Would you read a book written by your 17-year-old self? — As a lifelong avid reader, I’ve always dreamed of being a writer myself. Losing myself in books, I hoped to one day be the person to give that feeling to someone else. Throughout my childhood, teenagehood, and young adulthood, I wrote. …

I’ve been struggling to write recently. — When it comes to writing, or any other form of art, there seem to be two schools of thought. The first is that to create, you need to wait for the muse to visit you. …

Shiny new projects quickly lose their shine — When you start a new project, everything is new and exciting. While it is challenging, you are learning so much that you are able to keep motivated to face the challenges. You learn new things. You meet new people. You accomplish things that you never knew you were capable of. …

The joy of new traditions mixed with the pain of being away from family — I’ve moved around my whole life. Because flights are always expensive at Christmas, I’ve rarely spent Christmas with my extended family. However, I always spent it with my parents and my brother, with whom I am very close. When I moved away from home in 2013, I didn’t realize I…

Cats make their own rules — Cats tend to be creatures of habit and a lot of them are picky when it comes to food. That is definitely the case with my cat, Sierra, who tends to stick to just one type of food and ignore any other food. Therefore, if you have to switch to…

Short answer: with great difficulty — Meditation can be greatly beneficial in a number of ways. There are thousands of articles describing all the benefits of meditation so I won’t get into it here. Because of that, I have made meditation a part of my daily routine and it has been helpful in terms of dealing…

Make sure you can control the outcome — Goal-setting is an important step to get further in life. It’s difficult to make progress if you do not know what you’re aiming for. However, it is possible to go the wrong way about setting goals. For example, I was looking at my stats recently and realized I was very…

Even according to the pros — With the recent change in management, Medium is evolving. Many of you have noticed this. Articles don’t get distributed anymore or, even if they do, it doesn’t affect views and reads. Some publications are closing or shifting their focus. And mostly, it seems that reads/views/earnings are down. Some of the…

Make a schedule so you don’t have to think about it — I have found that the best way to keep my house clean and tidy without spending too much time and effort is to have a schedule. If I know that every Monday, I change my sheets and my towels and wash them, then I don’t need to think about it…