HeyJaredLabake Adejumo's Newsletter
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Resting in Freedom (opens the original)
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I always knew what he would say next after I greeted him ‘Good morning’ whenever he was in a good mood. His mouth would curve into a preformed smile, his voice transitioning into a newly acquired high-pitched tone just before returning the greeting, ‘Good morning Kimberly’.He would sardonically mispronounce ‘Kimberly’ with an extra emphasis on the ‘r’, before asking why I preferred being called ‘Kimberly’ to ‘Omolabake’. But I hadn’t said I preferred it, he had only inferred it and it was easy t
Adulthood is like eating 4 avocados at once (opens the original)
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My suddenly health-conscious brother telling me that he bought 4 avocados to eat for the week and he had eaten them all in one sitting evoked a depth of laughter I did not think was still possible from my ribs. With every sense of bewilderment, he kept narrating this ordeal, his words edging me to go for a medical checkup too and be careful with what I eat. But my laughter is far gone and I plead with him not to make me laugh which is actually a cry for the opposite because I desperately need th
The Dynamism of Madness as a Nigerian (opens the original)
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The Language of Diplomacy (opens the original)
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Diplomacy is a strange language. It is understood by all even in the absence of words. It is like a mirage, you only see it if you’re really looking. If you ask my mother about diplomacy, it’s her favourite piece of advice. She’ll tell you that’s how she keeps peace in her right hand, holding it close. ‘Labake, be diplomatic, it’s not everything you must comment on.’ ‘You want me to pretend? Why can’t we tell the truth?’ I would retort almost immediately, my eyes filled with anger and something
Entry 1807 (opens the original)
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5 MinutesBecause thinking is a lot of work, Alan suggests we only need 5 minutes to think about what someone has said before responding. Alan is right because sometimes we enter refutation mode and fail to really listen. I also think failing to listen may be warped by the desirability bias—people hearing only what they want to hear.Truthfully, maybe we don’t need up to 5 minutes because it may seem awkward but you get the point now.Slow and SteadyThe days are bleeding into each other but the onl
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