Caped Corners

When “You’re Smart, But…” Becomes Your Whole Life

A personal field note on attention, executive dysfunction, and refusing to downscale your dreams.

Dec 4, 2025 • Joel A. Adejola

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November 2025

Eight and still alone

A letter about losing my grandfather

Nov 28, 2025 • Joel A. Adejola

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Coming to terms with burnout

Working theories on the past few chaotic years

Nov 5, 2025 • Joel A. Adejola

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Lessons from my Engineering Internship (Summer '25)

Worked at a semiconductor company in Dallas, TX

Nov 4, 2025 • Joel A. Adejola

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August 2025

Where am I From?

Letter, as written to June.

Aug 25, 2025 • Joel A. Adejola

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I Cried in Minnesota

Tales from the wild.

Aug 25, 2025 • Joel A. Adejola

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Drizzled Stranger

A poem "Last time I was free, I was in Mexico City."

Aug 21, 2025 • Joel A. Adejola

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My Last Lover

Two paragraphs.

Aug 13, 2025 • Joel A. Adejola

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June 2025

I Do Not Know

A poem about not-knowing and hope.

Jun 25, 2025 • Joel A. Adejola

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April 2025

One reason why Nigerian students are apathetic about Nigeria

Including some notes about 'Native Afropessimism'

Apr 1, 2025 • Joel A. Adejola

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March 2025

I keep finding reasons why history is important – especially in unsuspecting endeavors

so why isn't it emphasized in (science) education

Mar 23, 2025 • Joel A. Adejola

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February 2025

How Do We Talk About Work?

Our 'work' is not trivial, yet we only discuss it at work.

Feb 23, 2025 • Joel A. Adejola

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