Writing
Dealing with imposter syndrome
I've been feeling like an imposter lately - and that's not because I've been playing Among Us. I've been writing for quite some time, but I feel like most of my work is garbage. "I'm not that good of a student or writer". "I'm too young, and I haven't lived
How I (used to) publish daily
How does Seth Godin write a blog post every day? That's a question I've been trying to answer for quite some time now. I'm well aware that publishing daily is a good habit for newbie writers. William Zinsser had something to say about this in his book On Writing Well:
Practising in Public
I haven't written my newsletter in almost 2 months. Sometimes, I feel like I don't have much to share at times, and I've been a bit hectic recently - I just got out of self-isolation as a COVID Close Contact. That being said, I finally came to my senses that
Lessons learnt from writing daily for 28 days
Today is Day 28 of the 28 Days Ness Labs blogging challenge. I can’t believe that I did just that - publish every day for 28 days. It’s pretty surreal thinking about what I achieved. I’d like to share some of the things I experienced and learnt
What I’m using to build my site
When I wanted to build my site, I quickly Googled and set it up an hour later. In hindsight, I should’ve done more research. I started by using WordPress with crappy self-hosting, and I wished I didn’t start there. So here's a guide that old me would have
Make your writing POP!
If you want to make your writing more memorable, make it POP: Personal, Observational, and Playful. Make your writing personal by telling a story about your life - what are the unique and intense emotions you won’t share with others? Explain about experiences you share with the reader: How
My 12 Favourite Problems (2021)
"You have to keep a dozen of your favourite problems constantly present in your mind, although by and large they will lay in a dormant state. Every time you hear a new trick or a new result, test it against each of your twelve problems to see whether it helps.
My favourite free resources on learning how to write
When Archimedes said, “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world”, he was probably referring to online writing. Online writing has brought so many benefits for me. I’m learning more, reading better, and most importantly, I’m
Notes Raft: How to Build a Habit of Writing Evergreen Notes
How can one become a productive writer with little effort? Enter Niklas Luhmann, a German sociologist who published 58 books and hundreds of articles in 30 years. While his productivity is impressive, he claims that he achieved this with almost no effort. “I only do what is easy. I only
