I’m still embarrassed — Petrol station? Filling station? Gas station? Service station? You can call it whatever you want. Do you know some people even call it a gas bar, garage and a forecourt? Yes they still do. Anyway, people do silly things in a petrol station. They leave the pump inside the petrol…

Understanding what it takes to get the work done — Since I was a child, I always set high standards for myself. I never realised I was slowly grooming myself to be a perfectionist until I started feeling the pressure. When you expect yourself to be perfect, you are also expecting yourself to work like a machine. It doesn’t work…

And you need to stop reading about it too — Crypto, the abbreviated form of cryptocurrency, is still at its infancy stage. Many people have not even heard about it. Among the ones who have, very few choose to invest in it. For crypto enthusiasts like me, it is natural to think that the whole world revolves around cryptocurrency. When…

Strange but True Many of you may think this is a clickbait title, but it is not. It is true that Medium doesn’t just pay for reads anymore. You have to believe me on this one, and let me tell you why. For those of you who don’t know me…

The good and the bad — Not every writer starts writing with a plan to write everyday. Most of them just write with sheer enthusiasm because they enjoy the process. For them, writing is more of a process to pour out all of their thoughts, ideas and emotions. All they need is an idea to strike…

A dilemma every writer has to deal with — Writing is an art akin to drawing, music or painting. Writers create something from their imagination, and give it a shape based on their mood or thought process. They don’t need a specific reason to write. Money may be a motivation, but it certainly does not play the central role. …

It Does Not Make You Selfish — If you identify yourself as an empath or a compassionate person, I know how you feel. Trust me when I say there is no other person who feels pain the way we do. Perhaps many of you reading this article belong to these categories, but may have never realised it…

The Saga Continues If you’re reading this article, it means you’re still with me on this journey to unravel the logic behind Medium’s mind-boggling algorithm. I’m still playing Agatha Christie’s favourite protagonist, Hercule Poirot, as I try to peel this onion layer by layer. …

It Almost Always Works — I talk to a lot of people. In the middle of the conversation, I always come to a conclusion. Either they love writing, or they don’t. The ones who don’t love writing are straightforward individuals. They know why they don’t love it. No one can convince them otherwise. I don’t…