Edikan Umoh

  The Disruptor.news publication where the article was published has been this continued.   Writers across Africa no longer have to depend on institutional journalism to publish their work. They are creating independent platforms which are showcase nuanced stories about Africa that are mostly absent from mainstream publications.  From freelancing for online publications to adopting …

These African Writers Are Disrupting The Media Industry. Read More »

Have you ever cried over the loss of your favorite television character? Or coveted the bond shred between a group of friends on a fictional show? Then you might have engaged in a para-social relationship without knowing it. A parasocial relationship has been defined as when a spectator or audience member becomes emotionally attached to …

Why We Want What We Want – the link between parasocial relationships and mimetic desire. Read More »

The uniquities of mental illness has been a recurring thing in my life over the past few years. I have been at my highest and lowest, my brain hasn’t functioned as it normally did for about a few years now and it’s been exhausting. I haven’t been able to trust my own brain for so …

S3 E9: The Ozark Episode That Almost Triggered An Episode Read More »

This essay is an attempt at creating a strategy to design my life intelligently because it’s in shambles right now. The concept of intelligent design says that agency is a distinct causal category in the world. And for someone who’s been screaming about high agency since 2021, I haven’t implemented it as much as I …

How I Think Of An Intelligently Designed Life. Read More »

How do I start? So I’ve started feeling anxiety and depression in my body and at first, I thought I was delusional but gaining extra knowledge only confirmed my hypothesis. My body and mind were interconnected and constantly communicating. A lot of times our body is trying to communicate to us when we’re not in …

Mind-Body Matter – “The Biological Mechanisms Underlying Feelings and Emotions” Read More »

I had a slow couple of weeks and I loved it. From introspection to silence and to feeling many negative emotions. This week brought a lot of perspective. Slow growth and pace is not something heavily valued in this culture and society. Instead, we celebrate busyness and uphold exhaustion as a status symbol. We go …

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Why Do We Associate Everything Negative with Mediocrity? I want you to think about majority of the content you consume daily. What is it? I don’t know about you guys but my timeline is filled with people that I aspire to be. They embody some kind of perfection I want to attain. This new culture …

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By Edikan Umoh. The rise of the creator economy gives artists and creators the rare opportunity of ownership and enormous financial benefit, especially compared to how artists are used to making a living. For a long time, many creators were unable to make a stable income from their crafts, but this is gradually changing. Today, …

Why And How Creators Should Build Communities Instead Of An Audience Read More »

What if the fight is all we are? This year has been so much of this question and even more. From depression to racism to the fight against bad governance to a global pandemic to university strike, I’ll say I’ve been fighting just about everything this year. And it’s taking me just a little bit …

What If The Fight Is All We Are? – the art of perseverance. Read More »

One week after my mental breakdown, I realised something rather important: I’m emotionally isolated. Though I think I always knew this, it became real when I needed that sliver of emotional support and I, quite literally, had no one to go to. Even the one person I thought I could rely upon let me down. …

Emotionally Isolated Read More »