Advice

The real meaning behind ikigai — The pressure to find my purpose used to suffocate me. I’d read so many books about how it was the secret to happiness that not having one made me anxious. Was I wasting my life? I was jealous of the people who seemed to have it all worked out. As…

It’s not a rule, I just don’t like it — Don’t underestimate the importance of your Medium profile page. While the majority of readers will find your posts through Medium’s algorithm, either through curation or via the recommended sections, some of those readers will jump to your profile page if they enjoy what they read. I’m one of those readers. …

Here’s why you probably should as well — 40 years down the line, as I’m rocking in my chair with a wizened face and creaky joints, what book would I reach out to? To reread the dog-eared, yellowed, and withering paperback for maybe the 70th time? It was a challenging question that took quite some pondering to arrive…

When is being thirsty about more than a glass of water? — By Dyanne Brown When I was just a girl, I watched the movie, “White Men Can’t Jump”. There is a scene where Billy is laying in bed with his girlfriend, Gloria. She tells Billy that she is thirsty. He climbs out the bed, pours some water but she tells him…

Doing this is likely to get you blocked and banned — There is a new phenomenon starting. Some writers seem to be mentioning others in their stories so that they get notified via email, then deleting the mentions. This is very annoying. Don’t do it. One writer did this to me twice a couple of months back. I blocked them the…

It doesn’t have to be so hard to live a better life. — Sometimes we unknowingly complicate life. Our mind is bored and plays tricks on us. And stupidly, we believe all those stories. Not everything needs to be complicated. Not everything requires you to overthink for hours or days. “We say that we want peace of mind but what we really want…

Avoid these same pitfalls to maximize your online writing success — Are you struggling to make a name for yourself as an online writer? Maybe you feel you’re just one of many voices out there clamoring for a reader’s attention. If so, then I’ve got great news for you. This is the article for you. Dear writer, listen up! It’s time…

And then begin again. — By James Gummer This is where you are right now. In this space. In this time. Doing what you’re doing. Whatever that is. You may not be where you used to be. You may not be where you wanted to be. Or where you think you deserve to be. But…