Why waste money on expensive resources when you can get amazing value for cheap? — Since I quit my civil engineering job to become a full-time writer, if there’s one thing I’ve realized, it’s this: being a freelancer is not an easy job. You decide your work hours and set your own deadlines. It’s easy to either overwork yourself or relax so much, that you…

How I gave up comfort to embrace uncertainty and saw 10x growth in finances and fulfillment. — “That was the most intense two months of my life!” I wrote this in my journal after finishing the first draft of my fiction novel. All my life, I’d always wanted to be a writer. But until now, I’d only written short articles and stories all over the internet. When…

Biographies and memoirs that taught me valuable life skills. — “Lives of great women remind us We can make our lives sublime. And departing, leave behind us, Footprints on the sands of time.” — (Adapted from a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) This is a poem I have memorized since childhood. My mother who often tutored me taught me this…

And we’re accepting new writers! — Hola book lovers! I’m happy to announce that Books Are Our Superpower is a part of Medium’s Boost Nomination Pilot. This means our editors can nominate stories, and if the Medium curation team approves of these nominations, the stories would be boosted. What Does It Mean to be Boosted? Medium’s new algorithm has introduced a brand new…

Did we as a society f*ck up real bad? — My grandfather died when I was four. But I have fond memories of him. I remember how he looked like, how his face lit up with a smile when he bounced me on his knee, how he insisted on holding me first whenever I visited him. I also know stories…

Not your everyday self-help book recommendations list. — I hadn’t been to the gym in 32 days. I opened my laptop right after I woke up, and continued working well into the night. I’d forgotten the last time I finished a book, and my mental health was down the drain. Even after working for 12+ hours every day…

Build a successful side hustle with these *tiny* lifestyle changes and mindset shifts. — Finding a way to monetize something you enjoy doing is fun. It’s also one of the most character-building things you’ll ever do. You borrow time from your main gig and rest to build something that might either become impossibly big someday or utterly go up in flames. The uncertainty can…

The complete guide to building an impressive writing portfolio that can bag gigs. — I’ll soon hit a decade of online writing. I started writing online in 2014 on Quora. What began as writing answers to popular questions turned into writing articles by 2020 on Medium. The accolades of top Quora and Medium writers were all a part of the journey. Back then, not…

And other misconceptions people have about this art form. — When I tell people I’m a pole dancer, I’m often met with shock. “Do you do it professionally?” I’ve been asked. “Where can I see your pole dancing videos?” People are always surprised when I tell them I’m an amateur and I never post my videos online. Pole dancing is…