Curation (now called ‘distribution’) has been a popular topic in Medium since its very inception. My first distributed story, written in March 2021, has gone on to earn me $1,845.36… and I’m still chasing that prize. However, after a year of writing and strategizing, I noticed a lot of false…

Two years ago, I went blond. Like the 2000s, I thought it was a passing phase. Things quickly turned sour. When you’re blond, people will make all sorts of assumptions about you: you’re dumb, you’re sl*tty, you’re glamorous, you’re a Barbie, you’re spoiled, you’re cold — but, in general, more…

#2 is so important. — I was never fond of learning — not about what was taught in school, because I loved school. But about how things worked and how people solved problems. My little atypical brain needed a handbook. So growing up, I simply had it easy — than most people, anyway. Mom would…

The odds are against us. — Failure sucks. Sane people hate it. If we could win at life, we’d rather win than fail. But now it’s a thing to be proud of. It’s an achievement. Write an e-book about it. Make thousands. How gullible do you think we are? I truly don’t understand why every writer…

Here’s why — The hardest automatic patterns to catch are those of thinking and feeling. Many years ago, a coworker walked by me, and I said, “Hey, good job on that project you did yesterday.” He stopped and glared at me for a second and then said, “What do you mean by that?” …

Stop asking these questions. — You’re smart. But, sometimes, smart people ask really dumb questions which can often get them into trouble they could easily avoid if they thought things through a bit more. For this reason, it’s important to be aware of the things you say. Here are five questions that smart people don’t…

Here’s what happened — I used to go to Subway. Then the guy making my sandwich sneezed on it. He continued to make my sandwich instead of giving me a new one. I left and haven’t returned to another Subway since. Subway actually had a lawsuit against them that lasted for two years —…

Hear me out. — It’s no secret that writers know what they’re talking about. Some of them, however, are super picky. They nitpick content: the clickbait titles, hacks, and quick ways to make cash. But surprisingly, when you look back on their old content, it’s resoundingly clickbait. It‘s quite bizarre. They criticize writers who…

If you can’t beat men, join them. — Consider the oft-heard sentiment “if the Lehman Brothers had been the Lehman Sisters, the 2008 financial crisis would’ve been averted.” On one hand, you say that’s sexist; on the other hand, you’re thinking, “why would it be any different?” The answer is pretty simple. Women, unlike men, show fewer displays…