There’s nothing wrong with a simple life. It’s perfectly okay to choose a path that involves you simply doing what you love and working on things that resonate deeply with you — even if it’s not a grand thing that other people marvel at when they hear about it. By…

I used to have this habit of lingering to admire a body of work I’ve completed, like a piece of writing or a photograph or some other thing that I’ve made (I’m always on one personal project or another even if I never finish or show it). I sit with…

Five days ago, I thought this year was going to end the same way last year did; with me feeling apathethic, sharing none of the communal excitement about crossing over. (I wrote about this on my IG story back then.) But, something changed within that time frame and I now…

I know it’s foolish to forget that life exists outside of Instagram, but when a rising star who actively used Instagram suddenly disappears for a long period of time, you can’t blame people for suspecting that something is wrong. Temi Dollface is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and composer whose genre…

Let me explain. Imagine you’re an artist and your ultimate goal is to win a Grammy. If you’re new to the game, you’ll probably have to set your sights on releasing your first single or EP, then signing with a credible record label that will get you in front of…

I’m four months into a one-year reading challenge and I’m extremely proud to tell you that I’m on track 😎 At the beginning of the year, I resolved to read one book a month. Yes, just one book. …

For someone who has highly-ambitious goals and the potential to be outstanding, I have to honestly and shamefully admit that I’ve achieved very little. If I were to create a simulation in which I follow through on all the things I said I would do, I’ll definitely be a thousand…

For the past month, I’ve been facing a dilemma and the question that plagues my mind each time I pick up my highlighter to emphasize a phrase or sentence in a book I’m reading is this; “will anyone else be able to read this after me? “ I imagine the…

There are very few things that have warmed my heart like discovering something I wrote years ago and catching a glimpse of who I was then and how my mind worked in that time — and also, how it has evolved and the convictions I’ve carried with me into the…