Not today, scammers. Not today. — I love Upwork. Okay, that may be too strong a word. As a platform that’s full of people who want to pay you 5 dollars for a 1000-word article and then ask for 3 more revisions, Upwork isn’t exactly the freelancing heaven. It’s a gate to opportunities, though. Upwork simply…

I guess I know what nirvana feels like now — I’m the kind of person who gets extremely excited about everything that goes beyond the scope of what we consider to be real. This is because I inherently don’t see things as black-and-white — I believe there is always another side to the story, another aspect worth exploring, another mind-blowing…

If you can’t handle the grind of “hamstering”, this may not be for you — I love being a freelancer. I set my own hours and rates, I don’t have to sit in on long work meetings that lead nowhere, and the introvert inside me squeals with happiness each time a new contract is opened without any face-to-face interaction. The fact that I love writing…

How to use the power of belief to your advantage — The idea of manifestation is often tied to charlatanism in our minds. Woohoo, you’ve magically made yourself healthy forever because you simply manifested it, congrats! Except you haven’t. Fool. The thing is, the power of manifestation doesn’t actually lie in attracting success overnight or healing all your chakras so that…

Elon Musk’s daily productivity habit is actually backed by psychology — As a writer, I sometimes run out of ideas. And it feels dreadful. It’s like jumping into a pool of glistening cool water on a hot summer day only to hit the hard bottom. Oops, no more water for you! Come back another time. Luckily for us humans, the brain…

Without having written a single word to begin with — In June 2020, I made a significant change in my life that’s led to my earning thousands of dollars doing what I love — writing. I shifted my mindset. At that point, I didn't have any writing portfolio. I hadn’t had my work featured in any magazines, I hadn’t published…

Successful people live in a pixel, not a picture — I can’t wait to drink margaritas at a beach in Thailand, bathe in the ridiculous amount of money I’ve made doing something I love, and live the best life ever. Thoughts like this keep running through my head as I clean hotel rooms, hoover crushed crisps, strip the beds, empty…

Are women missing out on a chance to have more power by not bothering to learn? — I’ll be honest. I’ve always thought cryptocurrency was way too complicated for me. All the terminology terrified me — I mean, what the hell even is this Web3? Is it a new Dark Net, a place you can only access by plugging special technology into even more special technology just…

How to reprogram your brain, according to a therapist — “Ugh, I hate how my mum always rambles on and on about stuff and never asks any questions,” I complained to my boyfriend. “It’s like she doesn’t even know what dialogue is.” An hour later, I went on a rather passionate tangent about how annoying the topic of the university…