And reach 681,022 readers. — “So you want to be an author now?” my dad said when I told him I’d quit my teaching job to become a writer. He looked skeptical. I felt empathy for his doubts. I doubted my plan as well as he did. It was May 2020, and I had spent…

These resources can help you expand your brain. — “Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life,” Mortimer J. Adler said. I disagree. Books don’t magically make you live the good life. You can read a book a week without changing at all. Reading doesn’t help you per se — it’s reading the right books…

How to use this simple principle for you. — Books give you access to the smartest brains on our planet. And learning from the greatest thinkers and doers is your fast track to health, wealth, and wisdom. Yet, reading per se doesn’t elevate your life. You can read 52 books a year without changing at all. Social climber Dale…

This is how I currently write and research my articles. — Tools like Roam and Obsidian can cut your research writing time in half and increase productivity. In essence, these tools are online workspaces for organizing your knowledge. Unlike in linear structured note-taking apps, such as Apple notes or Notion, in Roam and Obsidian, each note represents a node in a…

Can this once-in-a-generation event transform education systems? — We’re in a global learning crisis that had worsened even before the pandemic. In 2015, 53 per cent of all children in low- and middle-income countries suffered from learning poverty, unable to understand a simple written text by age 10. In 2019, global learning poverty rose to 57 per cent. …

Here’s what you can take away from it. — Have you ever wondered what it takes to build an online course that will earn you a living? When I thought about leaving my job as a teacher at the beginning of 2020, earning money independent from time seemed like a distant dream. Now it’s reality. I’ve just wrapped up…

The skills needed to grow an audience, create career opportunities, help people, build a side hustle, and become a lifelong learner. — I never thought I’d write online and earn money independently from time. Before March 2020, I hadn’t published anything on the internet. I thought you’d need to study journalism, have a writing degree, a big goal, or at least some relevant experience. I had none of these.

Research-based predictions for a soon-to-be reality. — Have you ever wondered how the metaverse might shape the future of education and learning? Trying to find answers can be frustrating. While there’s much writing on the metaverse, most of it lacks substance. Unless you’ve got time for thorough research, finding no-fluff scenarios is a challenge. But don’t worry…

And build a loyal online audience. — Writing consistently is the most important yet hardest part of building an online audience. If you’re starting out, you’re writing in the void. You feel as if nobody is interested in your work. You start to question why you’re even spending the time on it. I’ve almost given up hundreds…