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2026 Ins and Outs
For the second year in a row, I’ve decided to continue this series on my annual Ins & Outs. On a side note, I recently got this thing called a Brick, a physical device that I have to tap to use my social media. It has given me a lot of time back especially on…
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Getting my spark back
There’s been something off about me lately. I can’t really explain it but I just feel it. I’ve been feeling more uninspired than normal. I listened to this book recently called Everything I know about love by Dolly Alderton. I’m loosely paraphrasing, but, in the book, she mentioned how at some point the only joy…
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Worldview and Workview
TW: potential mental health triggers A few months ago, I was talking with one of my best friends about how I became more and more aware of my existence. We’ll call it an existential crisis. I didn’t have any life threatening moments or brushes with death. I just realized that shit, I’m gonna die one…
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In the lonely hour
In honor of the 10 year anniversary of Sam Smith’s album, ‘In the Lonely Hour’, I have decided to write about the loneliest experiences I have while listening to extremely sad love songs. Now there’s a difference between being lonely and being at peace in solitude, but in these moments I feel truly lonely: Traveling at…
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24 Bucket List – Final Update
Happiness accountability check-in! I turn 25 in a few days. I made this list of things I wanted to accomplish before I turned 25 for maximum joy purposes. Updates are bolded, and completed things are crossed off. You can find the original list here. So let’s see what I accomplished in my 24th year. I’ve…
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I quit my job
“There’s 104 days of summer vacation and school comes along just to end it!” Any Phineas and Ferb fans would get that. Well, today marks 104 days till my school starts. In more recent news, I’m officially funemployed. I left my job last Friday after almost 4 years. For my loyal readers, I manifested quitting…
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4 Things I’m doing to prepare for unemployment
I’m a few weeks away from being unemployed. I officially put in my notice at work and I’m expecting 2 more paychecks before my 2 year sabbatical – which is a 3 month break plus 22 month full time graduate program. There are a lot of things that I’ve started stressing about. New anxieties that…
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Taking things for granted
I’ve been in my most nostalgic era yet. Ever since moving to California, I have been happiest. I have been here all of my adult life. Although, I have never acknowledged how different I am now compared to when I lived in Nigeria or in Canada. Oh yeah, I went to a Canadian boarding school…
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Abundant Anxiety
I’ve been trying and failing to have an abundance mindset towards money. Since I’m quitting in 3 months, I’ve been regressing hardcore into the scarcity mindset. Disclaimer: I am mostly joking about chest tightness, but my anxiety is very real. A quick refresher on the concept. An abundance mindset towards money is believing that money…
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Staying neutral with Mr. BossMan
Remember when I said I was gonna quit in March? Well… I’m not. I like cash and I have many trips I would like to go on during my MBA. But also, I realized my lease is unfortunately still gonna be up for a while. My landlord told me I can break my lease early…
Gen Z Guide to FI 