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						First Saturdays
					
					
						
				
							
    
The first Saturday of every month, I meet with two groups of ladies. One is a book club and the other is a group I became a part of after an online class.ย 
The book club is mostly Ethiopians and we read a book that has been voted by the...
					The book club is mostly Ethiopians and we read a book that has been voted by the...
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                    The Day Wisdom Arrived
    
Today, I found something I was expecting for a long time.ย 
While I was brushing my teeth, I saw something look a little different in my hair. My sister had braided my hair over Christmas. And right in the center of one of the braids, was a tiny, single grey...
    While I was brushing my teeth, I saw something look a little different in my hair. My sister had braided my hair over Christmas. And right in the center of one of the braids, was a tiny, single grey...
On Repeat
    
Yesterday I went back to listen to Malcom Gladwell's masterclass.
It is amazing how everything the man says sticks with you. He always makes his point with interesting stories. And yet, I feel like I need to go back and revisit the lectures a few times due to the magnitude of...
    It is amazing how everything the man says sticks with you. He always makes his point with interesting stories. And yet, I feel like I need to go back and revisit the lectures a few times due to the magnitude of...
Wrapping
    
I was wrapping gifts with my mom earlier today.ย 
We decided a while back that we-the adults will not exchange gifts for Christmas. It wasn't something we grew up with so we mutually decided not to start. But the kids, they get gifts. From all of us.ย
So while we...
    We decided a while back that we-the adults will not exchange gifts for Christmas. It wasn't something we grew up with so we mutually decided not to start. But the kids, they get gifts. From all of us.ย
So while we...
Social Media
    
I made my debut on Instagram yesterday.ย 
It took me a week to gather the courage.
And I ended up posting one of my early posts about my sister from 200 words a day.ย
Everything about social media feels wrong. After years of managing to stay away from most of them,...
    It took me a week to gather the courage.
And I ended up posting one of my early posts about my sister from 200 words a day.ย
Everything about social media feels wrong. After years of managing to stay away from most of them,...
Substack
    
โWhen you look at the economics of newsletters... If you can find 10,000 people to pay you $100 a year, youโre making $1 million a year. No one in media is going to pay you that.โ
โ Casey Newton, Platformer
I joined substack officially yesterday.ย
I am still not certain what I...
    โ Casey Newton, Platformer
I joined substack officially yesterday.ย
I am still not certain what I...
Things You Forget
    
I do a lot of writing in my head.ย 
Especially when I am excited about an idea, I write several drafts in my head before anything gets to paper. Lately, it has been difficult to sleep cause I am actively writing lengthy posts in my head. And worse, I like...
    Especially when I am excited about an idea, I write several drafts in my head before anything gets to paper. Lately, it has been difficult to sleep cause I am actively writing lengthy posts in my head. And worse, I like...
Being Me
    
Today was supposed to be a productive day. Jury still out.
I went to see my medium profile page.
And one thing led to another, and I started to read a ton of good material. I didn't know how quickly time went but many articles later, I stumbled upon this...
"Being yourself...
    I went to see my medium profile page.
And one thing led to another, and I started to read a ton of good material. I didn't know how quickly time went but many articles later, I stumbled upon this...
"Being yourself...
I am learning late
    
I just saw something that I find mind boggling on a medium post. The theme was that writing can be a rewarding skill to focus on.ย 
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How my Twitter profile makes $5,000/month:
600,000 Twitter profile visits/month
6,000 clicks on my โlink in bioโ
3,000 clicks on my website
2,500 of which are on my...
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How my Twitter profile makes $5,000/month:
600,000 Twitter profile visits/month
6,000 clicks on my โlink in bioโ
3,000 clicks on my website
2,500 of which are on my...
An idea
    
I am starting to think about my online presence. Outside of these writing platforms, I don't exist.ย 
Even the various business ideas I executed on, I used a pseudo name. I still feel like privacy is sacred. But having no presence isn't going to work if I am going to...
    Even the various business ideas I executed on, I used a pseudo name. I still feel like privacy is sacred. But having no presence isn't going to work if I am going to...
Almost
    
13 days left.ย 
This year is almost done.
I can't decide if I hate or love 2021.
So much has happened. A lot of it so extreme. Things I will not forget in a long time.ย
I thought 2020 was dramatic until I met 2021.ย
However, compared to the bad things,...
    This year is almost done.
I can't decide if I hate or love 2021.
So much has happened. A lot of it so extreme. Things I will not forget in a long time.ย
I thought 2020 was dramatic until I met 2021.ย
However, compared to the bad things,...