African stories. Read or listen in 6 languages.

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Monday 12 October
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PROVERB OF THE DAY
Haba na haba hujaza kibaba
Little by little fills the measure.
Swahili · East Africa
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Great ideas from great books, explained for our lives.

Written in our own words, with examples from Africans at home and abroad. About 15 minutes to read or listen.

Mindset by Carol S. DweckThe Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. DankoThe E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. GerberGrit by Angela DuckworthEssentialism by Greg McKeownDecolonising the Mind by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o$100M Offers by Alex Hormozi
Essentialism by Greg McKeown$100M Offers by Alex HormoziThe Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. DankoDecolonising the Mind by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oMindset by Carol S. DweckGrit by Angela DuckworthThe E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber
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HOW IT WORKS

Fifteen minutes a day. One idea you can use.

01
Choose your language.

Every book, proverb and story in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Arabic or Portuguese.

EnglishFrançaisItalianoEspañolالعربيةPortuguês
02
Read or listen.

On the bus, at work or before sleep. Natural voices read every insight to you.

Insight 3 · Pay yourself first
03
Try one thing this week.

Every insight ends with a small action, then a quiz to check what stayed with you.

TRY THIS
Do one task you have been avoiding, openly, this week.
INSIDE EVERY SUMMARY

Not a copy of the book. A friend who read it for you.

INSIGHT 2 OF 8Mindset · Carol S. Dweck

Effort is how ability grows

Needing to work hard is not proof that you lack talent. In a growth mindset, effort is how anyone gets good at something.

EXAMPLE · ILLUSTRATIVE

Brice is from Douala, Cameroon, and studies engineering in Turin. Lectures in technical Italian left him lost, so he skipped the study group. After a failed mock exam, he went back, recorded lectures and visited the tutor every Thursday...

TRY THIS
Do one task you have been avoiding, openly, this week.
Needing effort is not proof you lack talent.
  • 8 key ideas, each explained in plain words
  • Real-life examples from Lagos to Lyon, Accra to Toronto
  • Try this: one small action for this week
  • Recap, reflection and quiz at the end
A PROVERB EVERY MORNING
Haba na haba hujaza kibaba

Little by little fills the measure: small amounts, added patiently, become something big.

Swahili proverb · East Africa · A new one every morning
REAL STORIES

Africans who started where we are.

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Mo Ibrahim
Telecoms pioneer, born in Sudan
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Strive Masiyiwa
Founder of Econet, from Zimbabwe
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Aliko Dangote
Industrialist, from Nigeria
Read their stories

One idea a day can change your year.

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