And you can use it, too. — Ever wondered how great writers can provoke specific feelings in their readers? Think of that time when you were reading a novel, and at some point, you felt sucked into the story like you were almost part of it… Or maybe that sense of imagining the characters of the story…

Think about it. How often have you read a “best-selling” book and thought, “I expected more from this book.” We tend to confuse best-selling with best-written when they mean different things. It’s in their names, you know. Best sellers are simply books that sell the most. They don’t have to have the best quality of writing. Just find the right publicist, create a catchy title and intriguing headings, and promise to reveal some uncovered secrets, then fill in the gaps.

…but that’s okay. — The sun rises. The sun sets. The tide goes in. The tide goes out. While all these sentences seem like no-brainers, they are completely biased and subjective. How? It’s all about perspective. And we are stuck with language from our own perspective. The sun never sets. It just falls beyond our horizon as the Earth rotates. Even the word “falls” is limited by our perspective. So, if our perspective shapes our language, imagine the things in life that are almost always viewed from one perspective.

If your writing lacks clarity and is uncomfortable to read, don’t crumble it and throw it away. The following six rules for good writing from George Orwell will help you refine your composition and make it fascinating to read. George Orwell is arguably one of the twentieth century’s most unique…

Famous Medium author Jari Roomer recently published The Medium Formula eBook, and it’s a box of treasures. I read it, and I want to share with you what I learned. If you are a writer on Medium (or elsewhere) like I am, and you are finding your way into becoming…

And it looks pretty familiar…and pretty. — Remember the first photo ever of a black hole published in 2019? Well, now we’ve got something quite similar in our own galactic backyard. For many years, we’ve contemplated what lies at the heart of the Milky Way. Researchers have hypothesised that a supermassive black hole by the name of…

We all tend to live by principles and beliefs that usually happen to be set for us either by our family, culture, or religion. …

4 Fun Facts About the Number 4 — As we celebrate Star Wars Day on the fourth of May, what better way to celebrate than a little fun fact display? The number four is quite a special number. In fact, it might be more special than you think. For years, people have come across the number four in…

Based on the self-assessment test PrinciplesYou by Ray Dalio and Adam Grant, my main archetype is Growth Seeker. And I’d like to tell you a little bit about it. What is an archetype, and where does this designation come from? One thing I like to explore every now and then is personality tests. Although they are no exact science, I enjoy…