Here is what you can learn from it. — It’s early 2014 — the time when Mary Beth Brown decided to ask for a raise but never thought that it would put an end to her 12-year-long professional relationship with Elon Musk. Brown had been working for the modern-day Tony Stark Elon Musk for 12 years. She worked really…

All I have published on Medium (so far) is listed here. — I have never been so prolific as a writer in my life. In the last 2 years, I have published 315 stories on diverse topics, including nature, environmental issues, writing, reading, self-development, mental health, self-awareness, habits, love, relationships, happiness, success, money, entrepreneurship, travel, movie reviews, history, culture, music and more.

Adopt these simple strategies to advance in your career. — Hard work isn’t always the recipe for success. My five years of experience in two reputed companies taught me this interesting truth. I have seen employees get nothing in return for spending extra time in the office after office hours. Still, they do so, thinking it will show their dedication…

If you don’t listen to Malcolm Gladwell, I don’t know what you listen to! — “Every time I read one of Gladwell’s books or listen to him speak,” says someone, “I feel smarter.” I couldn’t agree more with her. If you find me walking in the afternoon with headphones on, you can be sure that I’m listening to Malcolm Gladwell or one of his podcasts…

What do you think? — Call me a slow writer. It takes me five/six hours to complete an article. Sometimes more. And I am not even considering the time I spend to find new ideas, explore them, choose the right ones, and discard the rest. Not even time goes into finding or creating the images. …

If they want to write (and earn) better. — Nobody gives a damn about your stories. Not because you’re a terrible writer but because what you write often lacks the ingredients that make a dish spicy to its customer. Why? Because you don’t know how to craft stories that bridge the gap between you and your readers, you don’t…

Why don’t YOU learn from these channels and outshine others? — While you’re wasting time watching one silly short after another on YouTube, some people are learning something new on that same platform and getting smarter. YouTube is indeed a lazy man’s paradise. But it’s true that if you know how to use this platform (what to watch and what to…

These are a few of Bill Gates’ all-time favorite books — Bill Gates is famously known among book lovers for his excellent reading habit. Every year he reads a lot of books (around fifty) and then recommends a few for people who love books just like him. But what are the books that inspired him the most? What are the books…

Here is why — Back in 2008, when I was a college student, I hated one person the most in the entire world; our zoology teacher. A short, bald, and kinda fluffy guy with a clean-shaved round face somehow made me so angry that I wanted to kill him. I wanted it so much…