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— From Dayo, as she experiences and learns. — Welcome to The Mind Palace by Dayo! Hi, I’m Dayo and I write stories. I live and then reflect. Therefore, all posts are products of thoughts that have lived in my head at one point in time. That’s why it’s called The Mind Palace. All stories have one thing in common: they answer at least one of…

Introduction

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Aug 2

Little Miss Could Never Be Me

The End of History Illusion — — From Dayo, as she experiences and learns. Welcome to The Mind Palace! The End of History Illusion To think you have arrived at a conclusive definition of yourself — who you are, what you stand for, and most severe of all, your opinions on issues and topics — is a lie your brain wants…

Change

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Little Miss Could Never Be Me
Little Miss Could Never Be Me

Jul 14

Who’s Worth Saving and The Weight of Being in Medicine

Pseudo-philosophy and The Moral Gravity of Being a Doctor (Surgeon*) — — From Dayo, as she experiences and learns. Welcome to The Mind Palace! “Doctors in highly charged fields met patients at inflected moments, the most authentic moments, where life and identity were under threat; their duty included learning what made that particular patient’s life worth living, and planning to save…

Books

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Who’s Worth Saving and The Weight of Being in Medicine
Who’s Worth Saving and The Weight of Being in Medicine

Jul 13

MRI Scans and Mad People

Mental Illness vs Possession: A Thought Process — — From Dayo, as she experiences and learns. Welcome to The Mind Palace! One thought that has lived rent-free in my head: ‘Where is the line between people who are possessed and people who are mad?’ And the second: ‘I wonder what the MRI scans of a mad person look…

Mental Health

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MRI Scans and Mad People
MRI Scans and Mad People

Jul 9

Steal Like An Artist: My Notes

A book review — sort of. — — From Dayo, as she experiences and learns. Welcome to The Mind Palace! I read Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon, and boy is it good. So here are some of my notes; things I found interesting and things I found highlight-worthy. Nothing is original “All creative work builds on what came…

Book Review

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Steal Like An Artist: My Notes
Steal Like An Artist: My Notes

Jun 26

You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do

Cold but true… — From Dayo, as she experiences and learns. Welcome to The Mind Palace! I met an old friend recently, and while we caught up, I mentioned that I had been working with no proper rest in spite of being ill, and then said friend proceeded to say…

Society

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You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do
You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do

Jun 12

Question Everything

Why do you believe what you believe? Why do you think what you think? — From Dayo, as she experiences and learns. Welcome to The Mind Palace! I had a squabble with someone recently and it went: Me: ‘You know what you just said is sexist.’ Person: ‘…Ehn me I…

Life

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Question Everything
Question Everything

Jun 9

Lessons from ‘The Psychology of Money’

Book Review — The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel — From Dayo, as she experiences and learns. Welcome to The Mind Palace! While the most valuable lesson I learnt from this book full of gold was that: I can’t judge certain actions people make because I do not know…

Life

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Lessons from ‘The Psychology of Money’
Lessons from ‘The Psychology of Money’

Jun 4

You Know You Need Help

Community Saves Lives — From Dayo, as she experiences and learns. Welcome to The Mind Palace! I attended Salem King’s TEDx talk titled ‘Community Saves Lives’ and boy! The highlight of the talk is that to have that sense of belonging, to find the validation in our work we need as humans, to…

Growth

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You Know You Need Help
You Know You Need Help

May 25

Reason It Well

Enjoy moments so you don’t wonder if it was all worth it. — From Dayo, as she experiences and learns. Welcome to The Mind Palace! ‘People are valuable.’ A friend told me that when I recounted how I wisely chose personal projects— that I honestly could do some other time…

Personal Development

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Reason It Well
Reason It Well
Adedayo Adeyanju

Adedayo Adeyanju

I live, I learn, then I write. Welcome to my mind palace! Also on Substack: themindpalacetmp.substack.com

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