After I gave the student encouraging feedback on that high-scoring essay, I read their self-reflection. “Dang,” they wrote later that day. “I really thought I did better this time. Sometimes I have a ...

Amid this chaos, self-reflection, tends to take a back seat. Yet, making time for introspection is a valuable practice that we can adopt to live a more meaningful and a fulfilling life.

In October 2016, I penned an op-ed titled “Why You Should Not Visit South Africa,” a scathing rebuke of the country’s visa policies toward Nigerians. At the time, I had planned to attend the ...