Published in Index·PinnedMember-onlyMy Boss Takes All Credits for the Work I DoYet 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 Work5 min readMwc Work5 min read
Published in About Me Stories·PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me — Fareeha ArshadI 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 Me5 min readAbout Me5 min read
Published in Better Humans·PinnedMember-onlyHow I Stopped Over-Snacking in 3 Weeks Without Giving up on SnacksA 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…Self9 min readSelf9 min read
Published in Curious·PinnedMember-onlyCan 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 Improvement5 min readSelf Improvement5 min read
Published in History of Yesterday·PinnedMember-onlyFour Things Ancient Humans Had That We Don’tOur 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…History3 min readHistory3 min read
Published in Lessons from History·20 hours agoMember-onlyThree deadly disasters from history and their even worse equivalentsYour Definition of ‘Bad’ May Not Be Bad After All — Whenever anything wrong happens or an unexpected calamity strikes, the human mind automatically assumes that the current situation is the worst — ‘this is the worst that ever happened’, ‘I don’t recall a time when anything was as fatal as this’ — even if worse things happened in the past. …History5 min readHistory5 min read
Published in Lessons from History·2 days agoMember-only3 Unheard Stories About Prominent Historical Figures#1 Albert Einstein was a playboy — I am a scientist who has a fetish for history. I feel there is an allure to this field — the more you study, the less you can keep yourself from uncovering more. The most exciting aspect is when you realize that something from history is not as you thought…History3 min readHistory3 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyTimes in History When A Peasant Became the Monarch Of ChinaThe story of Zhu Yuanzhang, Cixi, and Liu Bang — The Chinese civilization saw some of the greatest empires in history. However, what made these empires truly great were their rulers. Unsurprisingly, not all emperors came from well-off families or were born into royalty. Many of them worked hard from the bottom to reach the top. Let’s look at some…History4 min readHistory4 min read
Published in Lessons from History·4 days agoMember-onlyBeauty Trends From the Victorian Era That Raise Eyebrows Even TodayNose machines, tapeworm dieting, deadly eyedrops, poisonous eye shadows — During the Victorian Era, make-up was not necessarily considered something good. Instead, women who wore make-up were often seen as prostitutes. However, before Queen Victoria ascended the throne, make-up was still acceptable among many people in society. Because the new Queen found make-up ‘vulgar’, most women opted for a more…History4 min readHistory4 min read
Published in Lessons from History·6 days agoMember-onlyPopular Things That Had a Shady PastMilkyWay candies, the periodic table, Superman — Not all great things have a stellar past; great things often come from humble backgrounds or failures. Sometimes geniuses are born because of a wrong they did or a wrong they were done to. …History4 min readHistory4 min read
