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…

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…

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…

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…

Listening to stories from mummies — Thousands of mummies occupy Egypt’s tombs, and many more are scattered across the globe. The mummified bodies hold more baffling mysteries wrapped within their bandages than the corpses in the coffin. From King Tut to Hatshepsut, a million mummies between them have powerful stories to share from the graves. 1. Bishop with a fetus

But were deployed too late — The Germans possessed some of the most sophisticated war weapons during the world war. Regardless, they overestimated themselves and ended up losing against the Allies. On the other hand, the Japanese were also in possession of some of the most technologically advanced weapons the world had ever seen. …

So far from the present, yet so familiar — Several discoveries of historical treasures have been made throughout history that are counted as some of the most significant achievements. On the flip side, there were times in the past when humanity lost something treasured and invaluable and never found it again. …

Secrets from the Turkish, Peruvian, Chinese, and Canadian histories recently discovered — The thing about historical accounts is that each side loves claiming itself as the most powerful, influential, and victorious. However, much of the past has been written based on the parts of the stories already available. As and when the remaining pieces of the historical bits were discovered, the story…

The discovery of Australia, the Habsburg friendly fire, the selling of Alaska, and Alexander Fleming’s lab — Mistakes are everywhere — some more glaring than the others. I am sure that you made a dozen mistakes in the past week, even if insignificant or small. However, most of our mistakes do not change our life. Only a few rarely manage to make a massive impact on our…