This Change Might Be One Way I Learn, Unlearn, And Relearn.

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4">I have been home-hunting for a while now.</a> I might find myself in her situation where I am forced to be in relative darkness, especially if I have a landlord who separates the rent from the energy bill.</p><p id="aa50">Now here’s the situation back home in West Africa. The energy bill is not part of the rent. The power supply is pro-rated. You get what you pay for. Once your supply runs out, <b>you are out. Y</b>ou need to pay and top up.</p><p id="39ef">Not only that, the power supply from the regional distributors is not consistent. Blackouts for hours or days are a norm, depending on where you live. This is despite your ability to pay for energy.</p><p id="bd93">Typically, back home, when there is power, you do not leave lights on in empty rooms. If there’s sunlight coming through the windows, the lights go off.</p><p id="20a0">You don’t leave the water running endlessly from taps. It’s like pissing money down the toilet. If my mum is within earshot, she’ll give you an earful.</p><p id="5147">I kinda carried over this behavior to North America. <a href="https://readmedium.com/one-simple-rule-to-help-your-habits-415f3333b445">That’s the power of habits.</a> Once I am out of the house, the lights go off. When a tap is running endlessly, the sound is awkward.</p><p id="eb87">I live in the GTA in North America. My rent is inclusive of my utilities. So at the moment, energy bills are not a major concern. As for blackouts, I have only experienced them once; after a huge storm and power came back in less than one hour.</p><p id="d4af">Whenever I travel home, I adjust. For heaven’s sake, I have to. The power outage is incessant and the water supply is inconsistent.</p><p id="7868">Our family home uses inverters. Some households use generators, while others use rechargeable lamps. As for water, we buy f

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rom suppliers. Each supply lasts us a week if we have no guests. When there is rainfall, we supplement with that to reduce costs.</p><p id="e896">Right now, I enjoy 24/7 power and water supply. It’s an anomaly to be without these in this environment. But trust me, once I get on that plane and fly back home, I adjust my psyche because my reality is completely different.</p><p id="53b9">Thanks, <a href="undefined">Jason Edmunds</a>.</p><p id="6d6a" type="7">The illiterate of the future are not those who can’t read or write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.</p><p id="830e" type="7">Alvin Toffler</p><div id="3cae" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/one-simple-rule-to-help-your-habits-415f3333b445"> <div> <div> <h2>Simple Rules to Help Your Habits</h2> <div><h3>“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation.” ―Aristotle</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*-Kf3_7zzWG8N7rnq)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="acbf" class="link-block"> <a href="https://byrslf.co/here-are-my-best-ways-to-fall-asleep-faster-6911b543c81a"> <div> <div> <h2>Here Are My Best Ways to Fall Asleep Faster</h2> <div><h3>You must have heard some of this before</h3></div> <div><p>byrslf.co</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*wDogX1VjI97dHPDj)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

The power of changing locations.

I always love a well-lit room. I love it at home and I love it at work. It’s got to be white lights. There’s something about a poorly lit room that’s mood-dampening.

One time when one bulb in my rental died, I couldn’t wait for the landlord to replace it.

During summer, I always left my blinds withdrawn so that sunlight could flood my room.

The only time I don’t use lights is at bedtime or when I have migraines. It has to be lights out. There is something awesome about sleep quality when the lights are out and for migraines, lights are triggers.

The only other time my lights are out is when I am leaving home for work. I am away from home the whole day, so the lights don’t have any business being on.

One time I went to see a friend after work. Her home was in relative darkness. It was awkward for me. When I asked her, she said her rent didn’t include her energy bill, and she was drowning in expenses.

I have been home-hunting for a while now. I might find myself in her situation where I am forced to be in relative darkness, especially if I have a landlord who separates the rent from the energy bill.

Now here’s the situation back home in West Africa. The energy bill is not part of the rent. The power supply is pro-rated. You get what you pay for. Once your supply runs out, you are out. You need to pay and top up.

Not only that, the power supply from the regional distributors is not consistent. Blackouts for hours or days are a norm, depending on where you live. This is despite your ability to pay for energy.

Typically, back home, when there is power, you do not leave lights on in empty rooms. If there’s sunlight coming through the windows, the lights go off.

You don’t leave the water running endlessly from taps. It’s like pissing money down the toilet. If my mum is within earshot, she’ll give you an earful.

I kinda carried over this behavior to North America. That’s the power of habits. Once I am out of the house, the lights go off. When a tap is running endlessly, the sound is awkward.

I live in the GTA in North America. My rent is inclusive of my utilities. So at the moment, energy bills are not a major concern. As for blackouts, I have only experienced them once; after a huge storm and power came back in less than one hour.

Whenever I travel home, I adjust. For heaven’s sake, I have to. The power outage is incessant and the water supply is inconsistent.

Our family home uses inverters. Some households use generators, while others use rechargeable lamps. As for water, we buy from suppliers. Each supply lasts us a week if we have no guests. When there is rainfall, we supplement with that to reduce costs.

Right now, I enjoy 24/7 power and water supply. It’s an anomaly to be without these in this environment. But trust me, once I get on that plane and fly back home, I adjust my psyche because my reality is completely different.

The illiterate of the future are not those who can’t read or write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.

Alvin Toffler