When you develop over-sensitivity, it is the people around you who suffer the consequences the most. You may think you handle things well, and if they don’t love you enough, they won’t tell you how much your reactions to things are usually over the top. If you’ve ever noticed you take things people say too […]
You vs How You See Success.
In this age of social media, because we have become unplanned audiences to people who show up on our feeds, we’ve developed a fundamental attribution error bias that hurts us more than it helps us. When we see someone succeeding, we naturally assume it is because of ‘who they are’, their character, etc. Deliberately underemphasizing […]
The Overstimulation of Adulting
The most annoying part of being a “grown-up” these days is how expensive mistakes are. The cost is your time, energy, effort, and even, gravely, your life. If you are like me, a Nigerian bred here, you probably whispered a silent God forbid to the ‘your life’ part. The first time I realised how lonely […]
Intelligence is your prison
The world does not reward the smart; it rewards the known. Times have changed, things are different now. You may have been the most intelligent of your friend group, and that could be synonymous with your broke-ness. Crazy right? I’ll explain in a bit… I’ve met so many intelligent thinkers who are waiting for the […]