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Fareeha Arshad
Fareeha Arshad

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My Boss Takes All Credits for the Work I Do

Yet I can’t seem to break away from this toxic cycle — My fingers ran through the edges of the envelope for the umpteenth time that day. My legs pushed my body to take another turn on my chair, and the empty office came into my view. Apart from my cubicle, everything else was clean, spotless, and silent. For once, no telephones…

Mwc Work

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My Boss Takes All Credits for the Work I Do
My Boss Takes All Credits for the Work I Do
Mwc Work

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Published in About Me Stories

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About Me — Fareeha Arshad

I write to save lives…or perhaps just mine. — I don’t remember when exactly I realized that I had a writer in me. But I remember that I knew how to tell stories — funny, colourful, and unheard stories. When I was six, my younger sister, who was two at that time, was victim to most of my make-believe…

About Me

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About Me — Fareeha Arshad
About Me — Fareeha Arshad
About Me

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Published in Better Humans

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How I Stopped Over-Snacking in 3 Weeks Without Giving up on Snacks

A complete, self-tested guide to habit change for smart snacking — When the pandemic hit last year and the sudden changes in the kind of life we started living, most people’s mental health was affected. Like everybody else, I was affected too. However, I found my solace in snacks. Tired? I snacked. Happy? I snacked. Sad? I snacked. Bored? I snacked…

Self

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How I Stopped Over-Snacking in 3 Weeks Without Giving up on Snacks
How I Stopped Over-Snacking in 3 Weeks Without Giving up on Snacks
Self

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Published in Curious

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Can Somebody’s Higher Expectations of You Affect Your Results?

The Pygmalion effect and how it affects our mindset — “The visions we offer our children shape the future. It matters what those visions are. Often they become self-fulfilling prophecies. Dreams are maps.” — Carl Sagan, American scientist and writer I always loved listening to stories — big or small, happy or sad, realistic or fairytales — as long as…

Self Improvement

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Can Somebody’s Higher Expectations of You Affect Your Results?
Can Somebody’s Higher Expectations of You Affect Your Results?
Self Improvement

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Published in History of Yesterday

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Four Things Ancient Humans Had That We Don’t

Our ancestors were more badass than we assume — As unbelievable this may sound, the humans that inhabited Earth thousands of years ago were not dumb. They did not just eat bananas and swing from one tree to the next. If anything our ancestors were smart and brave. Living in the wilderness sharpened their survival instincts. They knew when…

History

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Four Things Ancient Humans Had That We Don’t
Four Things Ancient Humans Had That We Don’t
History

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Published in Lessons from History

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3 Ancient Arab Polymaths Who Revolutionized History

#1 Abu Al-Qasim (936–1013 A.D.) — History has been written by those who fought well, spoke well, or wrote well. Compared to the historical accounts available about people of the west, very little is known about people from the rest of the world. The differences in the language and culture worldwide would have restricted their stories…

History

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3 Ancient Arab Polymaths Who Revolutionized History
3 Ancient Arab Polymaths Who Revolutionized History
History

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Published in Lessons from History

·3 days ago

4 Ancient Cities That Still Exist Today

#1 Varanasi — founded in the 11th century B.C. — Several places in the world have a rich and extensive history — each boasting of an unparalleled past. However, only a few places in the world have remained intact, almost precisely how they were millennia before. Let’s look at some such cities worldwide that still harbouring the same hustle and…

History

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4 Ancient Cities That Still Exist Today
4 Ancient Cities That Still Exist Today
History

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4 days ago

The History Behind ‘Chastity Belts’

Were these belts for real? — If you heard about the ‘chastity belts’, you’d know that they are often attributed to the Medieval period. These metal belts had a lock to be fixed around a woman’s hips to ‘protect’ her chastity. Not only did they appear highly misogynistic, but they were also very primitive and unsanitary…

History

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The History Behind ‘Chastity Belts’
The History Behind ‘Chastity Belts’
History

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Published in Lessons from History

·Jan 22

When a Simple Font Forced a Prime Minister To Resign

And the link with the leak of the historic Panama Papers — Back in 2015, the leak of Panama Papers occurred — in which an anonymous source revealed over 11.5 million financial papers from a law firm, Mossack Fonseca, that also provided corporate services. ‘ In this leak, several high-profile global politicians, including a dozen names of national heads of several countries…

History

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When a Simple Font Forced a Prime Minister To Resign
When a Simple Font Forced a Prime Minister To Resign
History

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Jan 21

3 Unpopular Historic Monuments Around the World

#1 The Temple of Poseidon — Throughout human history, several cultures have developed beautiful structures that gained widespread recognition for their beauty, elegance, and importance. Yet, there have been monumental beauties that didn’t achieve the attention they deserved. Let’s have a look at some of such historical monuments around the world. 1. The Temple of Poseidon Located at Sounion in Greece…

History

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3 Unpopular Historic Monuments Around the World
3 Unpopular Historic Monuments Around the World
History

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