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Yoruba naming ceremony explained


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Honest take, because I wish someone had told me this earlier. Everything you will read about yoruba will make it sound more complicated than it is. Here is what 4 years of working with naming has actually taught me. The most common trap is spending too long on research instead of doing. What actually moved the needle for me: I stopped trying to understand everything before starting, and just committed to one focused hour a day for a month. After that, things started moving much faster. The one thing I would prioritise: find a concrete real-world use case for yoruba in your own life or work. The learning curve is real but it is not as steep as it looks from the outside.
by kevinjones