Why Dismantling the Expectation to Do, Know, Be, and Think Everything at All Times Could Improve Your Life — I’m going to start this selection off by saying that I don’t think I’m the first to address this matter, nor do I think that this school of thought is some esoteric or unexplored area within the zeitgeist; especially at the height of public discourse around personal and professional self-care…

Empathy is a deeply challenging thing. It serves as a form of considerate objectivity, wherein the pursuit isn’t actually liking or approving of a thing, but rather understanding it to a point of respecting it — all while supplanting your ego in the process. However, most of us don’t naturally…

An analysis of the Metaverse, and its potential multipronged impact on life as we know it. — “The hype, skepticism, and bewilderment associated with the Internet — concerns about new forms of crime, adjustments in social mores, and redefinition of business practices — mirror the hopes, fears, and misunderstandings inspired by the telegraph. Indeed, they are only to be expected. …

There is no American trope more commonly upheld and widely dispersed than the notion of the ever-valuable hard worker. Yet, despite the pedestal we tend to place this ideology on, few seem to rise consistently to the occasion when the opportunity to work infallibly hard at something presents itself. The…

Why the Pursuit of Impact > Material Accomplishment — Why be Mission-Driven? I personally have never been inspired by the material. My mind has always cut through the noise of societal demands, outside opinions, and the notion to acquire stuff simply for the sake of having it. I cannot in my right mind justify doing anything for the material things it may…

Blood? Check. Sweat? Lots of it. Tears? Not quite, but I felt many emotions on the fireline. There are several major lessons I learned in my three years of wildland firefighting across the U.S. Each of them is a foundational principle for succeeding in my professional life and are important…

I’m new to Medium and to LinkedIn, so I wanted to offer a little value in the form of contextualizing my background, expounding on some interest areas of mine, and outlining my goals for the future in greater depth. Some Background First off, my name is Adefoluke Shemsu. I typically go by…