Oct 23, 2018Forget about how other people are doing #NaNoWriMo. You do it your way.It’s time to do some truth-telling-slash-tea-spilling… Mostly because I see a lot of pumped people over on twitter sharing their enthusiasm and they’re inadvertently freaking the newbies out. (You know NaNoWriMo, right? The crazy annual writing marathon where you write a book in 30 days alongside millions of writers worldwide?) …Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Oct 21, 2018How I do twitter? This will shock you.Oops, sorry for the clickbait, which is not actually clickbait. It’s just that I had this feeling I wanted to share with you how I do twitter because a) people have asked and b) I don’t want to have any secrets from you and c) maybe this will help you…Social Media5 min readSocial Media5 min read
Oct 19, 2018Don’t start from them, start from YOU. And, have you been listening to the wrong people?There’s an issue that has always rubbed me the wrong way. And that is people doing something just because everyone else is doing it, or just because everyone else advises it, or just because it’s “the right way” to do something, or just because the audience wants this… Gah!!! Listen…Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Jun 15, 2018It’s a new season and you’re low on energy. Here’s how to handle it.Summer is upon us, and I already feel the difference. My energy levels are woefully lower than usual — this happens to me both in the summer and the winter — so much so, I can’t write something without having to recover for hours afterwards, let alone work for more…Productivity5 min readProductivity5 min read
Jun 13, 2018What happens when you learn to let go of being serious and being the best.Wherever you’ve grown up in the world, the basics are the same: They teach you to think before you speak; do things as best you can; conform to rules you don’t even understand yet; take your school work seriously, and so on. …Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Jun 11, 2018The majority of your life is spent waiting, so let’s not wait anymore, ok?Hey there rebel! Today I want to talk about something I’ve been preoccupied with for most of my life with — time. When you’re obsessed with time, you account for every second. You account for the time you’re spending on somebody else’s paycheck; the time you waste in binge-watching guilty-pleasure…Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Jun 10, 2018How being silent and telling my stories taught me to be a better creative.We all have stories. Some are sad, some funny… but most are just real. When I was little, I didn’t use my voice. I mean literally. My “friends” would talk and talk and I would just listen. I wanted to understand how they thought, so I could somehow replicate it…Entrepreneurship5 min readEntrepreneurship5 min read
Jun 8, 2018You can either keep floating, or you can say YES to your Dream. You know, the one you’re afraid of saying yes to.You know how sometimes you float in life? You float. Go by default. “Choose” whatever’s in front of you. But that’s not making a decision, is it? It’s just going with the flow. Growing up I didn’t know the distinction and most of my “decisions” happened because something was dropped…Inspiration7 min readInspiration7 min read
Jun 7, 2018Giving unlikely things a fair shot.I could never respect people who refused to try something based on a made-up principle they had in their mind, or worse, based on someone else’s made-up principles. It’s like talking to someone who has their fingers stuck in their ears saying “lalalalala, I ain’t listening, lalalalala.” Mind you, I…Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Jun 6, 2018How I finally accepted my mental illness and let go of shame and resentment.Everyone on twitter is buzzing about Kate Spade’s death because they found her hanged and this started a conversation about depression. While we’re talking about it: Depression is NOT being sad, it’s the absolute lack of light or desire in your life. It’s a clinical condition in which you don’t…Mental Health6 min readMental Health6 min read