The Top 5 Decisions I’ve Ever Made

Learn valuable lessons from my life story

Ayodeji Awosika
8 min readAug 6, 2020

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If you’ve been following my work for a while, you know that I draw heavily on my experiences to shape the things I tell you.

Well, I thought today, for once, I might talk about myself a bit more than usual and give you more of a window into my life.

Of course, I can’t help but sprinkle in little pieces of advice, but I decided to write this article based on a question I saw on Quora.

The question is in the headline — “What are the top 5 decisions you ever made?”

All the decisions are interwoven. A hint for you — all yours are too. I can never understand things perfect looking backward and of course, hindsight bias comes into play, but here are the most formative decisions I feel I’ve ever made.

I Started Writing

A little over five years ago, a friend of mine asked me to write articles for his website. I’d been studying self-improvement a ton, reading a lot, and sharing updates about it on social media.

My ‘updates’ were pretty long, more like essays, and my friend must have picked up on my interest in writing — something I’d thought about doing in the back of my mind for a long time. I wrote one article for the website, then…

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