My Top Stories

The Reason Why Books Have Survived and Will Continue to Do So — The trendsetter of hooking teens to the TV Dramas at my time was “Lost” and “Prison Break”. I got hooked on the movies when I was a teenager. That’s the thing of being addicted to something. All I thought was which episode, which movie to watch in my free time…

It’s the 6,000 thousand years old wisdom — The biggest treasure that is discovered from all the digging and treasure hunts around the world is found in Babylon and it isn’t gold or jewels. This is a true story. The principles I am about to talk about were found in the clay tablets discovered in 1934 in the…

Beat the global recession and come out stronger — The recession is upon us. Where I live inflation is more than 20% and the country is rumored to be going to be bankrupt. I live in Pakistan and years of the incompetence of politicians have thrown the country into darkness. It doesn’t matter who did it and how it…

When fear is at its peak — Focus on the word invest, not trade. The best time was 8 years ago. The second best time is “Now”. You might think since it is too far gone now, there is no point in investing in Bitcoin. You are wrong. As long as the train is moving and you…

Most of the things happen without your knowledge — I have come to understand deep work, intimate relationships through hit and trial mostly. This is what I have found through my personal experience. Life mostly happens deeply, like the deep currents of oceans are mostly responsible for marine life, not the waves that appear on the surface. Similarly, most…

Decide between a marathon and a sprint — It’s the same as running a marathon instead of making a sprint. Too simple? Let me explain. In running a marathon, you are required to have a certain mindset and level of fitness. Sprinting on the other hand requires completely different although frame of mind, fitness level and aptitude. …

Medium is a wonderful place — Medium is not broken. It never was. This is not a paid article from a not-so-good and lesser-known writer. You just like me, surely have read articles about how Medium was broken or is broken. …

Learn to quit quietly without punching your career in the gut — I am guilty of quiet quitting. It happened about 4 years ago; quiet quitting was not coined as a term back then. But I was pretty sure what I was doing. I didn’t want to climb the corporate ladder at my workplace. I kept myself away from the core politics…

The decisions you took and the decisions you didn’t take — I was skeptical while choosing this one. This book is about libraries and libraries seem to be boring. The book is about a girl, rather a middle-aged single woman who had the potential to become a swimming Olympic champion. This book will instantly relate to you, all of you. Why…