Is cannabis better than alcohol? — According to a survey conducted by American Addiction Centers, 2 in 3 people who used marijuana would choose to make it legal if given a chance. And more than half would choose marihuana over alcohol if only one could be legal. As someone who grew up with a violent alcoholic…

If you feel down, confused, or wanting to quit, heads up: here you have 5 No click baits lessons that can help you to save time and effort — You’re a writer. You have a story to tell, and you want to share it with the world. But where do you start? If you are like me, you probably had some attempts before considering Medium. I already paid two times for two WordPress blogs that fell flat. …

THE SECRET OF THE STEERING WHEEL EFFECT One More Way to Never Run Out of Ideas and Write Happily Ever After Open the inspiration portal to write with passion and find joy in the writing process When I’ve started writing on Medium, a big part of my reading here was dedicated to “How to” articles. Some about the writing process, but many about shortcuts. How to make money fast (in my defense, the pandemic left me without a job…

I give voices to stories to live by — I choose the pen-name Story Taller because it best reflects my philosophy. And emphasizes the place stories have in our lives. We do not live in an objective world, we live in a multilayered story. My name is Ana and I am a Romanian. I live in Portugal since 2016…

How to insult/unfriend someone in style — Have you ever had a moment when reading/hearing a rude comment you felt so triggered you could not avoid an argument? Or maybe it was the other way around, you said something (not necessarily rude) that offended someone? I bet the answer is yes. This is a universal experience, there…

33 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, there is no excuse for the ones who still praise communism. — Rember that scene in Homeland where Paley, looking in disbelief at the display of pictures and names is asking Saul: “What does ‘UI’ mean? It says it next to my name.” “Those”, answers Saul, “are codes used by the Russians: T for Target, RA for Recruited Asset, UI for… Useful Idiot.”…

Ancient wisdom to help us overcome doubt — A long, long time ago, in ancient China, a great master of calligraphy was living. Calligraphy was a highly prized art and the master had many students. One day the master decided to retire to a monastery, so he organized a small contest to choose his successor. The one who…

In asking you to read another writer's story I am being selfish for the greater good :) — Nature plays a funny trick on us: we thrive when the people around us thrive yet we are biologically wired for what is known as “negativity bias” — a default “setting” that results in adverse events having a more significant impact on our psychological state than positive events. It is…

We are low-maintenance friends, yet our feelings are not reciprocated — If you are the type of person who can go months without talking with your friend just to meet them and have the feeling you are just continuing a conversation you had yesterday then, most probably, you are an introvert. You are a low-maintenance friend. In the introvert`s world, friendship…