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…

The story of what it takes to pursue your passion full-time. — In September 2021, I quit my Central Govt job at NIT Silchar and my Ph.D. at IIT Guwahati to become a full-time writer. I’ve often talked about how life has been after this transition, but I rarely talked about the reasons that pushed me to take such a drastic step. …

Reflections on what it takes to be a full-time writer. — When I quit my job one year ago, the biggest fear in my heart was for money. Would I earn enough to sustain the new lifestyle? What if all my income streams run dry and I’ve to resort to borrowing from my family? What if no one's willing to pay…

#5 is the most tell-tale sign. — As a writer, the only way to fail is when you stop writing. But then again, “success” has different definitions for different people. I know people who are happy if they build a daily writing habit. While others don’t stop until they make millions of dollars every year simply by…

Write your own reality with these science-backed mindset shifts. — Expectations lead to resentment. When unfulfilled — and most often they are unfulfilled — they ruin your relationships. In this post, I’ve curated five things you should stop expecting from other people in your life. Each observation is backed by science and will help you become a more secure, self-aware…

Don’t do what 90% of my writer friends from 2014 have done. — Do you know why I talk so frequently about consistency and put so much effort into being consistent at showing up online? I had a beautiful chance to achieve what I currently have in 2014. I started writing every day on Quora in my final year of undergrad. There was…

Diversify your freelance income streams and build wealth even when you sleep. — Your secret superpower as a freelancer is to have multiple income streams. I’ve talked several times about how freelancing rarely guarantees a stable paycheck month after month. Client contracts might be terminated without prior notice, leaving you at sea with no raft to hold on to. The surest way to…

Some of them are so unexpected that I wonder how they can even be true! — I’ve been writing on LinkedIn since September 2021. Since then, I’ve grown my following to 20,000 followers and attracted opportunities worth thousands of dollars. I have also been admitted into the first cohort of the LinkedIn Creator Accelerator Program in India. Effectively, LinkedIn paid me for writing on their platform.