After seven years of marriage and a heartbreaking struggle to conceive, a devoted wife discovers that her seemingly perfect husband has been living a double life.
The husband is truly a community project.
Our office installed a nap pod in March.
It sits right outside the CEO's glass office.
For four months, nobody used it.
People walked past it like it was a museum exhibit.
Then a new hire joined in July.
On his second day, at 2:00 p.m., he climbed inside, pulled the shade down and set a timer.
Twenty people watched him do it.
At 2:10, the CEO came out of his office and knocked on the pod.
From inside, a sleepy voice said...
13. Procrastinating like my life depends on it, then somehow thriving under a deadline: I can spend three weeks avoiding something. Three weeks. Thinking about it. Knowing I need to do it. Feeling guilty about not doing it. Doing everything except it. Then the deadline arrives, and suddenly… WE HAVE A SYSTEM. I become the most productive woman alive. I don’t even understand it. My parents didn’t raise a quitter, but they sure did raise a woman who apparently believes urgency is a productivity tool.
14. Needing recovery time after socialising: You want to go out again tomorrow? We went out yesterday. Yesterday needs to settle first. I need to lie down. I need to be alone. I need to return to my natural habitat. I need to exist without anybody asking me questions. Please don’t interpret my recovery period as me not loving you. I had a great time. My brain just needs to clock out. Back-to-back plans for a whole week sound like a punishment, not fun.
11. Having approximately 30 tabs open in my head at all times: Everything is happening simultaneously. The email I need to send. The thing I forgot yesterday. The business idea I had at 2 a.m. The trip I’m planning. The conversation I need to have. The thing I want to buy. The book I want to read. The random question I suddenly need answered immediately. And somehow my brain is convinced all of these things are equally urgent. None of the tabs are loading, but all of them are open. 🛜
8. Being extremely self-aware and still not doing the thing: This one is particularly insulting. I know exactly what I’m doing wrong. I know it’s bad to procrastinate. I know what I’m avoiding. I know what would make things easier. I know the consequences. I can literally analyze my own behavior in real time. And then… I still don’t do the thing. The self-awareness is there. However, the execution is currently unavailable.
9. Sunglasses blindness: I am genuinely jealous of people who can casually wear sunglasses and navigate the world like normal human beings. Because the moment I put sunglasses on, my brain goes: “Something is wrong.” Everything feels different. My vision feels blocked. My face feels covered. I suddenly don’t trust my ability to walk, and I want to take them off immediately. Yes, sunglasses look cute. Yes, I want the aesthetic. No, apparently I cannot have both the aesthetic and basic spatial confidence.
8. Being extremely self-aware and still not doing the thing: This one is particularly insulting. I know exactly what I’m doing wrong. I know it’s bad to procrastinate. I know what I’m avoiding. I know what would make things easier. I know the consequences. I can literally analyze my own behavior in real time. And then… I still don’t do the thing. The self-awareness is there. However, the execution is currently unavailable.
2. Time blindness: If I have an appointment at 6 p.m., congratulations. My entire day now belongs to 6 p.m. I cannot properly start anything. I can’t fully relax. I can’t commit to something else because “What if I lose track of time?” I cannot rest, cannot focus, cannot commit to anything else until it's over. And somehow, despite spending the entire day thinking about the appointment… I may still be late. Especially if leaving the house is involved. The irony is not lost on me. 🥲
Love island Nigeria is a reality Tv goldmine if done right. There’s so much potential, and if anything BBN has shown there is nothing Nigerians love more than shipping.
I hope the producers get it right