For when nothing is wrong but nothing feels right anymore. — It was the Summer of 2015 when I sat across my best friend Sana as she spoke about the love of her life. There was a glint in her eye, the warm air that touched her skin lit up like a halo, and I could tell from her voice that…

Yesterday’s indestructible is today’s indistractable. — The superpowers of our time are pretty underwhelming. Which is really saying a lot when our villains are the same as those from 2500 years ago when Plato first described “Akrasia”. While Akrasia means to do something against your better judgement, such as procrastinating or failing to exercise self-control when…

Here’s what’s killing your connection and how you can save it. — In freshman year of college, I was best friends with a guy whose superpower was that he could make friends with anyone. This depended heavily on his capacity to start conversations and sustain the other party’s interest, no matter who they were. He wasn’t the smartest kid in the room…

To get your life back on track, anti-goals will serve as guardrails. — Most of us when asked about our future goals have an endless list we could read from for days. Why is it then that greatness is touched by only a select few? What makes the top 8% succeed while 92% of us can’t even achieve our New Year’s resolutions? The…

Running could save your life. — Whether you’re being chased by a rabid dog whose owner is hellbent that it’s a “gentle giant” or you’re teetering at the edge of 40s with a strong family history for cholesterol — running simply helps you live longer. It wouldn’t then be an exaggeration to say a sweet pair…

Trying to fix your skin with vitamin C serums? Eat these fruits instead. — Did you know the largest organ of your body is your skin? Hence, ensuring healthy skin not only boosts your confidence and keeps the compliments coming but works like a stamp of approval for your body’s overall health as well. As with all good things in life, the recipe for…

But applies to every room in life. — 18th October 2020 was the first time I saw someone come back from the dead. The ECG had flat-lined. The woman’s chest was no longer heaving since we stopped the air. Her mouth hung open and there was a heavy piercing silence as we counted down to the time of…

A burnt-out freelancer’s advice for realigning with the basics first. — 2018 was a very ridiculous year for me. Like most of us — I was an overworked, underpaid Freelance writer who had her hands in too many pots. I had just started working on the first-ever research paper of my career while one of my colleagues constantly kept plagiarizing my…

One small habit could change your savings game for good. — Consider yourself, with zero credit card debt or college loans — pulling three times your weight at work yet not knowing the reason you’re unable to invest money. Nor able to identify the leaks that are causing all your hard-earned money to go down the drain. This isn’t just a…