And other excuses we should leave behind in 2022. — Non-native speakers have been arguing for ages that they can produce work on par with their native counterparts. Yet, potential employers or clients continue to question the veracity of these claims. Spoiler alert: Non-native speakers can and do produce excellent work. …

And how my parents made me pretend it away — I haven’t thought about my ADHD diagnosis in a long time. Then the TikTok algorithm decided to re-diagnose me and I had an oh shit moment. Somehow, I was one of the few lucky women who got diagnosed with ADHD at a young age. My parents weren’t a fan of…

Stop persevering — My Future Plan 2020 — Graduate from a masters program in Gender Studies 2021 — Move to LA and enrol in UCLA’s PhD program for political sciences By 2022 — Buy a small apartment and make 6-figures with online coaching and digital marketing services I have done…none of the above. Things haven’t really…

And two bottles of highly addictive pain meds in the drawers — Warning: Content addresses descriptions of self-harm and abuse A few months ago, I decided women's razors were atrocious. So, I went and got myself a fancy single-blade razor. You know, the kind where you have to replace the blades when they become blunt. This obviously means you actually have to…

And we aren’t going to learn them — “Great losses are great lessons.”― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words The whole sweeping bad stuff under the rug thing just never made sense. Life’s greatest lessons are often found lurking in the ugliest parts of human history. Nazi Germany was arguably one of our most atrocious chapters. In hindsight, we…

He wasn’t entirely wrong and that’s terrifying — Have you ever been to a fortune-teller? My family goes all the time. I don’t think any of us really believe we’re getting our fortunes told, but it’s fun. And sometimes it’s creepy as hell. Fortune telling is a very common practice in Asia. There are so many different types…

And what to do instead — I’m a marketer and I hate being sold to. Maybe it’s because I notice sales tactics more than the average consumer. …

And why it’s a bullshit narrative, we need to lose. — I’m assuming we’ve all heard about 19-year-old Billie Eilish getting canceled by the internet? If you haven’t heard yet, I envy the rock you live under. The short version? She mouthed an anti-Asian slur in a TikTok at the age of 13/14. …

Making villains out of women — Yesterday I read a great article by Katie Jgln. Kim Kardashian’s Divorce Is a Perfect Example of How Women Take the Blame for Everything Even when it isn’t our faultmedium.com It’s a piece on how women too often take the blame for everything. Katie uses Kim Kardashian opening up about her divorce to Kanye West in the latest episode of their reality show to prove this point.