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Google Loses Its Spot as the World’s Most Popular Website

Google is now at No. 2 after 11+ years in the top spot. — Google is no longer the most popular website after holding the No.1 spot for over a decade. The tech giant was pushed aside by the fastest-growing social media app, TikTok. According to Cloudfare, TikTok ranked No. 7 in 2020 and skyrocketed past Amazon, Netflix, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, and Google to…

Technology

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Google Loses Its Spot as the World’s Most Popular Website
Google Loses Its Spot as the World’s Most Popular Website
Technology

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10 Mystical Quotes From The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

That’ll remind you of life’s magic. — The Alchemist is not a book. It’s the meaning of life condensed into 163 pages. The book has sold over 65 million copies in 67 languages. It holds the Guinness World Record for the most translated book by a living author. When I started reading it this year, I didn’t…

Self Improvement

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10 Mystical Quotes From The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
10 Mystical Quotes From The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Self Improvement

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Timeless Tips to Improving Your Memory from Dale Carnegie

You don’t have a bad memory. — We no longer rely on our memories the way we used to. Everything is easily googleable. Can’t remember that restaurant you went to last week? Google. Can’t remember the directions to your in-laws’ place? Google. Can’t remember the recipe for mac and cheese? Google. But, I would say, having a…

Memory Improvement

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Timeless Tips to Improving Your Memory from Dale Carnegie
Timeless Tips to Improving Your Memory from Dale Carnegie
Memory Improvement

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·Jul 23

The Dark Side of AI

Using AI for clicks and likes — a short rant — It’s been 8 months … well, 8 months and a week, to be exact, since ChatGPT launched. From the initial mix of excitement and trepidation, we couldn’t help but wonder: how will AI transform our world? At first, I wasn’t a fan. I wasn’t impressed. No AI writer could write…

AI

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The Dark Side of AI
The Dark Side of AI
AI

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Nov 11, 2022

Choose Life

We’ve all heard the advice on living as if we were to die tomorrow, and it never made any sense to me.

Self Improvement

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Choose Life
Choose Life
Self Improvement

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·Sep 11, 2022

Motivation to Start Writing Again

“It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is sitting down to write. What keeps us from sitting down is Resistance.” — Steven Pressfield Are you feeling bad about not writing for the past few weeks or months? This post is for you and me. You start with a…

Writing Prompts

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Motivation to Start Writing Again
Motivation to Start Writing Again
Writing Prompts

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·Jun 3, 2022

It’s Time To Stop Hiding Behind a Pen Name

When I first joined Medium two years ago, I wanted to try out writing outside the work setting. I gravitated towards writing for years but never thought I could do it. I had been writing grant proposals full-time for seven years but never considered myself a writer. I decided to…

Announcements

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It’s Time To Stop Hiding Behind a Pen Name
It’s Time To Stop Hiding Behind a Pen Name
Announcements

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·May 23, 2022

Sexist PAW Patrol Is on a Roll!

The multibillion-dollar business of PAW Patrol may seem like harmless fun, but it’s not. I have nothing against its repetitive, illogical content or the complete absence of any social services. But I have everything against the sexist, misogynistic world it portrays to an impressionable audience. If you’ve never watched an…

Paw Patrol

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Sexist PAW Patrol Is on a Roll!
Sexist PAW Patrol Is on a Roll!
Paw Patrol

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·May 12, 2022

The James Clear Method to Reading 30+ Books A Year

“Books have brought me freedom for my whole life.” Oprah Reading is your window to the world. Reading is the habit of billionaires, and for good reason. Warren Buffet spends as much as six hours a day reading 500+ pages of corporate reports and news. Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos…

Self Improvement

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The James Clear Method to Reading 30+ Books A Year
The James Clear Method to Reading 30+ Books A Year
Self Improvement

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·Apr 4, 2022

Don’t Quit! We Love Your Stories

And we missed you. — I’ve been on Medium since April 2020. I was consistent for a while until I barely showed up for 2021. Steven Pressfield calls it Resistance, with a capital R. It’s a negative, repelling force that prevents us from doing the work. …

Love

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Don’t Quit! We Love Your Stories
Don’t Quit! We Love Your Stories
Love

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