For the wildly optimistic

When you are born, you are given specific colours of crayons, a sketchbook with some sketches already in it, and a unique sense of design. When you are younger, you mostly use those same crayons and paint inside those existing sketches – because that's what you know. You follow the patterns. As you grow older, your unique sense of design becomes stronger. You start to see that even an original sketch can become something completely different if you look at it with fresher eyes. And those...

Have you ever taken the time to think about death? I mean really think about it—not in a morbid way, but in a way that actually makes you reflect on how you're living right now. Most people think that talking about death is negative or scary. But I've been thinking about this a lot lately, and I realized something: thinking about death has actually made me live better. It sounds weird, I know, but stick with me. A while back, I came across this idea that completely changed my perspective:...

I fight myself every night, and I still haven’t finished every task on my to-do list. I start Monday strong, refreshed, and motivated to tackle the week’s tasks. By 1:00 pm, I haven’t completed at least two major tasks, and I’m already weary and feeling burnt out. I sit at my desk, staring at my laptop screen while it stares back with its bright, mocking glow. I take a stroll to get my body moving, but I still feel sleepy. The day drags on, and before I know it, it’s Tuesday, and I’m starting...

Mental health should be taught in schools, just like home economics and physical first aid. If we had more mental health education as kids, things might have been different or better. Mental health is often overlooked, especially in countries like Nigeria, where most people live to survive and not thrive. Unfortunately, the world is increasingly adopting this survival mode of living, where the lack of peace of mind is becoming as common as food scarcity. Many distractions keep us from the...