Captivate your readers with the right hooks, so they’ll be encouraged to read more in-depth. — When it comes to writing, it can sometimes be really challenging to figure out the best way to make progress — not just to write what you want to write, but to do so in such a way that it attracts readers. For instance, a good friend of mine started…

The year is about the close, and people around the world are wishing that the pandemic would end as the year ends. With the availability of vaccines for the virus, it is time to look at what the world will look like after the pandemic is curbed. — The novel coronavirus that is still affecting the world causes most people to be confined to their homes for several months. It is reorienting people’s relation to the outside world, to each other, and government. Now that several vaccines will be available for COVID-19, the world can start to get…

NLP is essentially a way of controlling your behavior and thoughts to bring about the object of your effort or ambition — The most valuable resource that any of us will ever have in this world is time. After all, we can accomplish many things with enough time. However, it’s a resource that is often in short supply, specifically because it’s wasted on distractions, procrastination, interruptions, and other habits that keep us…

Despite the slow burn and lack of character development, this installment of the Haunting Anthology has a satisfying conclusion that will stay in your mind long after it has ended — The Haunting of Bly Manor, Netflix’s follow-up to their popular supernatural horror television series, The Haunting of Hill House, is neither as ambitious nor as scary as its predecessor. However, what it lacks in the chilling and terrifying scenes, it more than makes up for its heart. An adaptation of…

The environment, the music, the home, the expressions; they tell as much of the story as the narration and the dialogue — When I heard that Rebecca, the 1938 novel penned by Daphne du Maurier, was getting a modern adaptation, I wasn’t quite sure if it was such a good idea. …

How do you find a balance between passion and virality? — My friends got into an argument the other day about whether or not being a content creator on YouTube can be considered a real career. I lean firmly toward the idea that, yes, it can be considered a real career. …

We need to get enough time and space for our minds to wander and our bodies to release creativity-enhancing chemicals — Time and again, I find myself coming up with the best ideas whenever I’m in the shower. Whether it’s finding a solution to a problem that’s been gnawing at the back of my mind or inspiring some creativity, showering always seems to coax out my inner genius. …

It’s not all doom and gloom — I was in the grocery the other day, and the aisle where the disinfectants were located was suspiciously empty — wait, what? You’ve experienced the same thing? How weird. How about this one? When I was in that same grocery store several weeks before, I went to purchase some toilet…

We can’t change what’s going on in the world, but we can control what we can do at home — Imagine if you’re already 60+ and you’re already enjoying your retirement. Then, COVID-19 happened. Not only did it lock your prospects of traveling dim, but you’re also at a constant threat of getting ill. People over 60 are more vulnerable to the disease. Those who have died are mostly at…