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Why You Shouldn’t Look Up To Successful People All The Time
I remember reading my first self-help book and feeling like I had unlocked the cheat code to living. I also remember realising how little these books helped me in the grand scale of things. Still, the desire to find the secret sauce never waned. Cut to the era of YouTube, and now, instead of books,… — read more
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What Video Games Can Teach You About Life
Well hello, you. Would you stay a while and listen? Because as someone who’d grown up with video games, I feel that I have an interesting article for you today. I used to think that mindlessly hacking away at fake monsters was a waste of time. But now I see the purpose of all those… — read more
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What I’ve Learned From NOT Reaching My Goals
I used to have lofty goals. For one, I thought I’d be a millionaire by the age of 30. And I wanted to buy a pub for my parents who used to love drinking with their friends. But my mum has since passed on and my dad’s stopped drinking, so that’s one goal out the… — read more
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These Are The Tools I Use As A Writer
The tools maketh the writer. Or do they, really? Does using an expensive laptop—say, a Macbook—produce better prose than George RR Martin’s clunker of a PC? You may be tempted to say no, and I might agree, but there’s no denying the effects that tools play on your psyche. I’m not here to argue about… — read more
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The Types Of Blog Posts You’ll See On WordPress, According To Me
So I’ve never missed a day of browsing the Reader for at least two years now, and I’ve now profiled every type of blog post with utmost discrimination, much like the TSA. What I’ve learned is that we all fall into certain categories—archetypes if you will—and today I’m going to share them with you. But… — read more
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I Got COVID. Again. How Do My Lessons Hold Up?
Don’t ask me how. Don’t ask me why. I live in a country where masks are mandated, I’m been vaccinated and boosted, and I don’t really go out other than to do the groceries, run, or walk the dog. But that doesn’t matter. I tested positive once more. Thankfully, the symptoms don’t seem as wild… — read more
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Set Yourself Up For Success By Eating Your Frog In The Morning
How often do you work towards your life goals? Every day, I hope? Here’s the follow-up question: When in your day do you pursue said goals? First thing in the morning? At night when everyone else is asleep? Or during your lunch break because that’s the only time you have? I’m grateful to be able… — read more
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The 5 Realities I’ve Accepted As A Writer
You know what I like about pursuing a certain discipline? It’s that it teaches me about everything else in life. Because the way you do something is the way you do everything. Writing is no different. I’ve learned so much more about myself thanks to the craft. For one, it’s taught me how much of… — read more
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Why You Need To Write With Your Internet Turned Off
How do people write without the internet? I ask that question as if I didn’t grow up without the internet, writing stories and angsty poems with nothing but a ballpoint pen and a tattered exam pad. I’m spoiled, is what I am. I want the ability to search for a Stoic quote to support my… — read more
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Why You Shouldn’t Pay For Writing Courses (And The One Reason Why You Should)
Sometimes, it’s tempting to outsource our learning to others, to let them tell us how to write. I know that because I’ve done it too. I had enrolled in a distance-learning programme many moons ago, when the internet wasn’t as developed and when the learning material would come in the form of snail mail. “Get… — read more
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