The phrase "AFRICAN TIME" is
popularly used by Nigerians to express lateness to formal and social events this was never meant to be but due to the cultural tendency in most parts of Africa, lateness has been nicknamed African time if an event was scheduled to start by 10.00 am people will start coming by 11.00 am or even worse leaving their house by 11.00 am!! how bad can it be, would you not rather sit at home? this is de-humanizing , any serious person should know the value of time and its equivalency to money if that can make you serious at least, punctuality is like old english around here people don't even say it, students go late to classes, members go late to church.
popularly used by Nigerians to express lateness to formal and social events this was never meant to be but due to the cultural tendency in most parts of Africa, lateness has been nicknamed African time if an event was scheduled to start by 10.00 am people will start coming by 11.00 am or even worse leaving their house by 11.00 am!! how bad can it be, would you not rather sit at home? this is de-humanizing , any serious person should know the value of time and its equivalency to money if that can make you serious at least, punctuality is like old english around here people don't even say it, students go late to classes, members go late to church.
A person who practice lateness is gradually ruining himself as people tend to distrust and disregard punctual perpetual late-comers. A Ghanaian author wrote "one of the main reasons for the continuing under development of our counrty is our nonchalant attitude to time and the need to be punctual in all aspects of life .The problem of punctuality has become so endemic that lateness to any function is accepted and explained off as African time". What a pity, in October 2007 the Ivorian president back a campaign against this menace titled "punctuality night" it was held in Abidjan, lateness slows life, progress, waste time, kill businesses etc, the list is endless, an adage goes an early bird eats the biggest worm.
Some effective things that can cure you of this deadly virus and lead you into a blissful life of wholesomeness are:
1.Set your alarm more than once (you might go back to sleep after the first one).
2. Arrange your clothes and tools at night (the equipment,books laptops you might need because may more haste less speed may be act 1 scene 1 on that morning).
3. Complete all task you scheduled for the next morning this night.
4. Commit yourself to being 15 minutes early, this is a trend of successful people.
5.Arrive early.
Unconventional methods may include setting your time 30-minutes after to make you prepare faster I think am going to try this, hope it does not get me hyperactive.Practice punctuality it may be your only qualification when the chips are down,
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