Published inILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyGoogle Loses Its Spot as the World’s Most Popular WebsiteGoogle 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…Technology2 min readTechnology2 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-only10 Mystical Quotes From The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThat’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 Improvement3 min readSelf Improvement3 min read
Published inCurious·PinnedMember-onlyTimeless Tips to Improving Your Memory from Dale CarnegieYou 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 Improvement5 min readMemory Improvement5 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Jul 23Member-onlyThe Dark Side of AIUsing 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…AI2 min readAI2 min read
Nov 11, 2022Member-onlyChoose LifeWe’ve all heard the advice on living as if we were to die tomorrow, and it never made any sense to me.Self Improvement1 min readSelf Improvement1 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Sep 11, 2022Member-onlyMotivation 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 Prompts2 min readWriting Prompts2 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Jun 3, 2022Member-onlyIt’s Time To Stop Hiding Behind a Pen NameWhen 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…Announcements2 min readAnnouncements2 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·May 23, 2022Member-onlySexist 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 Patrol4 min readPaw Patrol4 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·May 12, 2022Member-onlyThe 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 Improvement2 min readSelf Improvement2 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Apr 4, 2022Member-onlyDon’t Quit! We Love Your StoriesAnd 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. …Love2 min readLove2 min read
