THE WEIGHT
OF BECOMING
A new book by Adebayo Akindele.
The Weight
of Becoming
The Book
Some books give you answers. Others make it impossible to keep asking the same questions.
The Weight of Becoming is a work of nonfiction about identity, ambition, responsibility and the uncomfortable process of becoming who you are capable of becoming — set against the particular pressures of modern Nigerian life.
ENTER THE BOOKYOU DON'T SIMPLY FIND YOURSELF. YOU BUILD YOURSELF.
We spend much of our lives searching for ourselves as though identity were a lost object waiting to be discovered. But becoming is rarely that simple. We become through decisions. Through responsibility. Through failure. Through discipline.
"The future version of you is not waiting somewhere. It is being constructed by what you repeatedly choose today."
The Author
I have always been interested in the space between who we are and who we are becoming.
Adebayo Akindele is a Nigerian writer, speaker and cultural commentator whose work explores identity, ambition, responsibility and modern African life.
MEET ADEBAYOThe Story
A LIFE SPENT ASKING THE SAME QUESTION
What People Are Saying
Beyond the Page
The book began as a conversation with himself. It has since become a conversation with thousands of other people.
Becoming
Identity, purpose and personal responsibility.
Latest Writing
INSIGHTS
The Book Is Out.
LAGOS BOOK LAUNCH
Saturday, September 26, 2026 · 6:00 PM · Alliance Française de Lagos, Ikoyi.
Media
"Why Adebayo Akindele believes becoming is harder than finding yourself."
"Inside The Weight of Becoming."
"Adebayo Akindele on ambition, identity and modern Nigeria."